The illegal Agnew fire in
Clive included rolls of polypropylene bird
netting
These three recent sentences bring the total
amount of fines so far this year to $125,090. Last month
Hawke’s Bay dairy company, Maxwell Farms Ltd, was fined
$48,750 for illegally discharging 80,000 litres of effluent
into a stream which turned it green. In February Hawke’s
Bay Protein Ltd was fined $38,500 for illegal odour
discharges.
This week, Judge Melinda Dickey has
sentenced three more companies for various breaches to the
Resource Management Act 1991.
Johnny Appleseed
Holdings Ltd has been fined $14,400 after an
illegal spray drift of a hazardous agrichemical hit a
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Press Release – Hawkes Bay Regional Council A Hawkes Bay dairy company, Maxwell Farms Ltd, has been fined $48,750 for illegally discharging 80,000 litres of effluent into a stream which turned it green. The company was sentenced in the Hastings District Court today by Judge Melinda Dickey, after …
A Hawke’s Bay dairy company, Maxwell Farms Ltd, has been fined $48,750 for illegally discharging 80,000 litres of effluent into a stream which turned it green.
The company was sentenced in the Hastings District Court today by Judge Melinda Dickey, after a prosecution taken by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for breaching the Resource Management Act 1991.
A health warning also went out advising people not to swim in the river for a week. Regional Council Group Manager Policy and Regulation, Katrina Brunton, said the Hawke’s Bay community had “sent strong signals to council that it valued clean water”. “To uphold these values, we are committed to enforcing the rules to protect the health of our environment and our community. The penalties applied by the court should deter this type of offending.” Brunton said the council was “particularly disappointed in this incident”. “The Tūtaekurī holds significant cultural value to local iwi and is used for recreational activities. This incident forced the closure of a popular swimming hole in the river for a week, which meant families were unable to enjoy using it over the summer holiday period.”
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