Heckles and Jeers at Community Meeting over Sewage Plant Failure

Wellingtonians scream through the shitstorm of Moa Point

Inside a public meeting on Wellington’s Moa Point disaster, locals spent more time shouting than trying to find a solution to all the poo in the sea. Let’s set the scene in Shitsville, NZ. Nearly two weeks have passed since Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater facility began spilling millions of litres of untreated sewage into the sea, at a rate that made at least one commentator  say “holy cow, so much poo is spilling into the sea”. While the odou…

Heckles and jeers at community meeting over sewage plant failure

Frustrated South Coast residents have demanded answers of the city’s leaders over the Moa Point sewage plant disaster, but remained none the wiser on what...

Tempers flare as officials front for packed Moa Point public meeting

Officials fronted the crowd of more than 300, but many left disappointed by a lack of clear answers about the disaster that has been sending sewage onto Wellington's south coast.

Independent Review Into Moa Point Failures

“The review team will be tasked with delivering clear, actionable recommendations which set out concrete next steps, including specific actions for Wellington City Council where necessary,” Local Government Minister Simon Watts says.

Review announced as more raw sewage discharges at Moa Point

Wellington City Council said the latest discharge occurred as a deep low situated east of the North Island brought heavy rain and severe gales to large parts of the country.