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31 July 2026

Funding to investigate former Whanganui landfill

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Funding to investigate former Whanganui landfill

The environmental impacts of a former Whanganui landfill that operated for more than 40 years will be investigated in a project announced today by Minister for the Environment Nicola Grigg.

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