Story: Sewage, water and waste All images & media From page 1 – Māori and colonial settlements Māori midden, Takapuna Swampy Dunedin Guttersnipes and muck From page 2 – Dirt and disease Scarlet fever, 1866 Causes of death, Christchurch, 1875–1910 Typhoid map, Wellington Ligar Canal, Auckland Western Springs pumping station, 1890s From page 3 – Stinking cities Inspector of nuisances Outhouse, Auckland Night-soil man Dunedin renamed ‘Stinkapool’ Detritus tank, 1904 (1st of 3) Sewage treatment, early 1900s (2nd of 3) Building a sewer (3rd of 3) From page 4 – Water supply Backyard well (1st of 3) Artesian well (2nd of 3) Drinking fountain (3rd of 3) Building the Wainuiomata reservoir Waikato River water treatment Treating Waikato River water Water meters From page 5 – Solid waste Rag-and-bone man Wellington destructor, around 1930 Wellington rubbish truck, 1951 Karori tip From page 6 – Cleaning up dumps Porirua rubbish tip, 1987 Refuse in landfills, 2004 Marfell Park Sanitary landfill From page 7 – Recycling and waste minimisation Anti-tip protesters Wellington dusties Recycling From page 8 – Water pollution Ōkahu Bay Rosedale waste-water plant (1st of 2) Waste-water treatment at Māngere (2nd of 2) Lake Rotorua health warning Urban water pollution From page 9 – Air pollution District planning map Christchurch pollution Vehicle emissions Clean-air protester Earthsong Eco Village, 2007
