Plea for common sense from respected Kaiwaka kaumatua

If the landfill is consented, people from the Kaipara Harbour will stand strong and say ‘No’ to Waste Management and the dump. That was the message to the court from Te Uri o Hau kaumatua Ben Hita when he appeared before the court at Te Hana. He said he had been born and brought up on the Kaipara and could see the damage that had already been done to this “gem” of a harbour. “I hear all the korero [discussion] saying it [damage from the landfill] won’t happen, it might happen, yes it will happen, but can anyone give me a full guarantee, a 100-year guarantee that it won’t happen?” he asked. “Cy...