Bid to stop wind farms

An Otago environmental group has launched eleventh hour legal action against two massive wind farm proposals, just days before an Environment Court appeal against one of them starts. Dunedin-based Upland Landscape Protection Society filed a judicial review with the Dunedin High Court on Wednesday saying the decisions by three councils to publicly notify TrustPower's Mahinerangi wind ... Complete story »

Plan to float wind turbines out of sight

In the future wind turbines could float at sea, if a University of Auckland phD student's research proves positive. Glenfield's Hazim Namik, a mechanical engineering doctoral student, has been sponsored $75,000 by the Government to look into the viability of offshore turbines. None exist in the world so far, and one of the main obstacles is that ... Complete story »

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Kaiwera wind farm ruling delayed at least a month

Trustpower and people living near its proposed 83-turbine wind farm at Kaiwera will have to wait at least a month, probably longer, before finding out whether the project gets the green light from the Gore District Council's hearing commissioners. Yesterday, at the close of seven days of evidence for and against the $380 million project, hearing ... Complete story »

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	Current Proposals Completed Proposals			Current Proposals I Transfer of Part of Clutha District (Lake Mahinerangi area) to Dunedin City A proposal to transfer the area surrounding Lake Mahinerangi from Clutha District to Dunedin City was initiated by 14 Clutha District electors living in the area. The Clutha District Council and the Dunedin City Council decided, in December 2007, to refer the proposal to the Local Government Commission. Media Release - 28/03/08 55K Map of Proposed Boundary Alteration 643K Make a Submission (submissions close on 29 May 2008) These files are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
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