Consent Received

Resource Consent has been received for the Pauanui to Duck Creek section of the eventual Pauanui to Tairua Trail.

Hikuai District Trust Chairman Gary Fowler received the consent certificates  on Tuesday, August 5.

"This is a best possible news," he said.

"The Trust Committee will now decide on where and how we get under way.

"The consents are a  wonderful result for the persistence  and hard work of all those involved with this project."

The consents say:

The activity will have no more than minor actual or potential adverse effects on the environment.

The activity is not contrary to any relevant plans or policies.

The activity is consistent with the purpose and principles of the Resource Management Act 1991.