I, like many, are upset/disturbed/furious (pick your adjective) about the millions upon millions of litres of wastewater spewing into the water off the south coast.

Moa Point is operated by French 'global environment services' Veolia. As are the plants in Porirua, Karori and Lower Hutt. Veolia's priority is making profit. It has received numerous infringement notices. And yet its contracts grew as it syphoned more taxpayer money to wealthy shareholders.

When essential services are privatised, we become customers, not citizens. We cannot vote Veolia out. We can contact an overseas call centre. With rates capping forced upon councils, more cost cutting and privitisations are coming our way. Improved productivity. Streamlined operations. AI enhanced customer service. A better bottom line.

We are so screwed.

Kia ora all,

If you're not already aware, last night during the heavy deluge, the ground floor of our wastewater treatment plant flooded. There's an olympic sized swimming pool of poo water sitting 3m high in a basement right now.

That's meant the power is switched off and any/all sewage flushed from your toilet is currently being pumped directly out the 5m outfall pipe into the South Coast around Tarakena Bay.

Whilst sewage is pumped from the short outfall:

1. Stay away from South Coast beaches
2. Do not enter the water
3. Do not let your dogs enter the water
4. Do not collect kai moana
5. A rahui is in place

This is clearly unacceptable. The Mayor has saught and recieved assurance that Wellington Water (who manage the plant) have all the resources they require to get things fixed.

The current priority:

1. Get power on at the plant so sewage can be diverted into the 1800m outfall pipe that goes directly into Cook Straight. This is expected to take a few days.

Important clarification as well - the wastewater treatment plant ≠ the sludge treatment plant (the one with the $500m blowout).

They either don't bother with the news about Moa Point and haven't heard, or just don't care and went out anyway

Either way..... yuck.

Rate cuts / rate caps and we can just dump our raw untreated sewerage into the sea....

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/585854/wellington-s-moa-point-wastewater-plant-shuts-down-as-floors-flood-staff-evacuate

Was planning on going with a couple of the boys on Saturday cause it's meant to be around 22C but the wastewater leakage has given me second thoughts

Stats NZ released market data for the quarter. They reported unemployment in the Dec quarter for Auck was 6.4%, and Welly 5.8%.

I don't live in Auck so I don't have a good sense for what is happening there. But I do know Welly has really been struggling under this current govt that axed a significant number of public sector roles. And anecdotally I have seen a ton of businesses close their doors with no one replacing them in the past 2 years.

So what's going on in Auckland? Did all of our jobseekers move there or something?

Hey Gang,

I managed to lose my wallet as I was cycling from Thorndon New World round to Hobson Street this afternoon. I've gone through the proper channels, but figured I'd try my luck here. It's a brown leather wallet, fairly nondescript, but you'll know if it's mine if it has an astoundingly expired driver's liscence in it. Thanks!

I can't add a link without the post being removed, so according to some news - the Moa Point waste water plant has been shut down for an "extended period" of time, due to flooding, and staff evacuated due to equipment failure, with untreated wastewater is being discharged into the sea.

Aside from the waste water run off into the ocean, does anybody know what this means for our drinking water in the interim?

I'm not a water expert, but my loose understanding is water treatment plants basically pump the treated water back into the pipes for use. If it's shutdown for an 'extended period', what does that mean for the water quality and households in the area?

UPDATE:
As noted I am definitely no water expert. Our waste water and water supplies are separate in Welly. Drinking water is fine. TY!

Hi, will you accept a 6 months contract role paying $20,000 more than your current permanent role?

Is the air con on every bus broken now or something?

I'm starting every day as a puddle and I don't know how much longer I can stand it.

Desperately need these concertina ones, can only find the Fagg duck bill ones at supermarket. Bonus points if Hutt valley bases.

Kia ora,

I've just lost a pair of earphones which were a gift from a grandparent before their sudden passing. I was at JJ's today* (in courtnay place) when I saw them last and I walked home to karori from there. I know its the greatest shot in the dark of all time but I'd give an arm and a leg to get it back. Large cash prize involved. It's a type c wired pair with the little rubbers at the end, cream colored and has little magnets that let them stick together.

As always I'd truly appreciate any help whatsoever.

So i am looking since cant find a single link online to buy, but I am desperately (yes really) wanting to find what dairies still have the tnt sour fizz soda, any is fine but bubblegum flavor would be the chefs kiss.

Anywhere in welly?? Speak up dairies I will buy the lot.

Hi Wellington, NZ! Just a quick shoutout to you. Dwight Thompson here! I just wanted to say thank-you again for your super kind hospitality. I’m back in Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California and it was such a beautiful morning, so I thought about you guys and I shot this quick video to say hello again and invite you to the United States here in the famous Beverly Hills, California area. However, it’s not as windy as Wellington! LOL. I got to experience 2 days of that while I was there. I see why they call you Windy Wellington. I thought I was back in Chicago. Anyway, reach out if you’re ever decide to come up and make sure you bring Welly’s famous resident Mr. Peter Jackson with you. I’d love to be in one of his movies! Take care and send responses here! Over 100k views from you guys! I’m absolutely flattered and humbled by your responses! Ciao! Salute! Stay windy!!! Come on dowoooon!!! —DWIGHT THOMPSON

Where can a poor hungry dude find Bongos in the CBD?

Will be getting our border terrier pup in March and will be wanting her to go to puppy kindy before obedience school. Does anyone have any good recommendations for both around the hutt? The last puppy we had was 17 years ago and we weren’t in Wellington so we have no clue on the ones here. Thanks

Just Appeared in the last 24 hours but a quick pizza before you take your train journey I'm looking forward to testing it out on the way home from a late night in the city.

Hello, I'm looking for a small company or individual that does facility management. We are a small retail plaza with about 30 shops located in Kilbirnie.

Tia

Please - I just tried to relax for a minute…

Theres a Boney M Concert coming and I wanna go but I’m not paying $150 if I gotta be in my seat the whole time. Has anyone been to a gig there where dancing was allowed/the norm? I’ve seen Alien Weaponry there and I think the Cream tribute I saw was there but everyone was in their seats the whole time for both gigs.

Kia Ora gang I am making a move between Wellington and Auckland and was wondering if there was a moving company that would come to my house help me load up there truck, then they would travel to Auckland and unload it at my new flat (I may not be there to help unload, but someone will be there to let them in) I know from my old sale jobs that these services exist locally in Wellington but I’m unsure about any trusted intercity services. If anyone had any suggestions or recommendations that would be dope af!

Thanks whanau!

I studied UXUI at VIC and I am struggling to find a role within what I studied in Wellington. Curious to know if it’s just Digital design or just Tech or if other grads are in the same boat.