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Caption:After a catastrophic failure last Wednesday at Moa Point, Wellington’s main treatment plant, more than 600 million litres of untreated sewage has poured into the water off the south coast.Photo credit:RNZ / Samuel RillstoneRNZ / Samuel RillstoneRNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater treatment plant has been shut down and staff evacuated from the site, after an equipment failure flooded multiple floors.
Those living near the Seaview wastewater treatment plant have been plagued by stench for months.
People on the beach at Lyall Bay, Wellington, 31 July 2025. Emergency officials warned the risk of tsumani surges was still very high following the 8.8 earthquake near Russia and people shouldn’t go sightseeing at shorelines.
Those living near the Seaview wastewater treatment plant have been plagued by stench for months.
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Swells at Breaker Bay, Wellington, on afternoon of 9 June, 2026.
Ray Chung.
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Jason George, the national harm reduction lead for DISC Trust, says an increasing number of intravenous drug users are sharing and reusing needles.
Weather warnings on 5 July.
A graphic showing the Waiata 100 artists.
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