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Table 7: Total landfills

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Location 2001/02 2005 2010
Number Tonnes/year Number Number Number high standard

Auckland

6

930,000

3

3

1

Bay of Plenty

7

151,000

3

2

1

Canterbury

9

340,000

2

3

1

Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne

4

140,000

3

5

1

Manawatu/Wanganui

13

163,000

10

4

1

Northland

4

98,000

4

2

1

Otago

13

162,000

11

6

0

Southland

13

109,000

13

1

1

Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough

4

106,000

4

3

0

Taranaki

6

60,000

2

1

1

Waikato

6

237,000

6

5

2

West Coast

20

25,000

8

4

0

Wellington

10

501,000

9

4

1

New Zealand

115

3,022,000

78

43

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Source: Ministry for the Environment (2003) 2002 Landfill Review and Audit.