Stormwater mangement during the James Line reconstruction landed Higgins Contractors with an abatement notice from Horizons Regional Council. Higgins Contractors has clocked up so many environmental offences since 2016 that Horizons Regional Council made it stop work on construction sites throughout the whole region. READ MORE:* Stormwater plans delay James Line upgrade* Gully gripes laid out in Aokautere* James Line reopening delayed by up to three months"We had to send a signal that as a company they could not keep operating in this way. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF Earthworks on James Line in July 2018 were in breach of Horizons Regional Council rules. It had created roles for a national environmental manager and adviser, and was recruiting a full-time environmental specialist to work in the Horizons region.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2019 04:52 UTC