Kate Valley Landfill

Kate Valley Landfill is located within the Hurunui District and is reached by turning off at Waipara, where SHs 1 and 7 meet, towards the Pacific coast.

[1] The landfill was championed by Denis O'Rourke while he was chairman of the Sustainable Transport and Utilities Committee of Christchurch City Council, and at the time the project was rather unpopular.

[2] The landfill is owned to 50% by five city or district councils (Christchurch - 38.9%, Hurunui - 1.2%, Waimakariri - 3.9%, Selwyn - 3.0%, and Ashburton - 3.0%), and 50% by Waste Management NZ Limited.

The commercial part of the ownership was first held by Australian company Transpacific Industries Group (NZ) Limited.

[1] The landfill was championed by Denis O'Rourke while he was chairman of the Sustainable Transport and Utilities Committee of Christchurch City Council, and at the time the project was rather unpopular.