Why did West Coast plans for a waste-to-energy plant fail?
A grand plan emerged in 2015 after Holcim announced it was closing its cement plant in Westport to convert the plant into a new industry able to create hundreds of jobs for West Coasters.
But less than a year later mayor Garry Howard's ambitious dreams have turned to dust. There will be no West Coast plant and Howard has said he will not seek re-election. On Thursday, a vote of no confidence in the mayor was supported by an overwhelming majority of his Buller district councillors.
Renew Energy has said it will press ahead with plans to build a new plant, but it won't be on the West Coast.
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Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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80.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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19.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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