Transfer station to close

Te Awamutu Transfer Station

Te Awamutu’s only transfer station will close in August after the operators were unable to get a lease extension.

Te Awamutu Transfer Station. Photo: Jesse Wood

Te Awamutu’s only transfer station will close in August after the operators were unable to get a lease extension.

Waste Management New Zealand sustainability and communications manager Andrea Svendsen said the company had not been able to find another suitable site after the landlord did not renew the existing lease.

The company has operated from Daphne St for 20 years, handling approximately 300 tonnes of materials per month.

The company is reviewing options to re-deploy the two staff based at the site to other roles while it looks for something else.

Waipā transportation manager Bryan Hudson said the council was exploring other waste disposal options and would keep the community informed. The council had no contractual involvement with Waste Management.

More Recent News

New club is running in

Former Te Awamutu College head student Tyra Todd has brought a slice of London back to her hometown. She has established ‘These Girls Run’ – which aims to create a safe and supportive place for…

News in brief

Body identified Skeletal remains found on the State Highway 3 roadside between Ōtorohanga and Te Awamutu are those of 46-year-old Colin (Col) Heath who was reported missing in 2022. The body was discovered by a…

College pair’s top response

Jesse Wood meets two youngsters who say they took their social studies assessment a “bit far”. Last year, Te Awamutu College students Sasha O’Leary and Sophie Pendleton had an urge to help the first responders…

Rural women rally for 100

Rural Women New Zealand have been supporting and connecting women for a century. Firstly as WDFU (Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union), then WDFFNZ (Women’s Division Federated Farmers New Zealand) and now Rural…