Firefighters were called to the Hampton Downs landfill - between Meremere and Te Kauwhata -around 10am on Sunday. Rubbish is alight at a north Waikato landfill, and a helicopter has been called to help douse it. Firefighters were called to the Hampton Downs landfill - between Meremere and Te Kauwhata -around 10am on Sunday. The landfill is the largest of five operating in the Waikato region, Waikato Regional Council information says. "The capacity of the Hampton Downs landfill is 30 million cubic metres and it is consented for 25 years, with 19 years remaining."

Source: Stuff March 30, 2019 22:41 UTC