Welcome to The Russell Protection Society Inc

Russell an iconic place and an important part of our national heritage. The Russell Protection Society promotes wise and sustainable development that adds to the existing historic and special character, amenity and economy of Russell and surrounding areas. We seek to protect the values that attract people to live, work and recreate in, or visit, Russell.


FNDC and Russell Exec meet again

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.

AGM 2009 - Annual Report

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)

 

Media coverage of the Russell Landfill issue

Links to the media coverage of the Russell Landfill issue.

Letter to the Northland Regional Council on landfill consent issues

09-12-08

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

Russell Executive meeting with FNCD re rubbish

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.

Dumping District waste at Russell does not comply

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.

Update re rubbish and 'consultation'

02-12-2008

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

Letter to the Northland Regional Council re landfill issue

02-12-2008

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

Russell Community protesting about rubbish

1-12-2008

Russell Community protesting against insane Council decision

Letter No 2 to Council re landfill issue

30-11-2008

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