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Sewage overflows impacting Auckland beaches

Sewage overflows impacting Auckland beaches

Update: 2025-12-01
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It's only the first day of summer - but already a code brown is casting an unwanted shadow over Auckland's beaches. Sewage overflows from the weekend's thunderstorms have impacted water quality at beaches across the central city, with swimmers being warned to stay out of the Waitemata or risk a nasty bug. As climate change intensifies and our water infrastructure ages, one ecologist reckons it is only going to get worse. Felix Walton has more.
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Sewage overflows impacting Auckland beaches

Sewage overflows impacting Auckland beaches