The saga continues, as Port of Tauranga awaits day in court

The saga continues, as Port of Tauranga awaits day in court
Inheriting a headache, but hopeful of a positive Environment Court outcome (Image: supplied)
Brent Melville
When former Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns left the company last June, he walked away from one of his biggest headaches - the port’s proposed 380-metre extension to its terminal.Cairns had overseen a project that has been listed as part of the Regional Coastal Economic Plan since 2003. While he managed to get the port’s dredging plan over the line eight years ago - given the tick of approval from then conservation minister Nick Smith – as it stands the ‘shovel ready’ container terminal extension...

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