A quarrying company owned by J Swap has lost a court appeal to extend its operations into land protected by a QEII covenant. Kaimai Properties Ltd wanted to mine andesite rock from 42 hectares of ...

A quarrying company has been denied approval by the Supreme Court to appeal its failed bid to mine under protected bush.

The andesite rock they are made of is likely to come from the Lake District and may have been deliberately chosen and brought into this area for its colour and appearance, which is very different ...