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Wellington Water fails to meet performance targets
It aimed to resolve drinking water callouts within five days, but averaged 56.
‘Farterton’ returns: Carterton’s poo ponds cause nasty stench
A bad smell is once again wafting from Carterton’s wastewater treatment plant.
Why you should be drinking tap water over bottled
Navigating the current hydration situation is a minefield – here's what the experts say.
AT puts security guards on closed Meola Rd to protect workers
The closure was recently extended for three more months until the end of April.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown on council’s long-term plan
The mayor is speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking.
Wellington dips into storage lakes as water shortage looms
Wellington is past the highest-risk period although there are still hot, dry weeks ahead.
Simon Wilson: Summer stupidity, Nimbys and Simeon Brown
OPINION: Officials, residents and politicians have all said stupid things this summer.
Letters: Herne Bay residents object to sewerage upgrade; fuel tax scrapped
OPINION: And "David Seymour does rather have the doleful eyes of a turtle".
Auckland pensioner left homeless by floods trapped in 'bureaucratic stalemate'
A year ago, Sheryl Clarke was rescued from her flooded home. Now she just wants it fixed.
The prominent Herne Bay residents opposing Watercare’s sewer plans
Business people, investors and many others cite reasons to stop sewer project proceeding.
Letters: Shaw was the last real Green MP; Herne Bay sewerage stoush
OPINION: 'Chlöe Swarbrick would be far more effective if she switched across to Labour.'
Wellington residents face 15.4 % rates increase as water shortage bites
Wellington City councillors have also been briefed on possible budget cuts.
Richard Prebble: Wellington City needs its own Wayne Brown
OPINION: Giving the city taxpayers’ money would only reward reckless behaviour.
Parliament is back, water woes and scam calls | Focus Morning Bulletin January 30, 2024
MPs are back with plenty on the to-do list, Wellington's water woes and ANZ’s latest scam warning for customers in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald
Herne Bay row brews as residents take on Watercare over park closure
Sewage spills on to beaches in NZ's wealthiest suburb but locals oppose losing a reserve.
Tory Whanau: Wellington's water woes 'to take decades to fix'
Whanau said her meeting with minister Simeon Brown was 'very constructive and positive'.
Māori king calls for hope, call for vehicle ban and locals need to be cautious
The Māori king is urging tangata whenua to have hope in unifying Aotearoa, call for vehicles to be banned on Muriwai Beach, Infrastructure New Zealand says councils need long-term independence and mayor urging for common sense after weekend fires. Video / George Heard / NZHerald
'We got it wrong': Watercare backtracks on 'sexist' hot shower post
Watercare has found itself in hot water over a post about female cleaning rituals.
‘A disease’: NZ’s broken infrastructure likely to trudge into the future
There has been an abject lack of long-term planning for decades.
Water restrictions in a near record-wet year: 'We need to rethink our approach'
Napier, Hastings and Waimārama are now under water restrictions - is this the future?
‘Tummy issues’ as up to 20,000 taste 'dirt' in water from new $197m plant
Council says the water is 'safe to drink' and there's no public health issue.
New council leader wants Govt to scrap Te Mana o te Wai freshwater principles
'You can’t be green if you’re not in the black,' says Geoff Crawford.
Fixing Auckland Parnell sinkhole sets up extra $60m in repairs to century-old sewer pipe
The Ōrākei Main Sewer is to be relined.
Black flags: Popular Auckland beaches blacklisted due to sewage
Safeswim has advised against swimming the beaches along Castor Bay.
Overflow: Auckland’s Central Interceptor wastewater costs blow out to $1.5b
For many years, Watercare has stuck to a figure of $1.2b for the project.
Underwater drone to keep an eye on leaky Dannevirke dam
The council says the cost of the underwater vehicle is expected to be less than $50,000.
Steven Joyce: Centralisation isn’t working - it’s time to trust the regions
OPINION: Health, education, water...if centralisation continues, problems will get worse.
Two more Bay of Plenty orchardists fined for unlawful groundwater use
The growers are among five prosecuted by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council this year.
Western Bay pushes ahead with water fluoridation despite ruling
'Council is maintaining a watching brief on legal developments.'
Warning wastewater pipes under Wellington Airport could collapse
Sewage could spill out through the airport and Kilbirnie in wet weather.
'Great relief': Supreme Court rejects use of repurposed consents for water bottling
Aotearoa Water Action said after six years in court it was thrilled with the decision.
Hawke’s Bay: Spike in Covid detected in wastewater, but reported case numbers steady
Wastewater testing shows there has been a recent jump in Covid cases in Hawke's Bay.