An old dump, separated from the Southern Ocean by a crumbling coastal road, could be home to toxic waste.
Colac Foreshore Rd has been closed for over five years due to coastal erosion.
Photo: LDR / Matthew Rosenberg
Those claims, which have been addressed in a letter to Southland Regional Council, come from a former resident, who said she saw environmental blunders first hand.
Colac Bay/Ōraka is a small town at the southern tip of the South Island, home to about 60 permanent residents.
But the tight-knit community has been embroiled in a 10-year battle with council over the closure of an eroding road which they say is a lifeline to their coastal town.