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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.
‘Transformational’ dam offers hope for Kaikohe’s future
Backers hope dam will do in the west what Kerikeri’s irrigation system did for the east.
Temporary repairs on Dannevirke's troubled dam to be conducted in early June
Temporary repairs under way as dam experiences leakage of 20 litres of water per second.
Water review suggests 25 million cubic-metre shortage by 2040
An updated water assessment draft has highlighted Hawke's Bay's plight.
Northland news in brief: Motorcyclist seriously injured; Hokianga wastewater hearing
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
Ōpononi, Ōmāpere residents urged to keep conserving water
Flooding from Tuesday’s deluge has hampered efforts to find the pipe break.
Bay of Plenty waterways running dirty after erosion from rain
Multiple slips and erosion are washing sediment into local rivers and estuaries.
6.6 per cent rate increase part of Horizons Regional Council's long-term plan
'Council are aware that any rate increase is not ideal.'
Whanganui loses millions in potential 'better off' funding
'There was always going to be a risk that it never came through.'
Flood fallout: Council plots new build rules for storm-lashed areas
People want a home they don't have to flee when dark clouds gather, says Lyall Carter.
So long Three Waters: Will Affordable Water Reform rebranding change voters' minds?
Three Waters is dead - long live Affordable Water Reform.
Councils still taking Three Waters to court, MMR vaccination slump & ram raid revenge in Cambridge | Focus Morning Bulletin: 14 April, 2023
The two councils still taking legal action despite the Three Waters rebrand, MMR vaccination rates slump in our youngest and the Cambridge 63-year-old who rammed the ram raiders in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Thomas Coughlan: Bye Three Waters - welcome, ‘Affordable Water Reform’
The policy to replace Three Waters will be announced today.
Tararua District a focus of repairs for flood protection
More than $9 million in damage done to stopbanks, spillways and drains in the district.
'Three Waters' to become 'Affordable Water Infrastructure'?
PM Chris Hipkins signals Three Waters rebrand, to be announced 'imminently'.
Northland news in brief: New water supply; and Northlanders to receive New Year’s Honours
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
Northland news in brief: Movie star turns 104; Driver Reviver returns
News in brief from across Northland and the surrounds.
Local Focus: Inside Tauranga’s new water treatment plant
See the membranes that stand between you and nasty bugs in your drinking water.
Protesters present water bottling petition
Kaitiaki wai filled the Whanganui District Council chamber to present their petition.
Deadly outbreak of botulism kills thousands of birds, immediate action called for
The outbreak in a Waikato wetland has claimed rare indigenous birds and many more.