In reply to Amber Dunn, 'Local authority doing job well'. Kia ora Amber. You are right, Council did need to repair the cracked sewerage pipe. They have sought to do it quickly and responsibly. The issue I raised was that the community needs confidence both that the discharge on to the beach is safe and that council's environmental regulatory function is working. That wasn't clear from how Council initially approached this. It's encouraging to see Council's Lifelines have informed Council's monitoring and enforcement team, moved the discharge date from the surfing comp dates and are to now undertake water quality testing before and after the discharge.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/letter/standard-is-lifting-still-a-lack-of-independence

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