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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2023
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FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Build and be damned
We say:
This is the new view from on high of rural Waipā. These shade covers block views at ground level – and for that reason residents across the district are up in arms as huge unauthorised structures crawl over hectares of pasture for kiwifruit orchards. This photograph is of one in Parallel Rd between Ōhaupō and Cambridge. There are more. Waipā District Council - already guilty of an almost mute response to the exposure by The
News of a giant illegal sand quarry last year – appears to regard these cloth covers as being “minor support structures”. Neighbours say elected councillors have kept their distance. Residents in Ōhaupō, Maungatautari, Ngāhināpouri, Hautapu and Cambridge have taken legal action, and councillors have been told they should be circumspect if commenting because a judicial review is underway.
In the meantime, the council appears content to quietly deal with “retrospective” consent applications – applications made by people who elect to build and be damned. We say it’s not good enough and it’s time for mayor Susan O’Regan and her council to make a stand. • The owner of the house next to these covers tells of his worst fears today on page 5. Also, see letters, Page 2 and more photos teawamutunews.nz
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