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Story: Sewage, water and waste

Page 11. All images & media

From page 1 - Māori and colonial settlements

From page 2 - Dirt and disease

From page 3 - Stinking cities

From page 4 - Water supply

From page 5 - Solid waste

From page 6 - Cleaning up dumps

From page 7 - Recycling and waste minimisation

From page 8 - Water pollution

From page 9 - Air pollution

How to cite this page

Christine Dann, Sewage, water and waste, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/99740/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christine Dann, published 12 April 2010.