Old carpet, a shower curtain, boxes and empty spirit bottles were dumped near a popular fishing spot in Landguard Rd this week.
A resident said she is fed up with people using the area as a rubbish dump.
"Not only does it look bad, it attracts vermin and is likely to cause pollution," she said.
A Whanganui District Council spokesperson said staff have recently removed an abandoned motorcycle, a skip bin and other general rubbish from Landguard Rd.
"In general though, it hasn't been an area that has attracted large amounts of illegal dumping.