Wairoa District Council
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Location: The Wairoa District Council is located on Queen Street, Wairoa, next to Coronation Square Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9am to 4:30pm (Except public holidays and unless otherwise notified.) |
Rubbish and Recycling
Landfill Charges
| General Refuse | $185/tonne |
| Greenwaste | $60/tonne |
| Whiteware | $3/item |
| Domestic Recycling | Free |
| Commercial Recycling | By arrangement with Landfill Operator |
| All prices include GST |
Rubbish and Recycling Education
Wairoa District Council provides for waste management through a variety of facilities and services. Council is committed to promoting responsible waste management solutions for the district and is keen to work with groups or individuals to improve their waste management.
Council staff or contractors are happy to talk to schools, community groups, marae or individuals about ways to reduce the amount of waste being produced and better ways to deal with what is produced.
Tuai Refuse Collection
| Collection managed by Lake Waikaremoana Hapu Restoration Trust, Phone: (06)8373700 or (06)8373710, Cell: (021) 1353423, Email: lwhrt@xtra.co.nz Collection takes place every Friday Morning - we encourage everyone to recycle and to minimise their residual waste. Green Waste: By Special Arrangement (contact us on one of the numbers above) Whiteware: By Special Arrangement (contact us on one of the numbers above). |
Refuse Collection
Refuse collections are a user pays service provided by the Wairoa District Council's Waste Management Contractor QRS (06) 838 9030. Official refuse bags are available from the following locations:
Wairoa
- Write Price Supermarket
- New World Supermarket
- Age Concern
- Mahia Avenue Dairy
- Riverview Dairy
Mahia
- Mahia Beach Store
- Fosters Garage, Opoutama
Nuhaka
- Nuhaka Garage
Refuse bags are available in 4kg or 7kg sizes. Please ensure you purchase the correct bag for your location (Wairoa Township and Frasertown – Urban, all others locations Rural). Prices are as follows:
Rural (Mahia, Nuhaka, Morere, Mahanga, Te Reinga, Ruakituri, Raupunga, Kotemaori, Mohaka):
- 4kg $2.90 each (Pack of 5 $14.50)
- 7kg $5.00 each (Pack of 5 $25.00)
Urban
- 4kg $2.30 each (pack of 5 $11.50)
- 7kg $3.20 each (pack of 5 $16.00)
Domestic rubbish collections take place along the following routes:
- SH2 from Wairoa to Kotemaori Settlement Road
- SH2 from Wairoa to Morere. The collection point stops at Tunanui Road, Morere
- Tiniroto Road from Frasertown through to Te Reinga and Ruakituri Road
- SH38 from Frasertown to Waihi Road
Please note that any households living off the State Highway may bring their refuse to the State Highway for pick-up.
Refuse Collection days are as follows:
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From Wairoa (but not including Wairoa) to Māhia, including Nūhaka and Māhanga - collections will be weekly on Mondays.
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Wairoa township collection is done on Tuesdays.
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From Frasertown (and including Frasertown) to Waihi Road - collections will be weekly on Thursdays.
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From Frasertown (but not including Frasertown) to Ruakituri, including Te Reinga - collections will be weekly on Thursdays.
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From Wairoa (but not including Wairoa) to Kotemaori Settlement Rd, including Mōhaka and Raupunga, collections will be weekly on Fridays.
Recycling
The kerbside recycling collection for the Wairoa Urban area takes place weekly on Wednesdays. Please sort (eg plastics, glass, cardboard) to help with efficiency.
Recycling in the rural areas is on the first and third Sunday of each month and at the following locations:
- Kotemaori – Kotemaori Hall 10am-11.30am;
- Raupunga – Former fire station 12pm–2pm;
- Mōhaka – Old pub site 2.30–4.30pm;
- Ruakituri – Opposite school 9am-11am (1st Sunday of the month only);
- Te Reinga – Opposite school 11.30am-12.30pm (1st Sunday of the month only);
- Nūhaka – QRS metal yard 9am-11am;
- Māhia – 376 Kaiwaitau Rd 11.30am-2pm.
RECYCLING IS FREE FOR DOMESTIC USERS
We accept the following:
- CANS - Rinsed aluminium & steel cans
- GLASS - Bottles & jars (remove the lids & rinse)
- PAPER - Newspaper, magazines, junk mail, all other clean paper
- CARDBOARD - Flatten all boxes (not milk or drink cartons)
- PLASTICS - Types 1-7 (supermarket shopping bags, bread bags and meat trays accepted)
Commercial customers please contact QRS to discuss your requirements (06) 838-9030.
Wairoa Landfill & Recycling Centre
- Eftpos is available at the Wairoa Landfill.
- A $10 petrol voucher will be payable for each car taken to the Landfill for disposal by private individuals. All other charges in relation to car disposal for private individuals have been removed.
- Landfill hours – 11am to 5pm daily (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday), except ANZAC Day when it will be open from 1pm to 5pm and closed 25/26 December, 1 January,
- Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Thursdays from 9am – 3pm.
- Charges for general waste are $185 per tonne incl GST. All charges will be rounded to the nearest $0.50. Green waste charges are $60 per tonne incl GST.
For more information relating to Waste Management, you can contact Nicky Bradley at Wairoa District Council on (06) 838 7309.