Sewage
Hawaii ponders what to do about leaking cesspools
Concern in Hawaii over sewage leaking from cesspools into water sources and threatening pristine beaches. Audio
Risk of infection from swimming at central Auckland beaches
People are swimming at popular Auckland beaches unaware that sewage from yesterday's storm has contaminated the water. Video, Audio
Sewege poured into Auckland homes for four hours
Milford residents who were woken up at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning to find sewage flooding their homes say it took four hours for Watercare to turn the switch to stop the leak. Audio
Auckland beach deserted after sewage leak
Milford Beach on Auckland's North Shore was virtually deserted today after a major sewage leak. Video, Audio
'Poo tracker' shows extent of sewage in Auckland's beaches
A dramatic animation, dubbed the poo tracker, has emerged showing raw sewage sloshing around Auckland's beaches for days after it's been raining. The city's ageing sewerage system can't cope with… Audio
Fears Auckland's sewage system making people sick
The number of people contracting nasty stomach bugs in Auckland is spiking after every storm. Video, Audio
Health concerns in Melbourne as effluence washed up on beaches
Authorities in Melbourne say there's high levels of faecal pollution at some of Melbourne's most popular beaches after recent flash flooding, sparking concerns about gastroenteritis. Audio
Kaikōura sewage spill: 'It was like a river'
Sewage ran through a Kaikōura resident's property for six days after last week's quake, before it was fixed. Video
Oil spill in Tauranga Harbour cleaned up
An oil spill in Tauranga Harbour from a damaged fishing vessel has been cleaned up. Bay of Plenty regional harbourmaster Peter Buell said the spill created an oil sheen about...
Christchurch sewerage fix-up decades away
The Christchurch City Council has admitted it could take 30 years before the city's sewerage system is returned to a pre-earthquake condition.
Virus levels'dangerously high' on Rio Olympic beaches
Swimming's governing body FINA has called for virus testing in water which will be used at next year's Olympics, following fears for athletes' health.
Dunedin's Healthy Harbour Watchers
Over the last decade secondary school students have measured the chemical and microbiological health of Otago Harbour Audio
Dunedin's Healthy Harbour Watchers
Over the last decade secondary school students have measured the chemical and microbiological health of Otago Harbour
AudioChlorine and antibiotic resistance
Olya Keen of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is studying how using chlorine to treat sewage could be contributing to the problem of antibiotic resistance and the rise of the superbug. Audio
Sewage treasure
Paul Westerhoff of Arizona State University has shown that a community of one million people produces precious metals worth up to US$13 million a year in its sewage. So how do they get there... and… Audio
