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.
Media Release: Visitors to Te Toto Gorge, a picturesque, and culturally significant site, just south of Raglan, are being urged to report people rubbish.
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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.
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Te Toto Gorge is down the coast from Raglan. It overlooks the Tasman Sea and was once the site of Māori gardens. The amphitheatre-shaped gorge overlooks the Tasman Sea on the southwestern slopes of Te Maunga o Karioi, west of Pirongia Forest Park. It was once the site of Māori gardens. Visitors who see bad behaviour are asked to help DOC by gathering information on the dumpers. “Registration numbers, vehicle descriptions and photographs are very useful to us in pursuing the dumpers,” said Morgan, who is DOC s Waikato District Biodiversity and Recreation/Historic Supervisor. “Ultimately there’s absolutely no excuse for tipping trash into a location like this. We’re sick of it and find it grossly disrespectful.