Power surge blamed for sewage overflow into Mahurangi River

31/10/2025 5 min
Power surge blamed for sewage overflow into Mahurangi River

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Episode Synopsis


Oyster farmers are devastated after another sewage overflow into the Mahurangi River. Watercare believes a power surge tripped the pumps, and caused 12 hundred cubic metres of wastewater to overflow. NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft is the Oceans and Fisheries Parliamentary Under-Secretary and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss