The last of the three parties involved in the illegal open-air burning of toxic demolition materials from Northland College has been fined just over $15,000.
Lead contractor A-Line Construction pleaded guilty in the Environment Court to one charge of contravening the Resource Management Act by discharging contaminants to a farm nearby in April 2016 and August 2017.
Material including plywood, medium density fibreboard, treated timber, painted wood, chipboard, plastic, metals and coated wire were dumped and went up in smoke on Kaikohe farmer Jason Robert Bill's land.
The company responsible for disposing of the materials, Auckland-based Yakka Demolition, was last year fined $36,000 for both land and air discharges while Bill was ordered to pay $14,400 for permitting the discharge.
Bill claimed to have been approached about using his land for the disposal of untreated timber, and the court found there was no evidence he was aware of the actual contents of the waste.