“It smelt like hell. Some of the bales were broken into, and they were going to attract things like vermin,” said a local resident.Residents also shared their frustrations over the “chequered past” of Renew Energy, with Environment Canterbury representatives admitting during the meeting that the company “had changed directors and owners several times.”It was also the company’s third attempt at resource consent after it was previously denied in...

Environment Canterbury (ECan) confirmed it had issued an abatement notice requiring up to 4000 bales to be stored at Spencerville Rd in Canterbury and removed by February 28, 2020. Their storage had been the subject of a compliance investigation. ERP Group is leasing the Spencerville property. ERP Group owner Michael Corcoran said the bales belonged to Renew Energy and that he baled the waste and sold it to...