Ruapehu District
oversees the landfill and transfer station operations in the six locations
below. Transfer Stations are closed on
Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Christmas and New Year 2019/20
Ruapehu Transfer Stations and the Taumarunui Landfill will be closed on all public holidays over Christmas and New Year except that the Waimarino (Ohakune) Transfer Station will be open on Boxing Day.
With Christmas and New Year’s falling on a Wednesday this will mean that the the Taumarunui Transfer Station/Landfill will be closed on two consecutive days two weeks running, please plan accordingly.
They will all otherwise run as per their usual hours as below.
Kerbside collection
- Due to Boxing Day and the day after New Year's day falling on a Thursday Envirowaste will need to move their collection day forward in Taumarunui, Manunui, Mahoe and Piriaka from the normally scheduled Thursday 26th to Friday 27th December and from Thursday 2nd January to Friday 3rd January.
- The Waimarino kerbside collection for Ohakune, Raetihi and Rangataua is unaffected by Christmas/New Year and will run on Monday as normal.
- Kerbside collection services will resume as per normal ollection resuming as normal the week after New Year (Monday 6 January to Friday 10 January)
Please see here for more kerbside collection info.
Ruapehu transfer stations are operated under contract by EnviroNZ.
For more information
on Transfer Stations please contact Council - 07 895 8188 or 06 385 8364
Taumarunui Landfill - 240 Golf Road Extension - 07 895
6413
- Tue
10am-5pm
- Wed 10am-5pm
- Thu
Closed
- Fri 10am-5pm
- Sat
10am-5pm
- Sun 1pm-5pm
Landfill Weighbridge
All refuse (with the
exception of rubbish bags) being disposed of at the landfill is
charged based on weight (per kilogram).
Per kilogram costs are based on the following prices:
- Domestic
waste $ 150 per tonne
- Commercial
waste $
240 per tonne
- Green
waste
$ 50 per tonne
- Special
waste
$ 300 per tonne
- Polystyrene with >20%
content $1,200 per tonne
National Park Transfer Station - Pehi Road
- Tue
Closed
- Wed 1pm-5pm
- Thu
Closed
Ohura Transfer Station - Taranui Street
Ongarue Transfer Station - Cr of Ongarue Waimiha &
Ongarue Village Road
- Mon Closed
- Tue
8am-12pm
- Wed Closed
- Thu Closed
Owhango Transfer Station - State Highway 4
- Mon 1pm-5pm
- Tue Closed
- Wed 8am-12pm
Waimarino Transfer Station (Ohakune) - Old Station
Road - 06 385 8920
Summer (October-July)
- Thu
Closed
- Fri
8am-3pm
- Sat
8am-3pm
Winter (July-October)
- Mon to Thu 8am-3pm
- Fri, Sat and Sun 8am-5pm