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Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council
The Regional Council is confident in the process it followed, however it is calling for the earthworks developer at the Underhill Road site to give locals an opportunity to express their concerns with the activities underway.
The developer at the Underhill Road site is allowed to undertake earthworks under a consent gained from the council. Despite recent reports the council has not granted consent for a quarry.
Appropriate approvals are required from the South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) to be able to operate a quarry at the site.
Subsequent to the Regional Council granting the earthworks consent, SWDC received a consent application for aggregate crushing and stockpiling and will be assessing the amenity, roading maintenance, noise, traffic, and nuisance dust effects which fall under their jurisdiction.
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 2:53 pm
A partnership of Wairarapa farmers is a part of a growing
wetland restoration movement to build community resilience
against flooding, drought, landslides and water
pollution.
Since 2016, the partnership has been
proactively fencing off stock, planting native plants and
trapping pest animals to restore wetlands and surrounding
areas on Hapua farm. However, restoration work began over a
decade ago.
The Hapua partnership is supported by
Greater Wellington’s Healthy Waterways Programme that
assists landowners to restore and manage wetlands and
waterways on the partnership’s property.
The
Wairarapa has seen significant reduction in wetlands as a
result of human interference and earthquake