Disgusting: Remains of a cow dumped south of Kaitāia

The remains of the cow weren't especially photogenic, but there was plenty less offensive rubbish to see last week.

The metal dump on the intersection of State Highway 1 and Larmer Rd, just south of Kaitāia, is quite popular with people who want to get rid of their rubbish without paying for it, but those who availed themselves early on Friday morning went much too far for one local woman.

They were seen, albeit from a distance, as they unloaded the remains of a cow, leaving a trail of innards over the ground as they threw the head, hide, some of the entrails and one hoof in the general direction of long grass.

The outraged woman, who did not wish to be named, said she saw two men in dark clothing in a white, older-model SUV/CRV that was towing a trailer.

"When they left, they pulled out in front of a Fulton Hogan truck and trailer coming from the quarry and booted it back into town," she said.

"CCTV should have picked them up. The vehicle's left brake/tail light wasn't working, and the trailer didn't have lights.

"We went and had a look at 8am and found a disgusting sight. The mongrels probably stole the beast too," she added.

The incident was reported to the Far North District Council.

Illegal dumping is not unique to the Far North though. According to the Daily Post, dumping on a rural Rotorua road, beneath a Mamaku Residents' and Ratepayers' Group sign saying 'Put your waste in the right place', has sparked outrage.

"I think it is appalling that it was dumped in bulk underneath the sign. If someone misses the rubbish collection we have the rural transfer station open on a Wednesday and Saturday. This is just infuriating.

"It is totally unnecessary and it is lazy," chairwoman Wendy Roe said.

"They [residents] spend hours picking up other people's rubbish off the road. It is just pathetic behaviour."

Rotorua district councillor Charles Sturt described people who dumped rubbish "like this" as the scum of the Earth.