Plans already in place to remediate the Tamaki Maori Village site

24 March 2003

Christchurch City Council and Tamaki Tours are committed to ensuring the site in Heathcote Valley Park will be safe for the activities proposed as part of the Tamaki Maori Village. That objective will be met by remediation works and measures proposed to protect people and buildings.

“ Any use of a former landfill can, of course, raise issues of public health, and Crown Public Health and ECan are correct to investigate and be satisfied that the issues raised are adequately addressed,” says Council Senior Engineer Roy Eastman . “We are confident that the concerns raised by Crown Public Health and Ecan will be allayed with further clarification of the proposal.”

Christchurch City Council staff will be meeting with Crown Public Health and ECan in the coming fortnight to discuss the issues raised in their submissions.

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