Tauranga City Council to spend $1.49m to fix leaking landfill site

Thursday 30 October 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 30 Oct 2025, 5:30pm

In this story Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Tauranga City Council will spend $1.49 million on infrastructure upgrades at the former Cambridge Rd landfill. The work aims to stop leachate and stormwater from discharging into the Kopurererua Stream. These upgrades are required to comply with an abatement notice issued by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in July 2024.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 30 Oct 2025, 8:00am

   Tauranga City Council to spend $1.49m to stop landfill leachate entering stream (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 30 Oct 2025, 1:28pm

   'Slip up' costs council with $1.49m fix needed for leaking Tauranga landfill site (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsThu 30 Oct 2025, 5:30pm

   'Slip up' costs council $1.49m to fix leaking Tauranga landfill site (opens in new tab)