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Where did the Flat Bush asbestos come from?
Large amounts of asbestos waste were produced at the old James Hardie factory in Penrose and dumped throughout the Auckland region by private contractors between the 1930s and late 1970s. The lethal effects of asbestos became known in 1975.
One contractor, Patumahoe driver Fred "Westie" Thomas, told the Herald in April 1999 that he remembered trucking thousands of tonnes of asbestos pipe and fibrolite sheeting to Flat Bush, Alfriston, Papakura, Whitford and Karaka and the central suburbs of Remuera, St Johns Park, Ellerslie and Mt Wellington.
The biggest dump site is centred on Hugo Johnston Drive in Southdown.
Where is the worst contamination in Flat Bush, and what is the council doing?
Most concern centres on five properties on Rakaia Rise and a shared accessway which contain bulk asbestos material.
Manukau City's environmental manager, Ree Anderson, says the council met the Rakaia Rise residents on March 29 to discuss the eventual removal of all asbestos from the affected properties.
Another meeting is planned in the next few weeks, but any final decision will be subject to the resource consent process, which includes consulting neighbours, and possible appeals. |
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