"Lakeview Farm Fresh Limited has pled guilty to 5 charges of breaching resource consent conditions that relate to offensive odour travelling beyond its boundary."

"Discharge of Contaminants to the Coastal Marine Area - A potential source of contaminant are septic tanks. There are no known effects from septic tanks on coastal water quality in this Region. However, some communities such as Himatangi and Hokio Beach still rely on these for effluent disposal."

"Ambulance and fire services attended the Hokio landfill last week after a loader driver saw blue smoke emerging from waste. Possible causes are leaking sodium sulphide bags or the presence of hydrogen peroxide fumes. The area was declared safe after three hours."