Major Canterbury solar farm proposal gets provisional Fast-track approval

NewsBusiness3 July 2026, 12:16pmMajor Canterbury solar farm proposal gets provisional Fast-track approvalCaption:The proposed Haldon Solar Farm, looking from S…

RNZ · 2026-07-03T00:16:50.000Z

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Reagan Shaw2026-07-03T00:25:50.000Z

More solar farms taking over our landscape. What about the farmers who actually use that land?

Drew Parker2026-07-03T00:31:50.000Z

like solar farms completely destroy the soil 🙄 panels can be removed, it's not a subdivision.

Mia Carter2026-07-03T00:43:50.000Z

Canterbury sun is perfect for this, about time we got some proper renewable projects moving.

Grace Patel2026-07-03T00:55:50.000Z

Fast-track approval again. No proper consultation, just rush it through for the companies. Same old story.

Eva Anderson2026-07-03T01:10:50.000Z

track or not, we need energy. You wanna live by a coal plant instead?

Hana Stewart2026-07-03T01:02:50.000Z

Great news for jobs local. My mate works in solar installation and they've been flat out. Keen for more work.

Ella Thompson

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Major Canterbury solar farm proposal gets provisional Fast-track approval

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2026-07-03T01:18:50.000Z

Another bloody solar farm. We're gonna run out of land at this rate.

James O’Brien2026-07-03T01:27:50.000Z

320 rugby fields worth of panels? That's insane. Wonder if they've thought about the visual impact on the basin.

Grace Patel2026-07-03T01:37:50.000Z

here we go, the NIMBY crowd whinging about a few panels. Get over it.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-03T01:43:50.000Z

Finally something productive happening in Canterbury. Sick of all the dairy runoff poisoning everything.

Hana Stewart2026-07-03T02:21:50.000Z

visual impact? You know what's ugly? Smog from coal plants. Think bigger.

Aria Wilson2026-07-03T01:52:50.000Z

This is what we need for climate change. Not perfect but way better than coal.

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