SAVE CENTRAL!!!


We must make every effort to save Central Otago's Landscapes and
Heritage from unprecedented, inappropriate, ill-conceived and
irreversible development.

These landscapes are outstanding and interdependent, unique regionally,
nationally and internationally. They must be saved from
industrial-scale development and from being wrongfully sacrificed in
the name of "renewable clean energy".

They form part of the great jigsaw puzzle that makes the region's beauty
exceptional. One cannot selectively take out large bits of this puzzle.

The Central Otago District, Clutha District, and Otago Regional Councils
have approved both TrustPower's Mahinerangi Wind Farm and Meridian's
Project Hayes, basing their decisions on incomplete and deceptive
information. The approval sets very dangerous precedents.

A meeting is to be held at 7.30 PM on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 at the CENTRAL
STORIES MUSEUM AND GALLERY in ALEXANDRA to inform you of the issues and
challenges that confront us as a region. We seek your support in this
all-important battle.

Please attend and see how you can help.

Ewan Carr
Grahame Sydney
For Maniototo Environmental Society and Upland Landscape Protection.