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Report shows Christchurch City Council lagged in response to broken wastewater plant
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A report leaked to RNZ shows Christchurch City Council lagged in its response as residents of eastern suburbs suffered from a nauseating stench from a broken down wastewater plant.
A fire in November 2021 damaged the plant's two trickling filters, causing blackened paint on houses and health issues for residents in Bromley.
The independent report, commissioned by the council, found a pre-existing strained relationship between the council and eastern suburbs contributed to the slow and initially downplayed response.
Christchurch councillor for the Linwood Ward Yani Johanson spoke to Corin Dann.