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Battle Hill Forest Park Relinquished but Battle Continues
Continued pressure on GWRC by local communities, including legal action, has finally (July 2009) resulted in the Council and the developer RES abandoning plans to use Battle Hill Forest Park for windfarm access and infrastructure.
Apparently an alternate access route is being negotiated via public roads, involving land south of Battle Hill on the Paekakariki Hill Road.
Fog of Battle Hill
A Clarifying Update by Diane Strugnell
Many of you will have read in the Dominion Post or on the internet the article with the headline "Council calls halt to Belmont wind farm"
It has been very pleasing to know that a lot of people care enough to contact us with congratulatory phone calls. The disappointing thing is to have to let people know that the article is misleading and in places entirely incorrect.
What You Can Do
What you can do….
1. Contact us at info@puketiro.org <mailto:info@puketiro.org> to find out more information about the proposed Puketiro Wind Farm
Battle over Battle Hill
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, a regional park administered by Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), has been identified as “a unique resource near Pauatahanui that blends traditional hill country farming, forestry and environmental restoration.”
Whitby Receives Some Bad News
Leaflets describing the impacts of the Puketiro windfarm have been delivered to houses in the Whitby area.
Are you prepared...
for the huge windfarm which is planned to be sited a few kilometres from your home and the noise, blade-glint and low frequency vibrations that may affect you?
Can you tolerate...
the reduced desirability of your property and the consequent devaluation due to the proximity to these industrial structures that will be seen from your street?
