‘How are we going to survive this?’ Wellington faces six-month wait to halt sewage spill

A sewage spill in Wellington has been ongoing since February after a wastewater plant failure, with a fix expected by November and full repairs completed by late next year at a cost of NZ$53.5m. The spill has been releasing millions of litres of raw and partially screened human effluent into the Pacific Ocean. Officials have announced a timeline for the repair.