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Wellington Water requests $6 million to restore fluoride to residents
The company is under pressure after it turned off fluoridation without telling residents.
Uretiti Beach not patrolled despite being known drowning hot spot
Report highlights coroners' comments after four Northland drownings
'Just dumb': Auckland mayoral candidate pans Three Waters reforms
Scotland, the model for reforms, has four water catchments, we have thousands, Brown says.
Claire Trevett: Why Luxon will breathe a sigh of relief when Bridges goes
OPINION: While the PM's been away, Labour has done a Marie Kondo on contentious issues.
Analysis: Three Waters - what the Govt is trying to do and what's next
ANALYSIS: Where do the Three Waters reforms go from here?
Focus Live: David Seymour reacts to Three Waters reforms
Act Party leader David Seymour said his party would not support the Three Waters reforms and would return the assets to councils. Video / Cameron Pitney
Watch: Act responds after Govt announces next steps in Three Waters reforms
The Government will announce next steps in its three waters programme.
Focus Live: Government forging ahead with Three Waters reforms
Grant Robertson and Nanaia Mahuta reveal the next steps for the Three Waters reforms. Video / Mark Mitchell
Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 April, 2022
The next steps for Three Waters to be revealed, National want controversial Māori wards bill dropped and wait times drag for new passports with travel surge in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Project Auckland: Hiwa-i-te-Rangi gnaws forward
Watercare are stepping up in the country's largest wastewater infrastructure project.
Cat-astrophe averted: Moggy mariner's epic tale of survival
Luchs the Bengal cat plunged into the sea on a stormy night - and lived to miaow about it.
Man dies in 'water incident' at Piha in West Auckland
Emergency services were called at 8.15am.
Geothermal heating, cooking and bathing plans for Ōhinemutu Pā
Group wants to help elderly access hot springs water for in-home use.
Coroner lifts suppression for Tairua Bar boating victim
Four people were flown to hospital following the incident.
Fluoride failure: 'Confidence rocked', council orders report on all water assets
Fluoride was turned off last year in the Wellington region without anyone being told.
Asbestos fibres in drinking water prompts call for better monitoring
Christchurch City Council says there is no cause for alarm.
Wastewater pipe upgrade on Wellington's Taranaki St to cost $24m
It's the largest upgrade to the CBD's wastewater infrastructure in more than 50 years.
Ensuring the tangata whenua voice is heard on new water reforms
Maria Nepia is the new executive director iwi/Māori at the Department of Internal Affairs.
John Roughan: The fungus growing in our water pipes and drains
OPINION: I don't know how the lack of a plan makes water unsafe to drink.
Tens of thousands in Hawke's Bay drinking non-compliant water supplies until mid-2022
Hastings city is one of six non-compliant water supplies for 66,804 people in Hawke's Bay.
Wellington Water made to report fluoride performance after 'unacceptable' failure
Councillor says monitoring needs to be about more than bacteria that makes people sick.
Thomas Coughlan: Treaty bubbling into Three Waters debate
OPINION: Labour faces an electoral challenge over its co-governance reforms.
Auckland water bills to rise 7 per cent from July
Auckland Council is also planning to raise rates by 6.1 per cent in July.
Three Waters reform: Frustrated mayor tells PM 'you have lost the people'
Three Waters reform push described as "appalling" and "wrong" by another mayor.
Terms of reference set for inquiry into Wellington Water's fluoride failure
Fluoride turned off for Wellington's water last year without residents being informed.
Late-night rescue of jet-skier missing around Manukau Harbour
The alarm was raised after the jet-skier didn't return from his trip the previous night.
Dan Carter calls on super-sub Stephen Donald for help again
Carter is returning to Eden Park to kick 1598 balls over 24 hours for charity.
John Tamihere: You cry separatism? Try being Māori
OPINION: "Why take my money, spend it for me, fail me, then tell me I'm a failure?"
The Front Page: The biggest stories of the week recapped
It's been a big week for the NZ Herald podcasting team.
'Most extreme I've done': Rescue chopper pilot tells of dangerous night flight in storm to save five people on Enchanter
Northland Rescue Helicopter pilot speaks about the Enchanter fishing boat rescue operation
Boat tragedy: Sunken vessel Enchanter travelled to some of NZ's best offshore fishing locations
Enchanter set off a distress signal just after 8pm.
Three dead, two missing, five rescued after fishing charter sinks off North Cape
A distress beacon was set off just after 8pm on Sunday night.
6000-9000 people short: New Zealand's water workforce shortage
Water infrastructure could face more pressure if a workforce shortage isn't addressed.