The Star: December 14, 2017

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THE Government has spent
$3.4 million on maintenance,
security and rates for red
zoned land in the last year.
Figures released to The Star
show in the 2016/17 financial
year, Land Information
New Zealand had spent $1.1
million on maintenance,
such as mowing, weeding,
pest removal, arborists and
removing rubbish in the
residential red zone.
It spent a further $300,000
on maintenance of red zoned
land on the Port Hills.
The red zones need to be
mowed monthly.
LINZ also needs to do
“treatment” to make sure the
land is in a park-like state and
easy to mow and maintain,
which includes clearing
vegetation and any remaining
fences, laying topsoil and
sowing grass. It cost $400,000
to do that in the more than
600ha residential red zone last
MISSION: The Government spent $3.4 million
maintaining the residential red zone in the last year, but
it does have help from Bryan Fairbairn who mows 9ha
next to New Brighton Rd. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
year and $800,000 for the land
on the Port Hills.
Rates for both areas cost
$600,000 in the last year,
and community security was
$300,000.
LINZ took on the role
of managing the red zone
areas after the Canterbury
Earthquake Recovery
Authority was disestablished
last year.
Up until November 2015,
it cost $38.8 million for all
maintenance, land treatment,
security and rates, and $4.1
million from December 2015
to June 2016.
However, the Government
does get a bit of help.
Bryan Fairbairn has been
mowing 9ha of land along
New Brighton Rd for more
than three years, most of
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$3.4m on red zone upkeep
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which he pays for himself.
LINZ Crown property deputy
chief executive Jerome Sheppard
said its day-to-day
management work included
mowing, weeding and tree
removal, as well as working
closely with security contractors
who patrolled the areas.
It also helped
support the
remaining residents
still living
in the area, he
said.
“We also keep
in contact with
the residents of
neighbouring
green zone
properties and address any
Jerome
Sheppard
questions they have about the
adjacent residential red zone
land.”
Mr Sheppard said LINZ
organised rubbish removal
and took care of traffic
management with the city
council, allowing contractor
access or putting in road
blocks.
“While most properties
on the flat lands red zone
have been cleared, we are
still working to supervise
the demolition of remaining
properties.”
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