Quarry expansion faces rocky road

The existing quarry is covered by Stage 1, which is already consented. The new resource consent would extend the footprint by a further 8.6 hectares to the north. Photo, MappLab.

A proposal to expand a quarry on Matakana Valley Road has sparked calls for Auckland Council to publicly notify the resource consent application and not process it with limited notification. Rodney Aggregates, a joint venture between Winstone Aggregates and Fulton Hogan, has applied to replace its existing suite of resource consents with a new consolidated package, which would allow aggregate production to nearly dou...