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The toxic waste sits in drums on the Ruakaka property Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly The waste, which has sat at a property in Ruakaka for three years, includes a range of chemicals, some of which are flammable and some which are toxic to aquatic life. The first stage of the clean up is expected to cost $3 million. The waste is 110 metres away from electricity lines which power the oil refinery at Marsden Point and 80m from the pipeline which carries petrol, diesel and jet fuel to Auckla...

The chemicals were illegally stockpiled by companies, including property owner Sustainable Solvents Group, who intended to distil and recycle solvents used in engineering, dry cleaning, printing and painting. About 1 million litres were never distilled and have remained in rusting, leaking drums for several years while officials tried to get the companies to deal with the mess. Last year Whangārei District Council obtained an interim enforcement order which allowed it to clean up the site and ...

Clean-up of toxic site in Northland to cost more than $3m 21 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Taxpayers may pick up the tab towards cleaning a site containing hazardous waste in Northland that experts estimate will cost more than $3 million after owners failed to take responsibility for the mess. Whangārei District Council (WDC), Northland Regional Council, WorkSafe, Ministry of Environme...