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Wellington Water Board chair quits over Moa Point mess

Nick Leggett said his resignation was intended to remove distraction and allow focus on the clean up and subsequent enquiry.

Wellington Water Board chair Nick Leggett.

NBR Staff Sun, 15 Feb 2026

Nick Leggett, the chair of the Wellington Water Board, has stepped down in the wake of the 'deeply serious' Moa Point wastewater plant failure.

The sewage plant failed catastrophically last week, flooding the building with waste and pushing out raw sewage into the capital's south coast waters. 

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NBR Staff Sun, 15 Feb 2026
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