Tauranga City Council wants to remind people about using water efficiently and effectively.
Bay of Plenty councils have joined forces with Irrigation New Zealand to run a summer Smart Watering campaign.
The campaign offered people a range of tips, tools and technology to help them use water wisely in the garden.
Smart Watering was all about knowing how much your garden needed, when and where it needed water and what you could do to retain moisture in your soil.
Irrigation NZ chief executive Andrew Curtis said often when there was lots of summer rainfall, people thought they did not need to worry about conserving water, but in fact the opposite was true.
"If you're careful with your water when it's plentiful, it might just help stave off restrictions when the hot, dry weather finally hits," he said.
Mr Curtis said things to remember when using a sprinkler included: watering your plants and not the patio, driveway or footpath; using timers; watering early in the morning and in the evening and using mulch to help your soil retain water.
Longer term, find out what plants grew well in your area with little requirement for water, he said.
The Smart Watering campaign would publish stories of people and businesses who were doing their bit to save water.
"Water matters to everyone and often it's the stories we see about what other people are doing that prompt us to take action in our own environment," Mr Curtis said.
For further information visit smartirrigation.co.nz
