Waste is Money
Investigative reporter Cécile Meier dives deep into the waste industry.
Infrastructure
NZ’s third-biggest waste player sold
Trash company sold to unknown buyer as sector consolidation continues.
Infrastructure
Exclusive
Aussie firm wins $150m Auckland recycling contract
In July, Re.Group will take over the council's Onehunga facility from Visy.
Infrastructure
Waste is Money: What we learned
The series covered big and small firms, safety, lobbying, recycling and council contracts.
Investigations
High risk, low pay: rubbish and recycling workers ‘undervalued’
WorkSafe recorded 12 deaths in the waste industry between 2012 and 2021.
Cécile Meier
Journalist
Cécile Meier is a journalist based in Christchurch with experience covering business, health and social issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, she covered Christchurch's rebuild, before joining the health team with a focus on mental health. She was a finalist in several categories at the Voyager media awards in 2018, 2021 and 2022, and won the nib Health Journalism Scholarship – senior in 2021. She won the NZ Shareholders' Association Award for best news in 2023 and best feature in 2024.
Cécile grew up in France and has lived and worked as a journalist in NZ since 2013.
Cécile grew up in France and has lived and worked as a journalist in NZ since 2013.
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