Waikato farm manager fined for effluent discharge near Turua

Thursday 22 May 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 22 May 2025, 3:21pm

In this story Hamilton District Court, Waikato Regional Council

Vernon Paul Madeley has been fined $5,000 and ordered to perform 140 hours of community work for unlawfully discharging dairy effluent. The incident occurred in May 2024 near Turua, where a stalled irrigator allowed effluent to flow into a drainage system connected to a river for up to a week.

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1. 1NewsThu 22 May 2025, 9:10am

   Waikato farm manager fined for 'highly careless' effluent pollution (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato TimesThu 22 May 2025, 3:21pm

   Waikato farm manager convicted for effluent discharge into drainage system (opens in new tab)