Expansion proposal
We’re proposing to gradually expand the existing Waingaro Quarry to secure aggregate supply for future infrastructure projects and developments in Waikato.
We’ve identified a section of our current site that can be gradually expanded for extraction over the next 50 years. Aggregate will continue to be a much-needed resource within the Golden Triangle – the area between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga.
The proposed expansion includes establishing a construction material and aggregate recycling yard on site. This recycling yard will promote sustainability in the local construction sector and help reduce landfill waste.
Key areas of the proposed expansion:
- Remove the current five-year average extraction limit and take up to 800,000 tonne of aggregate from the quarry annually.
- Increase quarry size and depth within the current sites operating area.
- Create a construction material and aggregate recycling yard within the current site.
- Environmental mitigations such as tree planting, riparian planting and stream diversion within the site and in neighbouring properties.
- No increase sought for the currently consented truck movements.