NWF
12/09/2014 09:43
GENERAL
REL: 0943 HRS NZ Windfarms Limited
GENERAL: NWF: Palmerston North City Council and consent application
Response from Palmerston North City Council on consent application
NZ Windfarms Limited (NWF) advises that the Palmerston North City Council
(PNCC) has not accepted the company's application for changes in some
conditions to the Land Use Consent for the Te Rere Hau wind farm.
The application, submitted on 28 August 2014, sought changes under section
127 of the Resource Management Act to clarify technical issues in regard to
noise output from the wind farm.
The company is reviewing this decision in association with its legal advisers
and considering how it will respond.
As previously advised, the company's wish is to bring these issues to a
conclusion, and to do so in a way that meets the needs of all parties
involved - the community, the Council and the company.
Background
Te Rere Hau is a 48.5 megawatt wind farm situated on the Tararua Ranges near
Palmerston North. It operates 97 turbines on sites located in rows along a
series of spurs radiating off the main Tararua ridgeline.
NWF, the owner and operator of Te Rere Hau, is headquartered in Palmerston
North and employs seventeen people in management, administration and
technical roles.
Te Rere Hau generated 122,556 megawatt hours of renewable electricity in its
latest financial year, with revenue of $6.9 million, of which about 30
percent is disbursed locally in wages and other operating costs.
For further enquiries contact:
Chris Sadler
Chief Executive Officer
Ph (021) 918 216
[email protected]
End CA:00255165 For:NWF Type:GENERAL Time:2014-09-12 09:43:36
