A bad smell had Wanganui gagging yesterday.
Described by one Heads Rd resident as a "like a bad fart" and "quite putrid", it was first noticed in Gonville at 4pm but could be smelled in the city centre at about 4.30.
Those who stepped outside into Guyton St said it was a whiff of "meatworks" while another said "vomit".
On Facebook it was described as "like silage" and "poo", the pong reached as far as Wanganui East and St John's Hill, according to online comments.
This time it cannot be the wastewater treatment ponds, because they are empty.