Logging company and director fined for stream pollution near Waihī

Thursday 17 July 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated Thu 17 Jul 2025, 5:55pm

In this story High Court, Waikato Regional Council

Seaview Logging Limited and director Graeme Howard Savill have been fined $112,500 for environmental damage near Waihī. Between August 2022 and October 2023, slash and sediment from forestry operations polluted a tributary of the Waitaheke Stream despite previous inspections and abatement notices.

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1. Waikato TimesThu 17 Jul 2025, 2:48pm

   $112k in fines over forestry operations near Waihī (opens in new tab)

2. RNZThu 17 Jul 2025, 4:25pm

   Forestry company, director fined $112k for continued pollution of stream (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZThu 17 Jul 2025, 4:39pm

   Forestry firm, director fined $112,000 for ongoing pollution of stream (opens in new tab)

4. Otago Daily TimesThu 17 Jul 2025, 4:50pm

   Forestry director fined $112k for pollution (opens in new tab)

5. NZ HeraldThu 17 Jul 2025, 5:55pm

   Waihī logging company fined $112,500 for stream pollution, breaching environmental standards (opens in new tab)