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Edna Weedon's avatar

This is really sad. Nigel has worked hard to keep the business going. I can foresee future residents on that development complaining about the smell from the egg farm when there's an easterly blowing, then he will be faced with more stress. Such are the problems when developers apply for resource consent and want to build near farms and airports. There are smells, my friends, and noises.

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Shirley Cranstoun's avatar

Incredibly sad. Giving building consent a housing development next to a chicken farm in ridiculous.

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Kt's avatar

Maybe the developers should consider finding another piece of land that the hens could be moved to. Gratis

It also shows that the so called consideration to hens as in the phasing out of battery hens instigated at the behest of spca and made legal by government is truly just a popularity grab without true understanding of animal needs.

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Dee's avatar

This is heartbreaking.

I have to wonder, could the worksites not use fencing that reduces noise levels, like they're required to do within the inner city? Not saying it would help, but perhaps it might?

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