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The Silverstream Spur land, seen from County Lane looking across Fergusson Dr. Upper Hutt residents have made sure their opposition to a controversial land swap between the council and developers has been heard loud and clear in discussions about the city’s future direction. In 2016, Upper Hutt City council agreed to explore swapping the Silverstream Spur, about 35 hectares of forest at the entrance to the city, for 134ha of land in Pinehaven owned by the Guildford Timber Company so that the company could build up to 1500 new homes in the city s southern hills. However, over the past five years many locals have raised concerns about the impact the decision could have on wildlife and the community. ....
The Hutt River gets a health check everyday, monitoring for E.coli, toxic algae and nutrients. A person can survive three weeks without food, but only three days without water. With climate change a looming certainty, there will be nothing more crucial to our survival. But the source of our water is increasingly tainted. In the first of a series on the Wellington region’s waterways, Kate Green reports on the health of Hutt River. Māori wisdom likens a river to a taniwha’s tail. It whips side to side, changing its course on a whim, unpredictable – you don’t want to get too close. ....