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"This isn't an isolated thing": Wellington Councillor disappointed by latest water infrastructure failure

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Thu, 5 Feb 2026, 10:29am
The Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo / Mark Mitchell
The Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo / Mark Mitchell

"This isn't an isolated thing": Wellington Councillor disappointed by latest water infrastructure failure

Author
¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞtalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 5 Feb 2026, 10:29am

A Wellington City Councillor says he's frustrated to see yet another example of the capital's water infrastructure failing. 

Heavy rain flooded the city's wastewater treatment plant's lower floors, causing sewage to leak into Tarakena Bay, writing off equipment and forcing the plant to shut down. 

Untreated wastewater is currently flowing into the southern coast, with Wellington Water saying it could take days to fix. 

Wellington Eastern Ward Councillor Sam O'Brien told Ryan Bridge it's an ongoing issue, and this isn't an isolated thing. 

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