Rubbish

Council provides weekly kerbside rubbish bag collections in all urban centres.

Note: Where a Statutory Holiday falls on a collection day, normal rubbish collection will occur.

For rural properties, weekly collection is available, however rubbish needs to be deposited at specified collection points.

The contractor for kerbside collection in the district is Kaipara Refuse Ltd. For rubbish bags that have missed the collection time please contact them directly on (09) 439 2146.

Kaipara Refuse website

Please have your blue rubbish bags ready for collection by 7.30am on the day rubbish is collected in your area. Bags in rural areas deposited for collection must not be deposited more than 24 hours prior to collection day.

Collection days

Northern Area is the area from Ruawai over to Tangiteroria up to Aranga and through to Pouto.
Eastern Area is the area from Matakohe through to Kaiwaka over to Mangawhai Village.

Residential rubbish collection day by township or settlement

Township or settlement	Day
Mangawhai	Monday
Matakohe and Tinopai	Tuesday
Paparoa/Pahi/Mangaturoto/Kaiwaka/Whakapirau	Wednesday
Ruawai Township	Wednesday
Donnellys Crossing/Omamari/Trounson Park/Kai Iwi Lakes and Maunganui Bluff	Wednesday
Dargaville Township	Tuesday
Mangawhare	Thursday
Te Kopuru to Pouto Point (including Glinks Gully, Kellys Bay, Parore West Road and Scottys Camp Road)	Monday
Tangiteroria/Tangowahine/Avoca and Waihue Road	Friday
Baylys	Monday
Dargaville to Aranga	Wednesday

What bags do I use?

Rubbish collection is a user pays system with blue rubbish bags currently costing $3.10

These bags can be purchased throughout the district at most supermarkets and Council offices.

Stickered bags are not collected by Council's contractor.

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Rubbish

Council provides weekly kerbside rubbish bag collections in all urban centres.

Collection days

Residential rubbish collection day by township or settlement

Township or settlement

Day

What bags do I use?

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