Photo: Christchurch City Council
A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch's eastern suburbs from the city's wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week.
Locals have complained of nausea and headaches and say the odour from the Bromley plant is driving them inside behind closed windows and doors.
Offensive odours have plagued Bromley and neighbouring suburbs since a fire at the plant in in 2021 but some neighbours believe the pong has become worse than ever in recent days.
The fire badly damaged the plant's two trickling filters, affecting the quality of effluent flowing into the system.
The stench left people ba
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