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Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city

Could Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua councils become one?

Rāhui placed on Wellington stream after sewerage pipe bursts

Untreated sewage has been flowing into the stream.

Retail spending in Coromandel not keeping up with inflation

While visitor numbers were up, local infrastructure was put under severe pressure.

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.

Matakanui Station hopes for rain

“Matakanui is good at bouncing back once we get a rain."

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.

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.