Boaties blamed for marine pollution at Kawau

Left, some of the waste washing up on Kawau from boats is visible as yellow foam. Right, Tania Bellugue says nothing is being done to stop boats anchored close to Kawau’s shoreline illegally discharging sewage. Boat owners illegally discharging their waste into harbours around Kawau Island, which is washing up onshore, are causing a stink in more ways than one. Residents and holidaymakers on the island are not only frustrated with the yellow foam, toilet paper and food scraps that keep washing up on their beaches, but also with the lack of monitoring or policing of the pollution. Making matter...