In most recent years, Tītahi Bay has regularly been closed for swimming because of contamination. There was recently a little nipper surf lifesaving event that got shut down when parents noticed faecal matter in the water with their kids. We've heard of used toilet paper turning up on the streets in Mana. These things are all connected, because our water system is not coping with the increase in development, and the development and the projects have not protected the waterway from the runoff of the land. Half of our waste-water pipes are in poor or very poor condition. Honestly, it's a tragic situation for the jewel in our coast. 