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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Thousands of complaints about stench from treatment plant
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:04:50
	Publish Date:		2026-02-03 04:15:00
	Description:		Thousands of reports have flooded in about a vile, sickening smell coming from Christchurch's burnt out waste water treatment plant. The pong has plagued the suburb of Bromley and surrounding areas - since a fire there in 2021, but this latest bout of stench has confused the city council, who say the January rain should've improved the odour. Environment Canterbury said it has received more than 2000 reports through its Smelt-it Ap - some from as far away as Wigram, around 10 kilometres away. Christchurch reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Lisa Owen.
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