NZ Refining needs to dredge Whangarei harbour, applications pending

Wed, 04 May 2016

By Fiona Rotherham May 4 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand Refining hopes to apply for resource consents by the end of this year for dredging Whangarei Harbour, expected to cost between $30 million and $45 million, to allow heavier loads on tankers bringing crude oil to the refinery. At today’s annual general meeting, chief executive Sjoerd Post said consent application readiness for dredging sand at the harbour’s mouth is a high bar needing a multitude of studies and extensive community consultation. Already the operator of the country’s only...

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