Landfill opponents come together
Environmental lawyer Andrew Braggins took questions from the crowd.
Unity, hope and determination were on display in Wellsford today, when around 200 people packed into the Community Centre for an anti-landfill hui organised by Fight the Tip: Tiaki Te Whenua.
An enthusiastic and vocal crowd loudly applauded vows from Fight the Tip members, MPs, councillors, iwi leaders and an environmental lawyer to fight Waste Management and Auckland Council and stop the development of a new regional dump in the Dome Valley. Welcome to the second battle in front of us, Fight the Tip executive Mikaera Miru said. The whole community, Maori and Pakeha, are together fighting against bureaucrats who are simply not listening to who we are.