PROPOSED CONTAINER TERMINAL – TE PUNA STATION ROAD.

A large container logistics firm has bought the land along Te Puna Station Road and proposes to use it to store, clean and refurbish mainly empty containers.

Many Te Puna and other local residents think this is the

WRONG BUSINESS in the WRONG PLACE.

RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATIONS – MAKE YOUR SUBMISSION NOW!!!!!

Container Co have put in Resource Consent application to BOPRC and WBOPDC to begin their development, to commence industrial activity prior to roading upgrade, and to depart from many requirements of the structure plan.  Submissions close on Monday 30th October 2023.  Find details of the applications at https://www.boprc.govt.nz/environment/resource-consents/notified-applications-submissions-and-hearings/notified-applications

EMAIL Priortytepuna@gmail.com to get support with writing your submission.

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READ OUR PETITION HERE https://chng.it/QwrqTyBR5Z

The Petition is to demand public notification  that a particular resource consent application has been received by Council.

PUBLIC MEETINGS 

We have held  3 public meetings since 9th February 2021.  Upcoming public meetings will be advertised locally via flyers and facebook groups as well as on this page.  

Thursday the 13th January 2022 a group of Te Puna People delivered this petition to WBOPDC. Delivering the petition were Paul and Elaine Winwood, (direct neighbours of the site), Alison Cowley, (property also looks down the valley and shares valley catchment with the site), Neville Bidois ( Ngati Taka, Pirirakau, local resident) and Derek Masters from DMS.

The petition was received by Mayor Garry Webber, WBOPDC CEO John Holyoak and Councillor Don Thwaites.

Lizard News Matthew Farrell was on hand to take a photo and ask a few questions.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has been contacted to request a time to deliver a copy of the petition as this site has a network of implications for the environment: physical/ catchment, ecological and human.

Following the visit to deliver our petition WBOPDC we were advised Friday 14th am that Resource Consent Application by the newly formed Te Puna Industrial Ltd 50/50 co-owned between Heather Booth/ Lewis Hockings and Containerco (NZL) ltd.

What is the threat?

657 vehicle movements are expected each day.  This figure is taken from a Container Co Press Release. This will affect anyone who uses the routes of SH2, Minden Roundabout, Te Puna Road, Te Puna Station Road.  According to traffic managers we have consulted, it may well also affect Snodgrass Road and Borrell Road as that route is easier for heavy vehicles to negotiate. 

Operational Noise Pollution.  This is likely to affect most of Te Puna.  Certainly Teihana Road, Clarke Road, Te Puna Station Road, Te Puna Road, James Road, Lochhead Road, Armstrong Road and Borrell Road.  Heavy Traffic, Container Operations and Refurbishment noise.

Visual Eyesore.  Containers will be stacked to 9 m high and the logistics company have already indicated that this is restrictive and they would want to go higher.  

Environmental impact.  Heavy traffic has environmental impacts for the entire community.  The Hakao Stream which has headwaters on the Minden Ridge runs through this land.  There are other underwater streams which will be impacted by container storage.    The land is classed as liquefaction land.  The nearby Wairoa River and Tauranga Harbour are at risk of pollution.  

Alternative Solution.  Land was allocated for this purpose elsewhere in Tauranga with ready made infrastructure.  This land is fit for purpose and offers an alternative solution for a Container Storage Terminal.  Use allocated land and NOT Te Puna Station Road. 

LINKS TO RESOURCES

Facebook group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrongbusinesswrongplacetepuna

Resource Consent Application Documents: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aFw7ww3wAIUYKmOhax4ghryMR9Q5TUZ5?usp=sharing

Te Puna Business Park Map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0NHhHRqg0aeeZfh9I6qXXiNoePW9a71/view?usp=sharing

Minutes of WBOPDC Meeting 17/3/21:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vat20g-Co9liSwYrl7nthcuu6FzrER5c/view?usp=sharing

2005 Environment Court Judgement 016/2005: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qXnsHXgsgUIjsBLtGQ6UN_4KTDU_zPiy/view?usp=sharing

2005 Environment Court Judgment 091/2005: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15toSiTDwjoKPqElw7aW7SU0h3pw0KeuV/view?usp=sharing

What can I do?

1. Write a submission  Contact the team at Priority Te Puna, prioritytepuna@gmail.com or contact melanie.jones@boprc.govt.nz Every voice is valuable.  Submissions can come from all ages.  Whether you are 6 years old or 100 years old. You have the right to have your say and be heard.
2. Join the Wrong Business Wrong Place Facebook group. Keep up to date with info or come to this page regularly.
3. Remind all parties at every opportunity. This site has special caveats and was designated as a rural business park that must remain compatible with the rural community by the Environment Court.
4. Report ALL dust, spray and other pollution seen at the site to BOPRC Pollution Hotline.

   The Pollution Hotline – 0800 884 883 – is a 24/7 service set up to receive calls regarding pollution related incidents relating to discharges to the land, water and air in the Bay of Plenty. It is always best to contact the Pollution Hotline at the time the pollution related incident is occurring and it is very helpful to be as descriptive as possible. For example, including a clear description of the time, date, location and details of the incident. All customer details are treated as strictly confidential.

5. Report all traffic incidents such as vehicles on the wrong side of the road, vehicles causing hazards, vehicles causing congestion, any near misses or accidents to WBOPDC.