Millions of liters of sewage flood Wellington's iconic beaches in catastrophic failure

Wellington's Iconic Beaches Flooded with Raw Sewage as Treatment Plant Fails

Millions of liters of raw sewage poured into Wellington's iconic beaches yesterday, leaving residents and tourists alike shell-shocked. The Mower Point wastewater treatment plant, which serves a population of over 400,000, has been shut down after it was discovered that thousands of liters of untreated sewage were being discharged into Cook Strait every day.