Beca report offers beachhead in Bream Bay sand war

Beca report offers beachhead in Bream Bay sand war
‘Auckland does not need the sand’: New report takes aim at Bream Bay offshore sand mining project. (Image: NZME)
Garth Bray
More than 1 million cubic metres of sand per year is available for ready-mix concrete from existing Auckland sources and represents 170% to 330% of present demand in that region, according to a report from Beca Group prepared for a group fighting an east coast Northland sand mining consent application.Private quarry operator and sand miner McCallum Bros has its Bream Bay sand mining project listed in Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Act, but has yet to take that application forward for consideration by an expert panel.“Demand for re...

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