{"id":625343,"date":"2026-10-09T12:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/625343\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:16:11","slug":"lytton-rd-ruled-out-for-gisborne-waste-centre-after-seeka-takes-tenancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/625343\/","title":{"rendered":"Lytton Rd ruled out for Gisborne waste centre after Seeka takes tenancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

However, the project was opposed by a mana whenua group from Te Kur\u012b \u0101 Tuatai Marae, near the site.<\/p>\n

M\u0101ori ward councillor Nick Tupara said the council had not been \u201cthe best neighbour\u201d to the Rongowhakaata iwi and the hap\u016b Ng\u0101i T\u0101whiri and Te Wh\u0101nau a Iwi, to whom the marae belongs, for some time.<\/p>\n

Marae representatives expressed concerns about the site\u2019s proximity, visual and auditory impacts, odour, increased traffic, potential effects on the Waikanae awa [river] and ongoing environmental remediation at the former Paokahu landfill, according to the council\u2019s meeting report.<\/p>\n

Councillors voted to allow staff to progress design work alongside mana whenua engagement, including participation in design refinement and environmental enhancement.<\/p>\n

It was confirmed this week that the site would no longer be used for waste management after fruit firm Seeka announced a $15.5 million investment in Gisborne<\/a> for a \u201cproduce hub\u201d including a packhouse and coolstore. <\/p>\n

Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann welcomed those jobs, adding that the council had taken seriously \u201cthe concerns raised by neighbouring mana whenua\u201d about using Lytton Rd for waste management.<\/p>\n

Webb said the council bought the property because it presented a strategic opportunity for the region, which at the time included potential future use as a transfer and recovery centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cPurchasing the property allowed council to secure an available site while further investigation and planning took place.\u201d <\/p>\n

Concerns from mana whenua had been an important consideration from the outset, so alternative options were considered. <\/p>\n

Since the council vote, staff had worked through the commercial process for Seeka to take the head tenancy of the site.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, the Seeka proposal provides an opportunity to generate a commercial return from the property while supporting significant regional investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The council is considering other potential waste management sites, though it said it could not disclose them.<\/p>\n

Commercial considerations, iwi and affected party engagement are underway. <\/p>\n

Rongowhakaata has been approached for comment. <\/p>\n

LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"However, the project was opposed by a mana whenua group from Te Kur\u012b \u0101 Tuatai Marae, near the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[74,138,1550,307241,31742,36173,5205,7557,2082,12506,676,288976,307239,1044,111,139,69,3111,6046,13910,814,2642,1881,8995,24684,307240,18988,1120,22400,25361],"class_list":["post-625343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-after","tag-business","tag-centre","tag-commercially","tag-considered","tag-continuing","tag-council","tag-district","tag-for","tag-gisborne","tag-investigate","tag-leased","tag-lytton","tag-management","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-out","tag-potential","tag-previously","tag-property","tag-rd","tag-recovery","tag-resource","tag-ruled","tag-seeka","tag-sites","tag-takes","tag-tenancy","tag-waste"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}