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‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean (www.theguardian.com)

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Atide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.

Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine reefs and a marine reserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.

Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.

Fears for the safety of marine ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.

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[–] einkorn@feddit.org 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Easy: Privatize profits, nationalize costs. No single company is going to pay for the cleanup and associated costs.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/587227/unclear-how-takeover-of-moa-point-wastewater-plant-by-new-water-entity-will-work

The plant is council owned, you absolute pillock.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

So it's your government directly fucking up, and you think that's somehow better? Get fucked.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

No, but your entire rant about companies is based on a false assumption.

Please do some basic research before going off the deep end, corporate greed didn't cause this.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago (1 children)

Calm down, Karen. I wrote THREE sentences, ALL of which were questions. Methinks you're a bit too sensitive to handle this topic, maybe you should go outside and touch some grass.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 27 minutes ago

It's OK to be wrong, you don't need to get so defensive.

Just maybe check this stuff first next time, the article I posted was literally the first result of a Google search.