Backed up: New Zealand`s public toilets not coping with tourist influx

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Fairfax media reported that the Canterbury district in the South Island urgently needed 60 extra public toilets to meet demand. New Zealand hit by `weather bomb` bringing summer snow and flooding Read moreNew Zealand?s economy is heavily reliant on the tourist dollar but the surge in visitor numbers is putting a strain on public infrastructure around the country ? and in particular on public toilets. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The lone public convenience in South Taranaki. Chris Wilkes, a local resident, said more than 50 people each night used a toilet block in South Taranaki that contained a single toilet. In the tiny town of Glenorchy in the South Island, which is the gateway to Mt Aspiring National Park, visitor numbers average 150,000 a year.