Nappies and tyres taint Te Toto garden site
26 Jan 2021 13:24 PM
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The Department of Conservation wants visitors to blow the whistle on people dumping rubbish on a culturally significant site just south of Raglan.
Te Toto is an amphitheatre-shaped gorge overlooking the Tasman Sea on the south western slopes of Te Maunga o Karioi west of Pirongia Forest Park.
Waikato district biodiversity and recreation/historic supervisor Glyn Morgan says it was once the site of Māori gardens and is important to mana whenua.
He says a joint operation with Waikato Regional Council removed a large amount of waste, including used nappies, bags of household waste, construction materials, and 180 old tyres.