Four-year-old Tyla Cameron plays in the surf at Oriental Bay after it was reopened to the public for swimming on Friday following closure due to a major wastewater leak. Wellingtonians are allowed back in the water after a burst wastewater pipe kept beachgoers dry over Christmas. KEVIN STENT/STUFF Regional lifeguard Alex Edmonds,19, sets up after Oriental Bay was reopened to the public for swimming on Friday morning. People are allowed to swim in Oriental Bay and paddle and canoe in the inner harbour. Wellington Mayor Andy Foster said on Tuesday repairing the wastewater system would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2019 00:44 UTC