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Showing posts with label Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Show all posts

Saturday, March 7, 2026

NZCPR Newsletter: Analysing a Crisis


At 11.10 am on Wednesday 4 February, Wellington Water – the council-controlled organisation responsible for managing drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services for the Greater Wellington region – announced a “significant incident” had occurred at the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Ani O'Brien: Sewage, scrutiny, and the politics of accountability


Is it racist to be angry at elected representatives? Moa Point as a case study

When a city pumps tens of millions of litres of raw sewage into the sea day after day, the public is entitled to anger. There is human waste in the sea and on the shore, beaches are closed in peak season, businesses hammered, and ratepayers are wondering how their rates keep going up but the capital city can’t keep its basic infrastructure functioning. They are allowed to be proper mad.

And, when sh*t goes down, so to speak, people want answers and accountability. The equation becomes brutally simple. Something has gone wrong, someone must be responsible, and we want a solution.