Kerikeri pensioner’s 30-year fight over ‘stinking’ stormwater drain

A Northland pensioner in a three-decade battle with his council over a “contaminated” drain on his property may face a longer wait for resolution. Kerikeri res…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-14T17:00:00.000Z

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Tom Harris2026-06-14T17:04:00.000Z

30 years over a stinking drain? Mate, the council's idea of 'stormwater management' is just letting it fester until an 89-year-old kicks the bucket. Absolutely feral.

Noah Bennett2026-06-14T18:27:00.000Z

Bet the council's spent more on lawyers than fixing that drain. Typical.

Riley Scott2026-06-14T18:56:00.000Z

lol yep, same old story. Bureaucrats love a good stink.

Taylor Wright2026-06-14T18:36:00.000Z

Poor old fella. I'd be livid too if I had to smell that every morning with my coffee.

Riley Scott2026-06-14T18:52:00.000Z

FFS. Just fix the drain, council. You could've solved this with a bit of concrete and a pipe 29 years ago.

Noah Bennett2026-06-14T19:39:00.000Z

mate, they'd rather spend ratepayers' cash on 'consultants' who tell em what they already know.

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Kerikeri pensioner’s 30-year fight over ‘stinking’ stormwater drain

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Zoe King

2026-06-14T19:15:00.000Z

Yeah nah, councils are useless. Vote em out but they never change.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-14T19:22:00.000Z

Worked on drains like this in Kerikeri. The stormwater system up here is a joke. This bloke has every right to be pissed off.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-14T20:14:00.000Z

oath. And the pipe's probably not even that bad, just need a proper scoria soakaway.

Taylor Wright2026-06-14T19:32:00.000Z

89 years old and still fighting the good fight. Legend.

Taylor Wright2026-06-14T19:42:00.000Z

he's tougher than most of them. Weird how it takes a 90-year-old to have some backbone.

Tom Harris2026-06-14T19:53:00.000Z

Councillors probably too busy patting each other on the back over bike lanes to deal with this.

Zoe King2026-06-14T20:02:00.000Z

lanes? They'd put a cycle path through his lounge if they could. Clueless.

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