Mike TweedMultimedia Journalist·Whanganui Chronicle·2 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Matipo Community Development Charitable Trust's Damien Kuru (left) and Francis Ponga (right) with (from left) Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe and Whanganui MP Carl Bates at the Kokohuia Wetlands site.New Government funding will allow the Whanganui District Council to complete a full scope of the former Balgownie landfill.

The landfill in the suburb of Castlecliff was capped in 2001 and fenced off after operating for more than 40 years, with the council monitoring gas and capturing seepage in leachate