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Auckland water rates to rise by 7 per cent
It will be the first of yearly rates hikes for the next 10 years.
It will be the first of yearly rates hikes for the next 10 years.
Bridges washed out, whole farms under water, as sun comes out.
Opinion: Why households with typical water use will pay around $1.50 more per week.
Ashburton is preparing for mass evacuations as the river rises and heavy rain continues.
Northland's environmental champions have been recognised in the regional council awards.
Civil Defence is going door-to-door requesting Selwyn Hut residents to "evacuate now".
Mystery still surrounds the decision of some crew to jump overboard.
Mayor Phil Goff said there was middle ground support for the budget.
Auckland rates are rising, but not as much as Wellington and Tauranga.
Committee members will vote for a new chairperson at a meeting this afternoon.
Phil Goff is also worried the reforms will lead to higher water bills in Auckland.
A sinkhole opened up in the road after the pipe collapsed earlier this year.
Ngai Tahu rubbishes Judith Collins' claim that a co-ownership water plan has upset mayors.
At party's regional conference in Queenstown today, Collins said plan had upset mayors.
The sailing legend wants to take water from two creeks on the Crown Terrace.
Councillors are set to discuss why Carterton's treatment plant has been delayed.
Lower nitrate targets due in three years, but with no timeframe for them to be achieved.
New York Times: A makeshift dam of sand and clay could spark conflict in the East.
Critics of the scheme are worried about nitrate levels and drinking water.
Regional council estimated up to 1000 fish died along 6km stretch of Mt Somers waterway.
About 250 operators are expected to apply for land use consent under the revised rules.
Safeswim programme manager: "If we get enough rainfall you'll get red high-risk beaches."
Residents are furious polystyrene has been scattered across 7km of Wellington's coastline.
Coming up with the money to fix our woeful pipes is one thing, but who will do the work?
Weekend deluge hoped to hoist Auckland dam levels up from just over 50 per cent capacity.
There's been an on-off boil water notice since March, after a low-level E coli reading.
Auckland reservoirs were just 52 per cent full this week.
The cost to Masterton homeowners could exceed $40 million in the event of a flood.
The council has received its second qualified opinion from Audit NZ in less than a year.