Rakaia Dump Station open for business
You can take a dump in Rakaia again if you are passing through in a motorhome or caravan. Sort of.
The town’s new waste dump station is operating after the former dump station closed when the Rakaia Salmon was upgraded in 2020.
Ashburton mayor Neil Brown said the former site “was not very user friendly” and the council had worked with the community to select the new site with a better design.
Brown said the new site on Railway Tce is ideally located for tourists and motorhome drivers being just off State Highway 1, and is easily accessible.
Local motor home owner Murray Lister said it was an ideal situation as there is no congestion or traffic, making it an easily accessible site “with plenty of room to turn around”.
The council invested $160,000 in the project while the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association provided the pre-cast underground concrete unit and signage.
The waste station is accessible 24/7 and the dumped wastewater goes into the town’s reticulated wastewater system. The site also provides access to potable water.
Ashburton’s Lyn Peterson is the chairperson of the South Canterbury branch, which encompasses the Ashburton District, of the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association, which has about 120,000 members.
She said the new Rakaia site would be well used and would be promoted by the association as part of its waste station network around the country.
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Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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84.7% Yes
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13.9% No
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