SIRRL representatives returned to Waimate in March 2023, giving the Why Waste Waimate (WWW) committee and other concerned residents of the Waimate district a long-awaited chance to ask questions of the company behind Project Kea. In an almost three-hour private meeting with SIRRL, WWW asked many questions of the company; some of their responses were quite frankly bizarre. READ MORE

In what some described as an attempt to screen participants, people wanting to attend information-sharing sessions were first required to register and provide the company with their personal details. The requirement has now been removed following complaints from the community. “We asked for names and contact details when people registered so we could follow up with project information, but we

It’s only been 18 months. SIRRL announced plans to return to Waimate for what they are calling information-sharing sessions six months after lodging a resource consent application. However, in an unpopular move, the company requested attendees to register for the sessions by providing the company with their full name and email address. Dr Crispin Langston, one of five Waimate GPs opposing