Since the announcement that the Dome Valley Landfill had the green light to go ahead, locals have been working hard to find ways to fight back. 

There are many waterways in Dome Valley, including te Awa Hoteo which flows into te Moana Kaipara - the Kaipara Harbour, one of the biggest in the world. It is frequented by the Māui and Hector's dolphins, and home to so much wildlife. 

Objectors of the landfill fear for the ocean, the river, and the land. The waterways in Dome Valley can flood to great heights, dangerous for a landfill where leachates may escape and enter the streams and rivers.

Fight the Tip, Save the Dome’ has started a petition to the Environment Court, asking them to fight the dump and protect the land. The petition has already gathered over 600 signatures, and can be found here.

A protest has been organised, to be held at Aotea Square on Saturday, July 3rd at 12:00 p.m. Participants will march to the Environmental Court in protest against the approval of the dump.

Campaigners against the landfill are asking for support from the public to help them lodge an appeal in the Environment Court against the resource consent that Auckland Council has granted for the Dome Valley Landfill. 

Fight The Tip: Tiaki Te Whenua Incorporated has instructed Andrew Braggins, Partner at Berry Simons to file an appeal with the Environment Court. Berry Simons is a specialist environmental firm with notable success in representing communities wanting to protect their amenities and local environment, including successfully opposing the extended duration of the Redvale landfill.

They are asking for donations to cover legal fees, advertising, billboards, costs to hire community facilities for meetings or any other costs used to fight this landfill. Any leftover funds will be donated to local charities within the Rodney District. If you wish to donate, you can do so here.

The group is holding a public meeting/hui on July 10th for anyone interested in getting involved, at 1:00 p.m. at the Wellsford Community Centre.

Those seeking to challenge the decision have until 5 July to file an appeal with the Environment Court.