8 Sep 2023

Residents 'blindsided' by windfarm development

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 8 September 2023

Residents in coastal South Auckland say they have been blindsided by a windfarm slated for development on their road.

The Waiuku Wind Farm project is awaiting approval through the consents process under a law brought in to fast-track projects and boost recovery after the pandemic.

It squeaked in - applying for fast tracking under the temporary law barely a month before it was repealed in July.

Finn Blackwell reports.