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	Wastewater plant disaster response team seek to prevent ‘odour problem’ Stuff.co.nz - 7 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) Wellington Water teams have begun flushing a range of tanks at the Moa Point facility, to clean out the muck. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wellington council green lights City to Sea Bridge repair plan Stuff.co.nz - 7 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) Council officials unveiled the $15m plan last month, which would do the bare minimum required to reopen Capital E’s doors and would not fix all of the bridge and building’s current issues. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	'Too often people look to Wellington' - Northland leaders want more local involvement at Waitangi RadioNZ - 7 Feb (RadioNZ) Northland Regional Council chairperson Pita Tipene says `too often people look to Wellington` for leadership. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus of Wellington water company RadioNZ - 7 Feb (RadioNZ) Early Wednesday morning, Wellington`s Moa Point Treatment Plant was flooded by raw sewage - causing it to shut down and be evacuated. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Wellington Phoenix women rewrite A-League history books with win over Perth Glory RadioNZ - 6 Feb (RadioNZ) The result catapulted Wellington past Melbourne City and Brisbane into the top spot. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Wellington mayor Andrew Little wants ministerial inquiry into Moa Point sewage plant failure RadioNZ - 6 Feb (RadioNZ) Who will shoulder the cost to fix the Moa Point plant is yet to be determined says Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Phoenix women shoot to the top of the table after fourth straight win Stuff.co.nz - 6 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) Wellington Phoenix are dancing their way to the top of the A-League Women table after scoring a club record fourth straight victory. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Wellington's sewage diverted away from shore, out to Cook Strait RadioNZ - 6 Feb (RadioNZ) Wellington Water said screened wastewater was now discharging to the long outfall pipe again. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Pipe of broken Wellington wastewater plant partially fixed, but raw sewage still spilling into south coast Stuff.co.nz - 6 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) Wellington’s south coast was still unsafe to swim in over the long weekend. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Raw sewage polluting Wellington’s sea: Who knew what, and when, about broken wastewater plant Stuff.co.nz - 6 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) With raw sewage continuing to spill into the sea along Wellington`s south coast, Stuff takes a closer look at the timeline of events. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General