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Waitara sewage overflow fixed

News Local
PUBLISHED: 17 JUN 2026

A sewage overflow into a tributary of the Waitara River has been fixed and the site sanitised.

The discharge occurred for an hour on Silby Street, Waitara from 5pm yesterday (Tuesday). The cause of the overflow is unknown and an investigation is underway.

Warning signs against swimming (48 hours) and collecting kai (28 days) have been erected at affected water bodies. The location of signage and other current water quality warnings can be viewed on our Can I Swim webpage.

We're sorry the overflow has occurred, and we've been in touch with iwi and hapū, Taranaki Regional Council and Health New Zealand Taranaki.

NPDC is investing $289m over 10 years to 2034 to fix the district's plumbing.