A third generation Arabian Horse Stud that has successfully bred, trained and competed Arabian horses on the international stage for over 20 years.
Transmission Gully Motorway was always put forward as another route in and out of Wellington BUT when we purchased the land, the route of the then proposed motorway was 500 to 600 meters further uphill and east of where it is now proposed.
The current proposed designation shifts the motorway by about 500m to the west just above my yards, taking out most of my paddocks adjacent to the yards
Foals are weaned from their mothers at 5-6 months of age. This involves separating the mothers and the foals in the yards. The current route of the motorway would disrupt this process by- ◦ Making it impossible to keep foals and mothers in the paddocks above the yard ◦ The noise from the motorway would unsettle the weaning process
At any one time we have more than a dozen horses of various ages either needing handling, or training. The current proposed site of the motorway would make it difficult to bring these horses into the yards every day. To carry on with the current training regime we need an underpass big enough to ride and also get trucks/diggers through
We have successfully competed in International Events. ◦ NZ team placed 6 th in the recent endurance racing event in Abu Dhabi ◦ Horses have been sold both in NZ and overseas.
Effects on business. ◦ Breeding ◦ Training ◦ Competing Effects on property. ◦ Visual ◦ Noise ◦ Environmental, drainage run-off etc.
I’m NOT against the motorway per say. but I’m against it as it is proposed. I suggest as a compromise: Shift the route of the proposed motorway approx.150m further uphill ( i.e. to the east) on the northern side of our property and approx. 70m on the southern side of our property.
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