9 Nov 2023

Waitematā Harbour pollution keeping people out of the water

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 9 November 2023

Signs warning Aucklanders to stay out of the water and not fish are likely to be permanent on a number of inner city wharfs and beaches this summer.

Sewage spilled into the Waitematā Habour at a rate of millions of litres per second when the Ōrākei sewer collapsed six weeks ago. 

But, as Amy Williams discovered, the contaminated water hasn't stopped some people heading to the beach.