North Canterbury residents oppose proposed solar farm near homes

Thursday 6 February 2025 · 6 outlets · 5 reports · updated Fri 7 Feb 2025, 2:20pm

In this story Waimakariri District Council, Dan Gordon

Energy Bay Ltd has applied to the Waimakariri District Council to build an 80ha solar farm on Upper Sefton Road, north of Rangiora. Local residents, led by spokesperson David Fordyce, are opposing the project and plan to make submissions before 28 February.

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1. Otago Daily TimesThu 6 Feb 2025, 10:22am

   Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near homes | Star News (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 6 Feb 2025, 10:54am

   North Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near homes (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsThu 6 Feb 2025, 12:12pm

   'Why here?' Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near their homes (opens in new tab)

4. The PressThu 6 Feb 2025, 12:54pm

   ‘Why build it here?’: Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near homes (opens in new tab)

5. StuffFri 7 Feb 2025, 2:20pm

   Canterbury residents oppose solar farm near homes (opens in new tab)

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