Hokitika Rubbish Dump Hours

Hokitika Rubbish Dump Hours: Everything You Need to Know

Hokitika Transfer Station

84 Hau Hau Road, Kaniere 7811
Hokitika, New Zealand

Hours of Operation:

• 7 days a week
• 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Fees and Charges:

• Current fees and charges can be found here.

Accepted Materials:

• General waste
• Recycling (including glass)
• Green waste (most types, including clean soil)
• Gas bottles
• Whiteware
• Tires

Unaccepted Materials:

• Flax
• Bamboo
• Toi Toi
• Pampas
• Cabbage Trees
• Tree Stumps bigger then 100mm

E-waste:

• You can drop off your e-waste free of charge at the Hokitika Transfer Station during operating hours.

• Accepted items include:

  • Computers, laptops/notebooks, tablets/palmtops, and associated cables.
  • Computer monitors and projectors, including CRT/LCD/flat-panel monitors and parts (e.g., internal hard drives and CD drives).
  • Printers, scanners, and multi-functional devices (MFDs) including: toners and ink cartridges contained within a printer where they cannot reasonably be removed.
  • Computer peripherals and accessories (e.g., mice, keyboards, web cameras, USB’s, and modems).
  • Cameras & video cameras.

• Unaccepted items include:

  • TVs
  • Whitegoods
  • Consumer electronics
  • Loose batteries
  • Toner and ink cartridges

Mobile phones, phone charges, and cables continue to be accepted for recycling through the Noel Leeming partnership program with RE:mobile, a cellular phone recycling scheme.

Additional Information:

• Clean recycling, including glass, can be deposited for free at the Hokitika Transfer Station.
• There is a collection area for items that can be reused. Check with the operational staff for what can be left for free (e.g., tables, chairs, couches, desks, etc.).
• For all enquiries, please contact 03 755 7594, or after-hours on 0800 88 66 55.

Other Transfer Stations in Westland:

• Kumara Transfer Station:
  • Greenstone Road
  • Thursdays: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Sundays: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Ross Transfer Station:
  • Off Grimmond Avenue
  • Wednesdays: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  • Saturdays: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
• Harihari Transfer Station:
  • Cron Road
  • Wednesdays: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
  • Saturdays: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
• Whataroa Transfer Station:
  • 279-331 Franz Josef Highway
  • Tuesdays: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Sundays: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
• Franz Josef Transfer Station:
  • 98 – 116 Cron Street
  • Winter Hours (1st May – 31st October)
    • Fridays 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    • Sundays 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  • Summer Hours (1st November – 30th April)
    • Tuesdays: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
    • Fridays: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    • Sundays: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
• Fox Glacier Transfer Station (Mobile Recycling Collection Area):
  • 74 Cook Flat Road (temporary site)
  • Monday 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
  • Thursday 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
• Haast Landfill:
  • Haast Jackson Bay Road
  • Wednesdays: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Sundays: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

For all enquiries, please contact 027 660 9444.