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As Waste Management NZ’s efforts to develop a massive new landfill south of Wellsford drag through the courts, local opposition group Fight the Tip is holding a public meeting next month to provide an update on the latest developments.
The hui will take place on Sunday, June 9 at the Wellsford Community Centre, starting at 3pm, and will also include the society’s annual meeting.
Fight the Tip executive member Michelle Carmichael said attendees would hear about then next stages of the fight to stop the dump, both inside and outside the courts.
Environment Court judges issued an inconclusive “interim decision” in December, saying said that while WM’s plans were non-complying, highly contentious and its impacts would be significant, a modified application, with improved design and more certain conditions and management plans, could meet the key purposes of the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) and Resource Management Act.
This effectively gave WM another bite at the cherry, by offering the global waste giant a chance to take further steps to address the court’s concerns.
Two opponents, Ngati Whatua and Forest & Bird, are currently appealing that decision in the High Court.
The Fight the Tip meeting will run from 3pm to 5pm. Koha and bumper sticker purchases welcome to help fund the cause.
