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Murray Wilson/Stuff The old police station on Church St remains in limbo as its owners struggle to get changes over the line. This would show the site could generate income and allow them to apply for a loan needed to cover the associated development costs. However, after four tenders, there was still no one was willing to occupy the site. The old station was declared a health and safety risk due to mould, and collapsed or collapsing sections of floors and ceilings – as well as pre-existing issues with asbestos contamination. But it was break-ins at the site that were of most concern for the iwi s Investment Trust chairman Ruma Karaitiana. ....
Rangitāne had hired specialists to draw up a remediation plan and remove the barrels safely for disposal. “Once you get over the frustration, you just get your head down and do what needs to be done. “We’ve got to survey the land again. uncover the whole site, and remove it barrel by barrel to make sure none of them are breached or were leaking.” They also wanted to establish when the barrels were buried, so they could check records for any other potential contaminants on site. “We narrowed it down to some time between 1945 and 1951. when the council started aerial photographic surveys of the city,” Karaitiana said. ....