27 Jan 2021

Wellington residents fed up with putrid stench of raw sewage

From Morning Report, 7:50 am on 27 January 2021

Downtown Wellington workers and residents are fed up with the putrid stench of raw sewage pervading the city after a wastewater pipe burst.

A temporary fix only narrowly avoided raw sewage pouring into the harbour - raising fears of a repeat of last summer when a burst pipe sent millions of litres of the stuff spewing into the waterfront.

Hamish Cardwell spoke to locals living in the city centre.