The Tahuna Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo: Gerard O'BrienA Dunedin man told police the only reason he broke into a wastewater treatment plant was to "hide" from people searching from him. At 11.30am on Sunday, officers were called to the Tahuna Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lawyers Head after a 43-year-old man broke into the complex, Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said. The man smashed an exterior window in his bid to get in, and damaged the inside of the room while there. He was arrested, for burglary, and when asked why he was there, he told police people were looking for him, so he had to "hide".

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2026 23:54 UTC