Public notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 95A Resource Management Act 1991 that the following application for resource consent has been received by Otago Regional Council.

Waste Management NZ Limited – Fairfield Landfill - Application No. RM24.098

For aftercare activities associated with the closed Fairfield Landfill. The proposal is bundled as a non-complying activity. Resource consents are required under the following statutory documents:

• Regional Plan: Water for Otago
• Regional Plan: Waste for Otago
• Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020

Purpose: To replace various consents for the purpose of aftercare of a closed landfill, Fairfield.

Location: 125/127 Old Brighton Road, Fairfield, Dunedin

Legal Description of Property: Lot 2 Deposited Plan 566541, Part Lot B Deposited Plan 685 and Part Section 41 Block VII Dunedin & East Taieri Survey District and Deposited Plan 7227

Reasons for public notification:

• The Applicant has requested that the application be publicly notified, therefore public notification is mandatory as per section 95A (3)(a) of the RMA;
• The Applicant has refused to provide further information, therefore public notification is mandatory in accordance with 95C2(b) of the RMA; and
• There is uncertainty about the extent to which leachate may impact the groundwater and surface water receiving environments; therefore, it cannot conclusively be said that effects are minor or less.

Enquiries may be directed to Brittany Watson by phone to 027 280 3314 or by email to brittany.watson@orc.govt.nz.

Submissions on the above application must be received by Otago Regional Council and the applicant (Waste Management NZ Limited) no later than midnight on Friday 5th December 2025.

A submission form is available for download below.

Submissions must be forwarded to Otago Regional Council, Private Bag 1954, Dunedin, 9054 or by email to submissions@orc.govt.nz

You must also serve a copy of your submission to the applicant Waste Management NZ Limited, by post at:

Planz Consultants Limited
C/o PO Box 1845
Christchurch 8140
Attention: Carmen Taylor- Consultant Planner (Partner)
Or by email at: carmen@planzconsultants.co.nz

Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:

1. adversely affects the environment; and
2. does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

Submissions must be dated and signed (unless submitted electronically) and must include the following information:

1. Your name, postal address and telephone number (email and fax number if applicable);
2. Details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission;
3. Whether it is in support of, or in opposition to the application, or is neutral;
4. Your submissions, with reasons;
5. The decision that you wish Council to make; and
6. Whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission and you must also serve a copy of your submission on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable.