Fonterra has been fined $170 thousand dollars for discharging wastewater into the Rangitaiki River on six different occasions.
The dairy giant has pleaded guilty to four offences relating to their wastewater irrigation system and two for overflows at their Edgecumbe plant.
The Rangitaiki River was polluted by the failures between September 2014 and April this year.
Bay of Plenty Regional council pollution prevention manager Nick Zaman said it's important Fonterra leads by example and ensures it has the right infrastructure in place.
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