Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says everyone is now in the hands of central Government, as an inquiry is announced into the catastrophic failure at the Moa Point Water Treatment Plant.

A Crown Review team's being appointed to look into the failure of Wellington's wastewater facility.

Little was met with clear frustration from locals at a lack of clear answers at a public meeting on the issue in Kilbirnie last night.

He told Ryan Bridge people need the chance to express their anger, but says the review is now a matter for ministers.

He says they need to figure out what happened as a matter of public confidence.

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