Southern Landfill / Carey Gully landfill extension(or not)
Southern landfill - seeking an extension to the Resource consent. Manty of you will be familiar with our ongoing commentary about he three landfills located to the south of Brooklyn - between Brooklyn and Owhiro Bay. Two are privately run on (mostly) council (ie ratepayer) land. But the main one is the WCC run and managed Careys Gully/Southern Landfill. It resource consent runs out in 2025 and the council is going to the community seeking guidance and clarity here. There are five options ranging from: simply continuing with it to closing the landfill completely. I suspect most will reluctantly want the landfill to continue but now is an ideal opportunity to advocate for tighter operational controls - fitting with what we do in the twenty first century - and then look to the other two landfills where there Resource Consents will be coming up for review and renewal in the next year or so.
Below is the link to the discussion webpage.
www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz...
Find attached email received by GBRAI from WCC Ops. Note the Thursday 14th zoom meeting...
"Kia ora,
On Thursday 14 October, the Infrastructure Committee will meet to discuss next steps for residual waste. The agenda for this meeting is now online.
Please note that since we last emailed you, an alternative approach for residual waste disposal decisions has been proposed. You can read more about this in the agenda document.
How to stay informed. You are welcome to attend the Infrastructure Committee via Zoom, and can apply to speak at the meeting if you wish. Find out more here.
The meeting will also be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
We’ll be in touch with an update after the Infrastructure Committee. More information and Frequently Asked Questions are also available on the Let’s Talk website.
Thank you for your ongoing interest.
Emily Taylor-Hall
Manager, Waste Operations | Kaiwhakahaere Para Kore | Resilience & Sustainability | Wellington City Council
Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕
Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.
We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️
We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?
Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.
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40.8% I avoid spending money on coffee
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49% I still indulge at my local cafe
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10.2% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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