Thousands of dollars of fencing is being installed on Rotorua’s iconic Mt Ngongotahā in a bid to curb the constant rubbish dumping. Rotorua Lakes Council has spent $24,000 on the problem — including the cost of the fence and collecting the most recent pile of trash. A local woman who has been cleaning up the maunga for 12 years says from the “expensive” types of rubbish she sees, there is no reason the litterers could not afford to dispose of it properly at the dump.
The view from Mountain Rd can be beautiful. It offers expansive sight of the city and the lake; on a clear winter morning the sunlight hits the water, silhouetting Mokoia Island..
