Mighty River Power stands by call-in application

Mighty River Power (MRP) will not withdraw its application for a ministerial call-in on the proposed Turitea Wind Farm. Last month, the state-owned enterprise received a request from the Palmerston North City Council, asking them to withdraw the application, which was sent to Environment Minister Trevor Mallard in August. A call-in would see the resource consent process taken out of council's hands, and instead referred directly to either a board of inquiry or the Environment Court. A project can be . . . Complete story »