A court's fined a dairy company for causing a bad smell in a Waikato community
A court's fined a dairy company for causing a bad smell in a Waikato community
8 September 2020
Open Country Dairy Limited has been fined more than 137-thousand dollars and ordered to put 120-thousand into the Waharoa community trust, in reparation.
In January and February last year, 43 separate Waharoa businesses and residents lodged 109 complaints with Waikato Regional Council.
Victims described the odour as nauseating - in some cases causing retching and vomiting, and forcing some to seek medical attention.
It's the fifth environmental prosecution against Open Country.
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