Photo: SuppliedForest & Bird has described rubbish-strewn South Westland beaches as possibly the ''biggest coastal eco-disaster since the Rena oil spill''. The huge co-ordinated clean-up will start properly today, helicopters and volunteers ready to strike south of the Waiho (Waiau) River. Kevin HagueThe old buried Fox Glacier rubbish dump was scoured out last week by the flooded Fox River. ''The on-the-ground response in South Westland is almost entirely comprised of volunteers - these volunteers are in urgent need of professional help, support and leadership. The Westland District Council said the eroded area of the dump was being lined with geo cloth and the riverbank filled in with rock.

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