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12/07/2011 - Evironment the Winner at Perry Resources

Winner of the MIMICO Environmental Award 2011 is Perry Resources Waingaro Quarry, Ngaruawahia.

Presenting the award was environment professional Dr Morgan Williams, a former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and currently an Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Canterbury and Queensland. He commented “this quarry extension project has created habitats for many plants and animals, including the rare native fish the Giant Kokopu, that are much better than those that prevailed on the land and in the streams prior to development.”

The Environmental Award encourages Aggregate and Quarry Association (AQA) member companies and their staff of to establish and implement programmes of environmental importance to their operations and to the wider industry.

Dr Williams said of the Perry Resources project that the local community had been participants in many stages of the development and visited the quarry and restoration area. This included a very innovative fish passage, restored wetlands, a 35 m high bund planted with eco-soured trees, car-park and re-routed section of a rail trail that links to a major walkway through the forest above the quarry.

The development was a $1.5 million investment for the company. A significant proportion of this was on the ecological restoration component, which went well beyond what was essential for compliance.

“The Perry Resources management and operational team clearly considered such investment part of their commitment to environmental sustainability and being a member of a community that values the ecological and visual amenities of the area.”

The AQA and MIMICO, suppliers of heavy machinery, are committed to encouraging environmental excellence. For several years now, MIMICO have sponsored the presentation of the Industry's Environmental $5,000 education award to be used for ongoing environmental initiatives.

The award highlights the tremendous environmental efforts being made by the industry.

Aggregate and Quarry Association NZ and The Institute of Quarrying NZ hold an annual joint conference, this year it was the 43^rd and it was held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre between 7 – 8 July 2011.

The theme of the Rotorua Conference was Aggregates: The Cornerstone of the New Zealand Economy reflecting the importance of aggregates to New Zealand’s future economy and growth.

For further information contact
Carol Delaney
0274 733 310
carol@aqa.org.nz

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