Concern over chemicals in mass sewage discharges into Shotover River Wastewater being discharged into Queenstown's Shotover River could breach national ammonia limits.

Concern over chemicals in mass sewage discharges into #ShotoverRiver: #Otago Regional Council is at loggerheads with Queenstown Lakes District Council over a series of large discharges of #sewage into the Shotover River by the district council: #water #nzpol #NZGovtFail www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Queenstown councillor stripped of committee roles after leaking river plan Niki Gladding revealed a confidential council plan to discharge treated wastewater into the Shotover River.

This is unjust! Her leak was in the Public Interest! #nzpol
A Queenstown councillor has been demoted from her committee roles after she blew the whistle on plans to discharge 12 million litres of treated #effluent each day into the nearby #ShotoverRiver: www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/01/q...

Councillor may be stripped of responsibilities after information leak Niki Gladding spoke out about a confidential council plan to release treated wastewater into the Shotover River.

This was definitely for the Public Good - & last I heard we had #whistleblower protection laws
#ShotoverRiver #sewerage #discharge #pollution #water #environment #nzpol
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