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North OtagoNovember 10

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Holcim (New Zealand) is continuing to work on its proposal for a new cement plant near Weston and shipping terminal in Timaru, despite a decision on whether it will go ahead being put on hold until next year.

North OtagoOctober 12

Year's wait for Holcim plant news

North Otago must wait another year to know whether a cement plant with the potential to create more than 300 jobs will be built near Weston.

North OtagoAugust 19

Holcim proposal reviewed

Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has had its proposal for a new cement plant near Weston through a review process, but a final decision on whether to build it will not be made until later this year or early next year.

North OtagoJuly 4

Optimism Holcim plant will be built

The Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd team planning a $400 million cement plant near Weston and a $100 million shipping terminal at Timaru's PrimePort is "very hopeful" the projects will be approved later this year.

North OtagoFebruary 18

Delay expected on cement plant plan

A decision on whether a new $400 million cement plant will be built near Weston is now not expected until the second half of this year.

North OtagoNovember 29

Holcim fears plan change could affect cement plant

Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has appealed to the Environment Court against a proposed plan change by the Waitaki District Council which the cement manufacturing company fears could affect plans for a new cement plant near Weston.

North OtagoOctober 28

Decision on new cement plant next year

The final decision on whether to build a $400 million cement plant, creating about 300 jobs in North Otago, will now be made early next year by Holcim Ltd in Switzerland.

North OtagoApril 30

Holcim updates costs for plant

Holcim New Zealand says progress is being made on updating costings for its proposed $400 million cement plant near Weston and associated quarries and pits.

North OtagoAugust 19

Court approves cement works

"Positive" to "disappointed" were the range of reactions yesterday to an Environment Court decision which clears the way for Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to build a $400 million cement plant in the Waiareka Valley, near Weston.

North OtagoAugust 18

Concession for Holcim opponents

Residents in a rural residential subdivision close to a cement plant Holcim (NZ) Ltd wants to build in the Waiareka Valley have won a small victory in the Environment Court, in the form of a condition for increased visual screening of the proposed plant.

North OtagoMay 13

Extra cement production not needed, hearing told

A Waiareka Valley family is funding more than 50% of the costs faced by the Waiareka Valley Preservation Society in its fight against a cement plant being built there.

North OtagoMay 13

Pukeuri site for cement plant urged

A new cement plant would be better sited at Pukeuri than being built in the Waiareka Valley, near Weston, planner David Whitney told the Environment Court yesterday.

North OtagoApril 20

Cement plant would ruin valley, expert says

A Cement plant in the Waiareka Valley would ruin what a landscape architect described as "a heritage landscape . . . potentially of national importance".

North OtagoApril 17

Risk to valley heritage seen

The Waiareka Valley's future lies with agricultural development and tourism, not a new cement plant, valley resident and owner of the historic Burnside Homestead, Bruce Albiston, told the Environment Court yesterday.

North OtagoApril 17

Environment Court to resume

The Environment Court will have to return to Oamaru next month to finish hearing appeals against a proposal by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to build a cement plant in the Waiareka Valley, near Weston.

North OtagoApril 17

Waitaha speaks of ties to Holcim site

Waitaha has spoken publicly for the first time about its deep spiritual and cultural ties to the Waiareka Valley as it opposes in the Environment Court a cement plant, two quarries and a coal mine planned there.

North OtagoApril 15

Cement plant seen as too big for valley

A cement plant proposed for the Waiareka Valley is too big, and inappropriate, because of the significant potential environmental effects, a group opposing the Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd development said yesterday.

North OtagoApril 15

Cement plant would 'destroy family's dream'

Residents opposed to a cement plant in the Waiareka Valley believe it would destroy its beauty and ruin the rural lifestyle and views they enjoy, one saying it would destroy her family's dream.

North OtagoApril 14

Court breaks to boost seating

The Environment Court in Oamaru had to adjourn briefly yesterday so extra seating could be brought in to cope with the number of people wanting to hear evidence in an appeal against a cement plant being built in the Waiareka Valley.

North OtagoApril 10

Holcim buys farm land

Farm land in Airedale Rd near Weston has been bought by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to provide more raw materials for a proposed new cement plant in the Waiareka Valley.

North OtagoApril 10

Waitaha fears loss of heritage

Waitaha does not believe Ngai Tahu can protect its cultural and spiritual values in the Waiareka Valley which would be lost if a cement plant and its associated quarries were built, the Environment Court has been told.

North OtagoApril 10

Sense of 'inevitability' in plant proceeding

Waitaha does not want a cement plant built in the Waiareka Valley, but "senses there is an inevitability of it proceeding", a Waitaha descendant, Kenneth McAnergney, told the Environment Court on Thursday.

North OtagoApril 7

Cement plant site choice obvious, court told

Building a cement plant, quarries and coal mine in the Waiareka Valley should be neither surprising nor unexpected, counsel for the Otago Regional and Waitaki District Councils, Alastair Logan, told the Environment Court.

North OtagoApril 3

Waitaha, Ngai Tahu clash over consultation

Waitaha and Ngai Tahu are at odds over consultation with Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd about plans for a new cement plant in the Waiareka Valley, North Otago.

North OtagoApril 3

Planning needed to avoid cement plant 'boom-bust'

A new cement plant near Weston will bring social and economic benefits for the Waitaki district but could also cause problems that need to be managed, the Environment Court has been told.

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