Final-Technical-Assessment-O-Economics-and-Town-Centre-Impacts-v2.pdf [pdf, 716 KB]
...indicative Project alignment crosses substantial rural areas and will impact a number of farming operations. Some farms will lose productive land, and some land may no longer be viable for current farming activities. This may in turn lead to job losses through displacement of rural sector activity. 23. That will have a negative impact on the Horowhenua economy, but one which will be very small in scale when compared to the economic benefits (including overall growth) that the Ō...