Trout-Rivers Advocacy Lauds End To Wairau River Threat
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 5:49 pm Press Release: Tony Orman
TrustPower’s recent decision to not renew its resource
consent application for a hydro-electricity scheme for the
Wairau River has been applauded by the NZ Federation of
Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA).
NZFFA secretary David
Haynes of Nelson said the “virtual victory” had come
after twenty years of public opposition and over $1 million
spent by Fish and Game and a lobby group Save the
Wairau.
“Congratulations to Save the Wairau for
their tenacity, imagination and toughness to stand up to
what would have been a highly ecologically destructive
scheme,” he said. “Nelson Marlborough Fish and Game are
also to be congratulated.”
The now abandoned scheme
by TrustPower, sought to take two thirds of the river’s
flow and divert it along a 47km canal by-passing a public
river known for its quality trout and salmon angling as well
as unique wildlife values.
The resource consent
expired this winter and TrustPower sought to have it
extended, arguing they had undertaken sufficient work on the
scheme to allow for such an extension. However, Marlborough
District Council deemed otherwise and pointed out that none
of the consent conditions required prior to any construction
had been done.
“It’s a win for the environment and
the public interest over a short sighted commercial
exploitation,” said David
Haynes.
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