Plans for rates-funded kerbside rubbish collection on track

Auckland Council plans to move to a rates-funded kerbside rubbish collection across the city remain on track, with September 2025 the target date for its introduction in the Hibiscus Coast and other parts of the legacy Rodney region. Confirmation of the plans coincided with rubbish collection options for Hibiscus Coast households shrinking, with one of the independent companies that provide a bagged rubbish collection service on the Coast ending it within weeks (see story). At present, council offers only recycling and food scraps collection services in the area, and households rely on private...