Foster flies solo to fight landfill in court

Leigh resident Bill Foster gave a lay person’s perspective on the landfill proposal.

One local tip opponent had the distinction of being not only the only individual to give evidence and cross-examine witnesses, he was also the only party not represented by a lawyer.

Bill Foster, who lives at Leigh, is best known as the chair of the Northern Action Group, or NAG, originally formed to oppose Rodney’s inclusion into the Auckland Supercity, although in this case, he was appearing for himself.

He attended the court as a Section 274 party – that is, someone who had already made a submissi...