Moa Point plant faced overflow hours before major flood, documents show

New documents reveal a high flow alarm was triggered, and crews decided to leave the site.

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Tobias MacintoshNewstalk ZB journalist·Newstalk ZB·8 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to read‌Contractors at work at the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater facility suffered an “overflow event” less than 24 hours before it catastrophically flooded, new documents released by Wellington Water reveal.

An incident report released to Newstalk ZB under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act shows crews were forced to abandon work after a high-flow

Moa Point plant faced overflow hours before major flood, documents show

Moa Point plant faced overflow hours before major flood, documents show

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