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Costly vacancy: $2.2m bill for early end to Labour's Three Waters lease
DIA's Sale St office housed the Three Waters programme until March 2024.
'Game-changer': $56.4m irrigation funding unveiled
“It strengthens water resilience and unlocks new economic opportunities."
Balancing the books: Gisborne councillors debate fairness of new water regulation levy
Councillors opted to absorb costs from the existing water services budget.
Failed outfall pipe led to treated effluent gouging Raglan Harbour dunes
Waikato District Council doesn't know when the pipe failed.
Auckland Airport says regional airfield upgrade could allow for more local jet flights
Extreme weather events and possible jet upgrades influence a $147m project.
Biggest change in NZ history: New proposals for freshwater, infrastructure, farming
'Sorting out our planning rules is critical to boosting economic growth.'
Regional ratepayers to fund $3.58m loan for Tarawera Sewerage Scheme
Debate on the final split of the controversial scheme's $32.3m cost begins today.
'Water is a public good': Submitter majority back Gisborne council-run water plan
Households could face annual rate increases or decreases of $100 per year under the model.
'Win-win': Call to invest KiwiSaver in NZ infrastructure projects
The Government plans to ease rules for KiwiSaver investments in unlisted assets.
Three-year flood map legal dispute ends in 'win' for landowners
Landowners can override council maps with a 'simple' stormwater assessment.
First stage of Tarawera sewerage scheme complete
The first homes are expected to be connected by the end of June.
Mayor seeks extra $3.5m from regional council for $32.3m sewerage scheme
Residents have also described the 'unbearable stress' of the costs they face.
Sweetwater Project: Far North councillor Mate Radich wants judicial review
The Far North's controversial water project needs a High Court review, a councillor says.
Akaroa businesses flooded with sewage after wastewater overflows
Businesses have been pumping sewage out of their shopfronts and back gardens.
Leaky fluoride tank delays dosing for part of city
The new fluoride tank is expected to be ready by mid-June.
Is Ashburton's water supply a health risk to babies? Council denies Greenpeace claims
Greenpeace tests have shown high nitrate levels in Ashburton's drinking water.
Kaipara lifts water restrictions after steady rain boosts supply
A 22km pipeline will help Dargaville's water supply but not until the end of 2026.
Moerewa drainage concerns reignited by laundromat consent process
Hapū worry about greywater impacting the environment and local water supply.
Code brown? Huntly's 'crappy water' issue continues
One resident feels “disgusted and ripped off” for having to pay rates for “crappy water”.
‘Changing the city’, cleaning up the beaches: the wastewater tunnel boring machine breaks through
The Central Interceptor sewage tunnelling machine has got to the end of the line.
Rotorua water to be fluoridated by Friday
The council will also make two temporary sources of unfluoridated water available.
Auckland water restrictions by May? Dam levels keep dropping as dry spell persists
The region is already on drought alert, with dam levels 20% lower than average.
‘Something is not right’: Auckland water project cost blows out from $420m to $1.1b
The price represents good value for Aucklanders, says Watercare boss.
Retirees claim Northland dream property fouled by neighbour’s sewage
Couple believes native trees on their lifestyle block have succumbed to sewage.
Water-saving efforts: Dargaville adapts to severe drought measures
Dargaville's water use dropped by 166,000 litres a day under level-four restrictions.
Judge reserves decision on Whangārei’s last-ditch effort to stall fluoridation
The High Court has heard Whangārei District Council's application for an injunction.
‘Third World’: Northland town water restrictions spark concerns
Rainfall in February was less than 10% of the expected amount in Dargaville.