There is an ongoing untreated wastewater discharge from Moa Point. We strongly recommend the public stay out of the water on the South coast of Wellington. Do not collect kai moana.

Wellington Water is responding to a significant incident at the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant which has resulted in untreated wastewater discharging into Tarakena Bay on the south coast.
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Keep up to date with the latest news from Wellington Water and our mahi here.

 

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1/02/2024
Wellington Water's Response to Wellington City Council's Review
This is Wellington Water's response to Wellington City Council's report, which was commissioned into Wellington Water as part of an additional funding boost in mid-2023 for Wellington Water to fix more leaks.

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12/01/2024
Wellington metropolitan region moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions
Wellington City, Porirua City, Hutt City, and Upper Hutt City will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.01am on Wednesday 17 January, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.

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5/01/2024
South Wairarapa moving to Level 2 water restrictions
Featherston, Greytown, and Martinborough will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.00AM on Saturday 6 January 2024, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.

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3/01/2024
Seaview Treatment Plant biofilter replacement completed ahead of schedule
The works were initially expected to be completed in late January, but the project team managed to reinstate the biofilter media prior to the Christmas break.

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8/12/2023
Media response on Wellington City Council Fieldforce4 report

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6/12/2023
Multi-agency emergency response planning to prepare for a water shortage
Today councils in the metropolitan Wellington region, the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), Wellington Water and other public agencies ran an emergency planning exercise to prepare for the risk of a water shortage this summer.

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24/11/2023
Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant odour causing a stink

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13/11/2023
Residents in the Wellington region warned of a water shortage this summer
Residents in the Wellington region will wake up to signs and warnings across the region about a risk of a water shortage this summer. This is part of a big push from councils and Wellington Water to prepare residents for the possibility of tighter water restrictions in the following months.

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10/11/2023
Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant works to improve odour levels
Hutt City Council and Wellington Water advise residents and businesses near the Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant of planned maintenance works.

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22/09/2023
Level 1 Water Restrictions beginning this weekend
All metropolitan Wellington will enter Level 1 water restrictions this Sunday, joining Upper Hutt and South Wairarapa.

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