Landowner Alliance Group is in charge of cleaning up the asbestos, in consultation with Environment Canterbury. Two years later the clean-up has not begun, and residents appear to have taken to using the path again. One of the gates closing the path, from the north approach, has been removed, and the signs saying “walkway closed until further notice” have been removed from both approaches.
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Aerial view showing where the gate closing off the Smithfield Walkway from the northern approach used to be. With no gate or warning that the path is closed,
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. A Timaru District Council spokesperson said “We inspected the area today following your report and found the fencing and signage at the northern area of the pathway was missing.