Rubbish from the old Fox Glacier landfill has been swept away into the Fox Glacier and Tasman Sea after the region's recent storm. Photo: Supplied/NZ HeraldThe huge co-ordinated clean-up of rubbish-strewn South Westland beaches starts properly today, with helicopters and volunteers ready to strike south of the Waiho (Waiau) River. The old buried Fox Glacier rubbish dump was scoured out last week by the flooded Fox River. Helicopters will be ready to take people to remote beaches on either side of the Waiho today, to start the rubbish collection. "Those of you south of the Waiho, will have to wait for our assistance with the clean-up until Thursday."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 03, 2019 15:33 UTC