Thirty-five years of sand mining included in Te Ārai fast-track bid

The map of Te Arai South included with NMST and Te Ārai South Holdings’ fast-track application. Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust’s (NMST) fast-track listed development masterplan for Te Ārai South includes mining operations to dig up to 300,000 cubic metres of sand a year for as long as 35 years, according to application documents released on December 13. NMST and Te Ārai South Holdings’ Integrated Development Plan for Te Ārai South Precinct and Regional Park is one of 149 projects included in the government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill, which became law on Tuesday last week. When the list was a...