Lyall Bay group looks to toilet humour in response to Moa Point failure

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A resident of Lyall Bay, on Wellington’s south coast, says some well-placed toilet humour could be an antidote to tough times in the community. Informal community group The High…

Some owners of Lyall Bay businesses have mixed feelings about the humorous initiative, given the financial impact of the Moa Point problem on their operations. Photo / Mark Mitchell

A resident of Lyall Bay, on Wellington’s south coast, says some well-placed toilet humour could be an antidote to tough times in the community.

Informal community group The High Tide Club is seeking backers to raise $7000 to build a more than 4m-tall inflatable poo emoji to float out in the surf of the bay.

Club member Johnny Carpenter said after a year blighted by the catastrophic failure of the nearby Moa Point wastewater plant and severe storm damage, the community deserved to make their own statement.

“Hopefully it just gives people a laugh and, maybe around the council table, it will get people talking and getting more motivated to get this problem fixed.

“If a few people decide to get their wallet out for a laugh and a conversation then I think it’s money well spent,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter, who works as a real estate agent in the area, said The High Tide Club had sprung from a handful of locals who used debris strewn on the beach after recent storms to build a driftwood Tiki Bar on the shorefront at the beginning of the year.

“Most people in Wellington, whether you’re a business owner or someone who’s just lost a job or lost an income, that combined with the environmental disaster that’s on our doorstep … We’ve joked that the club’s become a bastion of hope in the community, which might be a bit rich but probably rings true in some respects,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter said a PledgeMe campaign was awaiting approval and should go up online shortly.

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