Water quality testing at a seaside Tauranga suburb has shown it is safe to swim and collect shellfish after a wastewater spillage.
Tauranga City Council released a statement this afternoon declaring Tauranga Harbour safe for recreational activity in the area of Kiriwai Place and Fergusson Park, Matua, following the overflow last Saturday.
The overflow was a result of an electrical fault at the Kiriwai Place Wastewater Pump Station causing the pumps to stop and the alarm triggers to fail.
The overflow discharged to a small drain and then the harbour, impacting the Fergusson Park foreshore area and boat ramp.
Warning signs have now been removed.
