Meth Decontamination
across Whangarei & Northland
A positive meth test is stressful, expensive, and usually explained to nobody properly. SafeDecon carries out methamphetamine decontamination to NZS 8510:2017 across Whangārei and Northland — from low-level residential contamination through to commercial sites and former labs. Locally owned, fully documented, and discreet from start to finish.
Whether you're a landlord facing a failed test, a homeowner who's just had a result come back, or a property manager needing a tenancy re-let, the first step is the same. Call us, and we'll tell you plainly what's involved, what it will cost, and what happens next.
WHY DECONTAMINATE A PROPERTY?
The contamination doesn't clear on its own
Methamphetamine residue is not like dirt or odour. It settles onto walls, ceilings, curtains, carpet and inside cabinetry, and it stays there — through repainting, through carpet cleaning, and through years of a property standing empty. Normal cleaning moves it around rather than removing it. Anyone who lives in the property afterwards is living with whatever was left behind.
The people most affected are usually the ones who had nothing to do with it
Contamination is almost always left by a previous occupant. The next family through the door inherits it, and small children are the most exposed — they spend more time on the floor, put their hands in their mouths, and take in more relative to their body size. For a whānau moving into what they thought was a fresh start, that matters.
Decontamination ends the uncertainty
Once a property has been properly decontaminated and independently retested, you have a documented result you can show a tenant, a buyer, an insurer or a property manager. That paperwork is often worth as much as the clean itself. It's the difference between "we think it's fine" and being able to prove it.
IS YOUR PROPERTY COMPLIANT?
CONTAMINATION THRESHOLD
15 µg/100cm2
If any area in your property is testing above this level, decontamination is legally required. A qualified professional must confirm clearance after decontamination.
UNINHABITABLE THRESHOLD
30 µg/100cm2
At this level and above, the property is deemed uninhabitable. Landlords and tenants have the option to end the tenancy quickly. Professional testing and decontamination is lawfully required.
COVERAGE
SafeDecon is locally owned and operated, with technicians based in the region. We provide deceased estate and hoarding remediation throughout the Whangārei District and wider Northland — from Mangawhai through Whangārei, across Kaipara, and up to Kaitaia in the Far North. We are mobile throughout Northland and available to travel across New Zealand when required.
LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED — SERVING NORTHLAND WIDE