Tāhunanui sawdust operation complete
16/12/2024 4:06am
Nelson City Council Kaumātua led a karakia marking the successful completion of the removal of contaminated material from Tāhunanui Back Beach last Friday, 13 December.
The ceremony was attended by iwi, elected members, council staff and representatives from the Ministry for the Environment, along with contractors Tonkin + Taylor, Nelmac Downer Group and DS Solutions.
The remediation work was completed on time and under budget. A total of 10,750 tonnes of contaminated
material was removed from the site, the equivalent of 82 adult blue whales!
A low-level dune has been reinstated, and the new car park is open.
The restoration of the dune will take a number of years, but the first stage of planting has been completed with further planting planned for April 2025 and 2026.
