A Parapara resident got more than she bargained for when she stopped to take a photo on the side of the road.
Jill Gregory, who lives on State Highway 4 but works in Whanganui, pulled over at the top of the Aberfeldy Hill one morning last week on her way to work.
"It was a gorgeous morning and I pulled over to take a photo of the light on the hills. I looked down the hill and was disgusted by what I saw."
Spread out down the bank below her was a huge pile of rubbish.
"There were carpets and clothing and bits of metal and just general household rubbish. It looked like someone had a big clean-out of their house and dropped it down there."