Fears Saddle Hill collapse possible
The Dunedin City Council has been asked to apply for an urgent stop work order amid concerns quarrying of the lower hump of Saddle Hill could cause it to collapse.
Saddle Hill
Petition to protect hill
Petition to protect hill
A petition to save the historic Saddle Hill near Mosgiel - named by Captain Cook - was launched yesterday by Dunedin South MP Clare Curran.
Hill talks continue
Hill talks continue
The man instrumental in the Dunedin City Council's move to take the Saddle Hill quarry matter to court plans to stay active on the topic and is keen to help find a solution that is acceptable to the quarry's owners, the council and the community.
Council satisfied Saddle Hill profile is unchanged
Council satisfied Saddle Hill profile is unchanged
Concerns the ridge line of Saddle Hill's smaller hump is continuing to change are not shared by the director of the company quarrying the hill and the Dunedin City Council.
No consent exists for quarrying Saddle Hill
No consent exists for quarrying Saddle Hill
A long battle to save the ridge-line of Saddle Hill has moved closer to a conclusion with the ruling that the company quarrying the prominent landmark hasn't got consent.
Court threat over land plan rejection
Court threat over land plan rejection
A landowner embroiled in a dispute over Saddle Hill quarrying is threatening to take the Dunedin City Council to the Environment Court for a second time.
Saddle Hill quarry decision delay explained
Saddle Hill quarry decision delay explained
A judge trying to decide for more than five months what legal basis exists for quarrying on Saddle Hill has explained why it is taking so long to work out.
Quarry case set down for next month
Quarry case set down for next month
An Environment Court judge will hear next month whether quarrying should continue on the Saddle Hill ridge line, before determining whether the practice is legal.
Environment Court rules to protect Saddle Hill
Environment Court rules to protect Saddle Hill
A quarry operator has been prevented from removing any more stone from the ridgeline of one of Dunedin's prominent landmarks.
Artists feature hill controversy
Artists feature hill controversy
Artist Fay Mitchell holds her painting Saddle Hill Bleeding which will be the focal point of an exhibition of works featuring the controversial landmark next month. She is looking for people with existing images or paintings of the hill to lend, or recent artworks of it to sell, for the exhibition.
Saddle Hill quarry rhetoric heats up
Saddle Hill quarry rhetoric heats up
The company behind the controversial Saddle Hill quarry says it wants Environment Court confirmation the hill "can be quarried without restriction".
Saddle Hill photos reveal quarry work
Saddle Hill photos reveal quarry work
Negotiations over the future of Dunedin landmark Saddle Hill appear to be coming to a head, as David Loughrey explains.
Quarry issue set for court as mediation fails
Quarry issue set for court as mediation fails
The future of the controversial Saddle Hill quarrying operation will be decided by the Environment Court, after the Dunedin City Council yesterday announced mediation with the quarry owners had failed.
Saddle Hill quarry 'contract' denied
Saddle Hill quarry 'contract' denied
A Dunedin MP's concerns a company has won "a contract to take the top off"' Saddle Hill are wrong, a city councillor says.
DCC, quarry owner in agreement
DCC, quarry owner in agreement
The Dunedin City Council has reached an agreement with the owner and operator of the Saddle Hill quarry over what quarrying will take place while the future of the facility is being negotiated.
Board critical of shark nets move
Board critical of shark nets move
The Saddle Hill Community Board wants the Dunedin City Council to consult it and the community on its decision to remove shark nets from Dunedin beaches.
Mediator for Saddle Hill dispute
Mediator for Saddle Hill dispute
Environment Court action involving the Dunedin City Council and Saddle Hill quarry owner Saddle Views Estates will go to mediation next week, following discussions between the two.
Council goes to court over Saddle Hill
Council goes to court over Saddle Hill
Quarrying rights on Dunedin's Saddle Hill will be decided by the Environment Court later this year.
Hundreds sign Saddle Hill quarrying petition
Hundreds sign Saddle Hill quarrying petition
Hundreds of signatures have been collected by a group trying to save Saddle Hill from what they believe is destructive quarrying.
Residents sore about Saddle Hill quarrying
Residents sore about Saddle Hill quarrying
Saddle Hill residents are urging the Dunedin City Council to immediately stop excavation at the Jaffray's Hill quarry until the owners' legal right to quarry there is clarified.