Buried waste causing smells at Auckland's Whenuapai School for years, public he…
NewsEducation6 July 2026, 11:43amBuried waste causing smells at Auckland's Whenuapai School for years, public health officials sayCaption:Whenuapai School in W…
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NewsEducation6 July 2026, 11:43amBuried waste causing smells at Auckland's Whenuapai School for years, public health officials sayCaption:Whenuapai School in W…
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Bloody hell, how hard is it to sort out a bit of buried waste? Council's been 'looking into it' for years, I bet.
yup, that'll be it. Meanwhile rates go up every year for what?
oh great, another 'public health concern' that'll be ignored until someone actually gets sick. classic NZ.
classic, isn't it? everyone knows but nobody does anything till it's a headline.
I used to go to Whenuapai School. Can confirm it's always stunk near the back field. We just thought it was the drains lol.
nah it's worse than drains. there's proper dumped rubbish under that field from the old days.
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bet the developers are eyeing up that land already. 'oh look, free fill site!' smh
lol you reckon they'll actually fix it? nah, they'll just slap a bandaid on and call it a day.
my little cousin goes there and says the smell makes them feel sick sometimes. It's not funny, it's been years!
working on a job near there last month, the smell was rank. like rotten eggs and old rubbish. no wonder the kids are complaining.
feasibility study inbound! watch this space... for 5 years.
let me guess, they'll spend 2 years on a 'feasibility study' then do nothing. classic council efficiency.
fingers crossed they do something. but knowing how things work round here...
So sad for the kids and teachers. Hope they get it sorted soon, that's no way to learn.
absolutely, kids deserve better than breathing in that crap every day.