The Star: October 18, 2018

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Fire rages, homes at risk
Quarry group make-up under fire
• By Anan Zaki
RESIDENTS LIVING near a
proposed Fulton Hogan quarry
are now questioning the
make-up of the company’s
community advisory group.
Inquiries by The Star have
revealed one member of the
advisory group lives 3km from
the proposed 170ha quarry site,
bordering Curraghs, Dawsons,
Jones and Maddisons Rds.
Curraghs Rd resident Simon
Moore, who lives 600m from the
quarry site, slammed the inclusion
of the member.
“What a farce. How can that
person be affected at all?” Mr
Moore said.
Ian Walsh, lives 3km southeast
of the proposed quarry site
and is one of the seven members
in the advisory group. He refused
to talk to The Star.
Fulton Hogan said immediate
neighbours are part of the
advisory group. But Fulton
Hogan refused to disclose who
and what organisations are on
the advisory group or comment
on whether they regarded Mr
Walsh as an immediate neighbour.
The Star is aware the Weedons
Residents’ Association is part of
the group.
The company did not invite all
immediate neighbours to be part
of the group.
Mr Moore said his neighbours
who are immediate neighbours
have not heard of the advisory
group.
Said Fulton Hogan South
Island manager Craig Stewart:
“The group’s composition came
about from neighbours and local
residents’ inquiries and conversations
with Fulton Hogan about
our proposed quarry.”
Mr Stewart said discussion
with the advisory group is part
of the company’s “on-going process
of engagement and development”
of the resource consent
application.
Mr Moore said it was concerning
that the advisory group’s
consultation could be used in
preparing the company’s resource
consent application.
“If somebody is 3km away,
who can’t even see it or hear the
damn thing, how on earth can
they have any constructive input
into it at all?” he said.
“It’s so farcical, that it’s unbelievable.”
Mr Moore challenged more
members of the advisory group
FARCE:
Curraghs
Rd resident
Simon
Moore has
slammed
the
community
advisory
group.
PHOTO:
ANAN ZAKI
to come forward and make
themselves known to Templeton
and Weedons locals.
The Weedons Residents’ Association
is part of the group.
Association secretary Gary
Doyle said the meetings did not
provide new detail about the
quarry.
The Templeton Residents’
Association refused to be part of
the group, saying Fulton Hogan
should speak to all residents, not
a select group.
Fulton Hogan expect to
submit their resource consent
application next month.
in brief
New way to deal with
midge problem
A new way of controlling
the midge population at the
Bromley oxidation ponds by
mechanically dragging chains
across the pond floor where
the midge lay their larvae will
be trialled over the coming
months. The chains will be
dragged by a boat at a steady
walking pace every 10 days for
five hours. The method been
used at the Mangere oxidation
ponds in south Auckland,
which has also historically
been plagued by midge
problems.
History of Halswell
on show
The history of Halswell dating
back to 1850 will be on show
this weekend. More than 1000
photos of the area have been
complied together by former
Halswell Quarry Park ranger
John Moore. The majority of
the collection was passed down
from late photographer Lyal
Browne and late historian Doug
Ridder. The photos will be on
display at the Halswell Quarry
and Information Centre on
Saturday and Sunday from 9am
to 5pm.
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