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Auckland sinkhole blockage halfway cleared, wastewater spills into Waitematā Habour
Watercare has completed designs for a bypass and will begin laying pipes tomorrow.
Watch: Burst pipe shoots water high into the air
Water was shut down to up to 1800 homes while the pipe was repaired.
Rāhui placed across pristine Waitematā after raw sewage flows into harbour
Local iwi have put a rāhui in place over the harbour following the Parnell sewer blowout.
'Not an easy fix': Sewer sinkhole repair pushed out by months, photos show 25m section blocked
Millions of litres of wastewater are spilling into the harbour at three inner-city bays.
Auckland sinkhole: 13m-deep crater after sewer collapse, wastewater pours onto city beaches
Warning signs are being put up at all inner-city beaches, Watercare says.
Live: Snow falls as southern flooding mop-up gets underway
Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.
Warnings before devasting Libya floods went unheeded
Experts had said floods posed significant danger to the dams protecting 90,000 people.
'In our bad books': Public shaming of Auckland's greasiest suburbs
Some Auckland residents have been called out by an arm of their own council.
Far North news in brief: Treasure Island panto, highway roadworks and stormwater work
News snippets from the Far North.
Man resorts to digging trench in three-month wait for leak to be fixed
Wellington is running out of water and faces severe restrictions this summer.
Major works under way to cater for huge Cambridge growth
Stormwater-related construction gets under way next month in Cambridge growth cells.
Dry horrors: Why Hawke’s Bay’s next drought could be its worst
Region needs to properly prepare for the realities ahead of it, a councillor is warning.
Rare example of pre-World War I water infrastructure located in heart of Hikurangi
The rediscovered dams still function, and many of the original features are visible.
Whanganui's Three Waters timeframe shortens
“There is uncertainty about whether the reforms will go ahead."
Council appeals over Ngāruroro dam clarification
Could a Water Conservation Order disrupt plans to build a dam on a Ngāruroro tributary?
What lies beneath: Scientists map the vast aquifer under Wellington Harbour
High-tech mapping of Wellington aquifer could aid global searches for new water sources.
The cause behind the Western Springs College sewage leak
Students will be welcomed back to school tomorrow after the disruption.
'Health hazard': Auckland school closed tomorrow after major sewage leak
Parents told "hazardous" sewage has seeped into carpets at Western Springs College.
Alternative plan for water reform ready for October election
Water cycle: Taxpayers' Union hopes a new government will pick up its water reform plan.
Auckland Council cut spending on stormwater repairs and maintenance before January floods
Council spending on clearing drains is hopelessly inadequate, says Parnell Business Assn.
'Pig poo': Piggery under investigation over effluent discharge
Waikato Regional Council said the court order was unprecedented for the region.
'Whereabouts unknown': Chinese company lodges claim against Napier water bottling plant shareholder
Court documents detail allegations that commercial deal involved "bribery" in China.
City's 'swamped' wastewater network could cost $50 million
“We have to fix this problem, and we’re going to have to spend some money to do it.”
Auckland's ageing pipes: Watercare starts $3.5b 'proactive renewal' programme
Watercare moving away from the traditional 'fix it when it breaks' philosophy.
Public Purse: The new Three Waters bosses and why their pay is so extraordinary
OPINION: Money like water - the execs now presiding over diminished Three Waters fiefdoms.
Poo-lution: Reporoa farm owner cops fine after effluent reaches stream
The owner of a dairy farm in Reporoa has been fined for illegal effluent discharges.
Whangārei return: Spirit of NZ setting new environmental standards
“You should be thinking about what you throw into the ocean ... it all has an impact."
Juha Saarinen: Do mega data centres pose an environmental problem?
Opinion: Will we be in competition for power and water with demand-hungry tech giants?
Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds
58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.
Water meters, moving business to Wairoa? Hawke's Bay prepares for dry future
The council releases its regional water assessment, showing a possible huge shortfall.
Old pump station removed from culturally important springs
Changes allow "the sun to shine down on Te Waro Uri for the first time in decades".
Three Waters: New mechanism for local control in reforms deemed diluted
There are more tweaks to the Government's water reforms in the new bill.
Run dry: Wellington facing boil water notices this summer
OPINION: Severe restrictions only avoided this year due to Cyclone Gabrielle rainfall.