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Unison’s proposed for a wind farm near Te Waka

In February 2009, the Environment Court declined consent for an application by Unison Networks Limited to build a wind farm near the Te Waka Range in Hawke’s Bay.
Unison’s resource consent application was 'called in’ by then Minister for the Environment, Hon Trevor Mallard, in January 2008 and referred to the Environment Court.
The Minister received a total of 45 submissions on Unison’s proposal. In addition 85 submissions were received by the Hastings District Council. Submissions closed on Friday 7 March 2008.

On 20 March 2008, under Section 150AA of the Resource Management Act, Unison's application and the 130 submissions were provided to the Environment Court.

The Environment Court heard and considered the submissions, and in February 2009 made a decision not to grant resource consent for Unison’s Te Waka wind farm proposal.

Further information

Environment Court website
Minister's media release: Submissions called for on renewable energy projects [8 February 2008]
Public Notice of Direction to call in Unison’s proposal to establish a wind farm near the ‘Te Waka’ Range, Hawke’s Bay
For further information on the proposal please see the information sheet on the proposal.
For more information on call-ins see Ministerial intervention on proposals of national significance under the Resource Management Act.

Last updated: 13 March 2009