Russell Protection Society

Let’s get to the good news at once. The FNDC will NOT pursue its plans to use the Russell Landfill for Garbage from outside the Russell peninsular.

Your Society was able to serve as the coordinating body to fight an ill-considered proposal by the Far North District Council to use our small tip to dispose of most of the Far North's waste. This half baked scheme was apparently dreamed up by a Kaitaia councilor ...(click to read)

Links to the media coverage of the Russell Landfill issue.

09-12-08

We sent this second letter to the Northland Regional Council this morning.

05-11-08

Summary report
The meeting between FNDC and Russell Executive (RX) took place on December 5th and lasted around 2 hours. TV cameras were in attendance for the whole meeting.

04-12-2008

The NRC advised the Far North District Council on Thursday morning that its planned activity to dump district waste at the Russell tip does not comply with the management plan attached to the resource consent for the Russell landfill.

02-12-2008

As instructed by the community at the meeting yesterday morning we contacted the
FNDC's Utility Manager Peter Johnson yesterday afternoon.

02-12-2008

We sent this second letter to theNorthland Regional Council this morning.

1-12-2008

Russell Community protesting against insane Council decision

30-11-2008

Following further legal advise we wrote a second letter to the Far North District Council and the Northland Regional Council.