Hon Trevor Mallard
Minister for the Environment
29 July 2008 Media Statement
Important that lessons are learned from Mapua
Environment Minister Trevor Mallard says lessons have been learned during the successful clean-up of New Zealand’s most
contaminated site.
The Parliamentary Environment Commissioner (PCE) today released a report on the de-contamination of the former
Fruitgrowers Chemical Company plant on the banks of the Mapua Estuary near Nelson.
The site has been successfully de-contaminated and Tasman District Council plans to allow residential and recreational
development when the all-clear is given by a site auditor.
“I will be considering the PCE report’s recommendations along with two further reports that have not yet been completed,
a health report and a final auditor’s report,” Trevor Mallard said.
“Those reports will be considered together once they are completed.”
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