Selwyn Times: February 26, 2020

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Group opposing hazardous
waste site prepared for court
• By Devon Bolger
A GROUP fighting for wider
consultation around a hazardous
waste facility planned near
Prebbleton says they are prepared
to go to the High Court.
About 45 members protested
outside of the Environment
Canterbury office last week and
some were invited into a regional
council meeting happening at
the time.
Resident Chris Hutchinson
said at the meeting: “It was
mentioned that we could go to
judicial review and we would
love to do that and we would love
for ECan not to challenge that.”
A judicial review means the
high court would look at the process
ECan followed in reaching
that decision rather than remaking
the decision itself.
Resident Angela Jones said that
option could cost them about
$50,000.
“We’re hoping we don’t have
to. We are hoping at the hearing
there will be enough to have it
thrown out.
“We would ideally like to do
the hearing first and if the concerns
aren’t listened to then we
will do the review,” she said.
FUMING: Protesters from the group fighting against a hazardous
waste facility going in near Prebbleton standing outside the
Environment Canterbury office. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
Mrs Jones said a givealittle
page is expected to be set up this
week for donations.
Waste Management Ltd applied
to expand its current site
and operate a waste stabilisation
and treatment facility at 305
Marshs Rd.
In its resource consent application,
it said the plant will
treat and manage items such as
pesticides, acids, used tyres and
many more types of rubbish.
Resource consent was granted
for the proposed plant by the
Christchurch City Council in
December 2018.
ECan also granted three
consents for its construction
and discharge of stormwater in
March 2019.
The consent application currently
with ECan is only for activities
resulting in discharge to air.
It ran a limited notified
consent process, which meant
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only people within 500m of the
proposed facility had a chance to
have their say.
More than 5,500 people have
signed an online petition calling
for the decision to be overturned
and wider consultation to be
conducted.
Prebbleton businessman Hamish
Prebble was within the 500m
limited notification and has made
a submission against the facility.
He said one of his biggest issues
is the lack of credible detail in the
resource consent application.
“Waste Management has the
contract to handle and dispose of
any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides
and any other substances
collected through the Christchurch
Recovery Centre.
“It has the potential to include all
chemicals from A-Z. How could
they guarantee they could mitigate
any potential risks?” he said.
An ECan spokesman said they
have sought further information
from Waste Management Ltd for
the application.
It includes an assessment of
emissions of toxic compounds
from the site, limits on the number
of pesticides to be processed and a
site management plan.
Coriander’s
put into
liquidation
• By Sophie Cornish
THE OWNER of Coriander’s
Rolleston is facing worker
exploitation charges and has had
four of his businesses put into
liquidation.
Last month it was revealed Coriander’s
Ethnic Indian Restaurants
owner Amar Deep Singh is facing
charges of exploiting his workers,
whom the Labour Inspectorate
concluded were systematically
underpaid and abused.
On Monday, four businesses
under Singh’s name were put into
liquidation by Inland Revenue.
Coriander’s restaurants have
operated in the wider Christchurch
area for the past 12 years,
with three restaurants currently
operating – one in the central
city, one in Upper Riccarton and
one in Rolleston.
In relation to the worker
exploitation charges, the Inspectorate
is seeking recovery of pay,
a declaration of breach, penalties
and a banning order.
The charges against Singh
are scheduled to be heard in
the Employment Court in
Christchurch on May 19 and 20.
The restaurants are still open.
Consultation closes
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