As we know, SIRRL’s Incinerator proposal for Waimate has been included in the government’s Fast-Track list. This means the proposal has been removed from the Environment Court, taking with it the ability for the community to submit on the application. On October 21, 2024, RNZ’s Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan hosted SIRRL’s Paul Taylor to discuss the company’s inclusion on the Fast-Track list. 9 minutes 25 seconds...

“Only as happy as your saddest child” An Ashton man has found himself disqualified from driving after hitting the road while intoxicated – then stopping halfway home to drink more. South Island Resource Recovery Limited director Paul Robert Taylor, 57, pleaded guilty to drink driving. Taylor was stopped by police on June 12 on the Rakaia Highway. Duty lawyer Tiffany McRae said Taylor had been in Christchurch supporting...

On September 27, 2023, at a public pre-election meeting in Waimate, Miles Anderson, National candidate for Waitaki, was asked whether he supported the Waimate incinerator proposal. His response was no. On an earlier occasion, following the re-lodgement of SIRRL’s resource consent application, Anderson was asked whether he would submit against the proposal if the Waitaki electorate opposed it. His response was “Yes, it’s my job.”  However, in an Otago Daily...