historic waste means the 19,839 tonnes of waste that had previously been located at 2 unofficial landfill sites located on the coastal side of Beach Road, near its intersection with Awamoa Road, in Awamoa, Waitaki District, Otago

Palmerston landfill means the landfill contained within Part Section 12, Block II, Hawksbury Survey District.

4 Exemption

The Council is exempt from being a participant under Part 6 of Schedule 3 of the Act in respect of the part of the activity involving the disposal of historic waste at the Palmerston landfill in 2024.

Nicola Purvis,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 16 May 2025, grants the Waitaki District Council (the Council) an exemption from being a participant as a person operating a disposal facility under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 in relation to specific historic waste.

The Council is exempt in relation to historic waste that was—

previously located at unofficial landfill sites in Awamoa, Waitaki District, Otago; and
disposed of at the Palmerston landfill in 2024.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 15 May 2025.

This order is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.