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Levin landfill at Hōkio. Photo: Supplied / Catalyst Group A lot of the rapidly growing area's waste has, for years, been dumped at the Levin landfill near Hōkio Beach. Hōkio is in breach of some resource consents, though it is still operating. It has been a flashpoint of complaints and court action, culminating in a deal - now fraught - done in 2019 to shut it by 2025. Kāpiti District Council said its contractor Midwest Disposals, and not the council, controls where its rubbish goes. Mayor K Gurunathan said the Resource Management Act put it on the contractor to use a consented landfill.

The Levin landfill at Hōkio keeps operating despite breaches of resource consents. Photo: Supplied / Catalyst Group The landfill - near the tiny beach settlement of Hōkio - is filling up fast, and plans to expand it has locals wondering if they need to head back to court. The deal negotiated in 2019 between locals and Horowhenua District Council (HDC) depends on cooperation, in an area where a social impact study recently found "toxically high levels of community mistrust in the council". Charles Rudd, of the Muaupoko Iwi, said: "I told you so." He has been a sceptic from the start after d...