A Ridge Too Far - The website of the Mt Cass Protection Society
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Between Waipara and the sea the Mt Cass Ridge is an area of Canterbury known to a relative few, mainly trampers, scientists and the like. It is a beautiful landscape of Limestone outcrops, cliffs and regenerating native bush that harbours many rare and endangered native species. To build a windfarm Mainpower plans a 10m wide road with cuts and fills up to 10m high between ridges and gulleys. This and associated pylon bases and gravel/concrete working areas that will destroy 30% of the regenerating naitve bush on the ridge

Wind power is touted as environmentally friendly but probably no other windfarm has been proposed or built on an area of such high landscape and ecological values. We are not opposed to windpower. We are not opposed to Mainpower. But we are opposed to the environmental destruction that will be wrought on this beautiful part of that will happen if this project goes ahead in it's present form.  We believe there are alternate sites in North Canterbury without the same high environmental values that could be developed for wind power.

We are here to give a voice to people opposed to the proposal by Mainpower to build a windfarm on Mt Cass Ridge. We aim to assist and coordinate those opposing the scheme.

News & Events:

April 2009: The comissioners have announced their decosion to decline the application. Mainpower has announced that they will appeal, watch this space to see who will support the Huruni District council against the appeal.

May 2009: If you submitted to the consent hearings you should register by 5 June to part of the appeal process even if you agree with the comissioner decision.  Go to the appeal page for more information.

AGM: Mt Cass Ridge Protection Society To be held at 7:30 pm on Tuesday 19 May at the WEA Rooms, 59 Gloucester St, Christchurch