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Northern Wairoa River - Water Quality / Aluminium Levels

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From: Chris McCashin

Dear Northland Regional Council,

You were quoted in the Northern Advocate following the high levels of aluminium reported in Northern Wairoa that "Further Investigation" is needed

Please provide

- Any and all companies and associated scope of works associated with further investigation and reports completed by the company

If no investigations are planned or proposed can you please provide any and all internal reports / memos associated / completed by Northland Regional Council associated.

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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Kia ora Chris 

 

Official information request for requesting work and reports investigating
high aluminium levels Northern Wairoa River 20241017 

 

This is to advise that your Official Information Act request dated
20241017 

has been received by the Northland Regional Council. 

 

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The reference number for this Official Information Request is REQ.622574.
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Northland Regional Council  »  Te Kaunihera ā rohe o Te Taitokerau

 

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From: Chris McCashin <[FOI #28788 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 October 2024 11:19 am
To: mailroom <[email address]>
Subject: LGOIMA REQ.622574 McCashin C Requesting work and reports
investigating high aluminium levels Northern Wairoa River 20241017

 

Dear Northland Regional Council,

You were quoted in the Northern Advocate following the high levels of
aluminium reported in Northern Wairoa that "Further Investigation" is
needed

Please provide

- Any and all companies and associated scope of works associated with
further investigation and reports completed by the company

If no investigations are planned or proposed can you please provide any
and all internal reports / memos associated / completed by Northland
Regional Council associated.

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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From: Colin Dall
Northland Regional Council

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Dear Mr McCashin

 

Attached is the Northland Regional Council’s response to your official
information request.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Colin Dall

Pou Whakaritenga – Group Manager Regulatory Services

Northland Regional Council  »  Te Kaunihera â rohe o Te Taitokerau

P 09 470 1210 | EXT 9109

M 027 226 8414

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From: Chris McCashin

Dear Colin Dall,

Thanks for the response - I will go through

Additionally are you able to tell me if any analysis for heavy metals has been done on the rain water in the areas?

If yes can you please provide this information.

If not then why not? Because if you aren’t testing the rainwater then you are missing out what is most likely the source of contamination.

Suggest you talk to civil aviation authority, climate change commission, NIWA, Metservice and MBIE and ask what is being sprayed in the skies.

Yours sincerely,

Chris McCashin

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From: Colin Dall
Northland Regional Council

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Dear Mr McCashin

 

The Northland Regional Council has not undertaken any testing for heavy
metals in rainwater in Northland. The council’s environmental water
quality testing is focused on surface water (rivers, lakes and coastal)
and groundwater, consistent with its responsibilities under the Resource
Management Act 1991. That aside, the information the council has collected
during its investigation of aluminium levels in the Northern Wairoa points
to catchment geology and soil erosion as being the most likely cause high
levels of aluminium in river water.

 

 

Ngā mihi

Colin Dall

Pou Whakaritenga – Group Manager Regulatory Services

Northland Regional Council  »  Te Kaunihera ā rohe o Te Taitokerau

P 09 470 1210 | EXT 9109

M 027 226 8414

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Users are reminded that Northland Regional Council data is provided in
good faith and is valid at the date of publication. However, data may
change as additional information becomes available. For this reason,
information provided here is intended for short-term use only. Users are
advised
to check figures are still valid for any future projects and should
carefully consider the accuracy/quality of information provided before
using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety. Similar
caution should be applied for the conduct of business that involves
monetary or opera-
tional consequences. The Northland Regional Council, its employees and
external suppliers of data, while providing this information in good
faith, accept no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury in value to
any person, service or otherwise resulting from its use. All data provided
is in NZ
Standard Time. During daylight saving, data is one hour behind NZ Daylight
Time.

 

From: Chris McCashin <[FOI #28788 email]>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 4:23 PM
To: Colin Dall <[email address]>
Subject: Re: REQ.622574: LGOIMA Request - Northern Wairoa River Aluminium
Investigation

 

Dear Colin Dall,

Thanks for the response - I will go through

Additionally are you able to tell me if any analysis for heavy metals has
been done on the rain water in the areas?

If yes can you please provide this information.

If not then why not? Because if you aren’t testing the rainwater then you
are missing out what is most likely the source of contamination.

Suggest you talk to civil aviation authority, climate change commission,
NIWA, Metservice and MBIE and ask what is being sprayed in the skies.

Yours sincerely,

Chris McCashin

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From: Chris McCashin

Dear Colin Dall,

If you aren’t checking the rainwater then you are refusing to do a proper check of the contamination sources.

Aluminium IS NOT a naturally occurring substance.

You are therefore doing a poor job deliberately or looking to misinform obfuscate the true source of contamination.

The area where contamination has occurred has been inundated with geoengineered weather events which is why the fish in the area have dementia.

In six months when the fish stocks are worse and we have even more examples of “zombie” fish we can only hope that you do the right thing rather than being part of attempting to cover this up.

Simple rainwater tests will prove I am correct. When the next engineered weather event comes through I can notify you when to do the tests showing the significantly elevated levels.

Yours sincerely,

Chris McCashin

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