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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown bins talk of city’s rubbish fuelling Kaipara plant

May 25, 2024

Under the Kaipara W-t-E proposal, Kaipara mayor Craig Jepson said Auckland’s rubbish would make up about 95 percent of the plant’s fuel and be essential to its existence. The balance would come from Northland. Jepson emphasized that sourcing the waste fuel is a crucial part of the due diligence process for building the W-t-E plant. Jepson – The mayor with no waste? An Auckland Council spokesperson said that the...

Kaipara mayor and W-t-E advocate describes doctors concerns as “overcooked”

May 17, 2024

In response to a proposal to build a waste-to-energy plant in Kaipara, Waimate doctor Crispin Langston said, “The health impacts from Waimate are significant, but these would potentially be dwarfed by those from the much bigger Kaipara plant.” He said waste-to-energy plant health concerns included toxins such as dioxins, heavy metals, and gases. Dr Langston is the spokesperson for a group of Waimate doctors who condemned a proposed...

SIRRL’s majority owner and financial backer of Project Kea – CNTY, $2.4 Billion NZ in debt.

May 12, 2024

China Tianying is described as an environmental protection company involved in the energy-from-waste sector. An article published on April 8, 2024, stated the company had debts of 8.5 billion yuan as of September 2023. Despite these significant debts, recent large-scale investments have seen that debt balloon to 10.7 billion ($2.4 billion NZ) by July 2024. China Tianying (CNTY) is the controlling shareholder of South Island Resource Recovery Limited (SIRRL),...