Remediation NZ wants consents to discharge contaminant into the Haehanga Stream, a tributary of the Mimitangiatua River, to land and to air. He said tangata whenua were concerned about runoff entering the Haehanga Stream. Dawn Bendall is a neighbour to and long-standing critic of Remediation NZ. "On really bad days when it's really really stenching as soon as you get out of the car you smell it and want to vomit." The Taranaki Regional Council has received 17 complaints about Remediation NZ since June 2016, primarily due to odours but also discharges to water or land.

Source: Stuff September 01, 2020 23:26 UTC