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Central Otago Councillors Reject Sewage Sludge Plan for Lauder Farmland

30 Sep 2026 4:20 p.m. · Source: Federated Farmers

Central Otago District Council drops a plan to spread treated human wastewater sludge on Lauder farmland after rural residents' anger, with ratepayer savings shrinking from $600,000 to $182,000.

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