Auckland Mayor announces plans for 5% rates rise
Mayor Phil Goff is under pressure to keep rates low and the city ticking along.
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How much will rates rise in Auckland? Mayor Phil Goff to announce details today
Phil Goff says his preference is for a 3.5 per cent rates rise.
Wild weather isn't over - storm brewing from the Tasman Sea
Cleaning up the mud-caked streets continues, but more wet weather is expected.
'This is the end of my life': Night-time plunge off wharf sparks heroic rescue
"Angel" rescuer saves woman from water, then shouts her a Maccas hot chocolate.
Sudden death at popular Auckland beach
A witness told the Herald she believed a man had drowned at Takapuna Beach.
Focus Live: Auckland water bans eased for summer
Home and hosed: Auckland water rules relaxed just in time for summer. Video / Will Trafford
Auckland water rules relaxed just in time for summer
The rules will be relaxed from next month.
Wellington water meters considered, regional council backs investigation
The average household water use in Wellington is much higher than in Auckland.
Editorial: Water scare - long term solutions needed for Auckland
Editorial: Aucklanders are dam ready for water restrictions to ease, but will they get it?
Wellington Water dodges prosecution over wastewater overflow
Investigation concludes into 6-million-litre wastewater overflow into the harbour.
Home and hosed? Auckland ban on watering gardens could lift for summer
Mayor Phil Goff says Aucklanders have helped to save 6 billion litres of water.
Plugging $1b Covid hole: Auckland rates, water bills to rise
Phil Goff will outline proposals for rates and water bills on December 9.
Chris Lynch: Chch Council shouldn't blame residents for water woes
"Residents are being asked to save water - but it's the city's pipes that are to blame."
Chris Lynch on Christchurch water issues
11.64 billion litres of water was lost last year due to leaky pipes in Christchurch.
'People are breathing these fumes in': Toxic sludge spews onto NZ beach
Residents say they are breathing in the stench when they walk their dogs on the beach.
Swimmers get into trouble at Mosquito Beach, Auckland
The group were now all out of the water, a police spokeswoman said.
Local Focus: Te Arawa strikes back on climate change
Iwi and council work together to combat climate change. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fatberg to blame as wastewater overflows into Wellington's harbour
About 20,000 litres of wastewater was discharged before the overflow could be stopped.
Heavy downpours sees Auckland's dam levels rise
Auckland's dam storage levels went up about 5 per cent in the last week.
Focus Live: Person found dead on Pāpāmoa beach
Tauranga Police have named the person found dead on Pāpāmoa beach who has been missing since Saturday. Video / Will Trafford
20,000-litre leak discovered as Wellington water consumption skyrockets
Leak detection key to lowering water consumption as regions looks to water metering.
Auckland needs more investment in water assets, says regulator
Phil Goff said the council group is constrained in how much it can invest in water.
Councillors and mayors clash over Wellington Water review proposal
Colleagues say they're sick and tired of Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy's negative attitude.
Pay rise before exit: Watercare boss' salary topped $800,000
Jaduram's salary was about 35 per cent higher than that of the next highest council boss.
'Like running mud': Hawke's Bay communities demand answers on brown, smelly tap water
Locals say they've endured brown water for two years and this weekend was the worst ever.
Ngai Tahu takes court action over South Island lakes and rivers
The papers were served on the Crown shortly after the Cabinet was announced.
Mayor urges review of Wellington Water's structure
Wellington water woes back in spotlight with mayor's call for review.
Water supply to be shut down after pipe bursts in West Auckland
Residents in Titirangi will have their water supply shut down as a burst pipe is fixed.
Boom business: water tanks in hot demand
Faced with an ongoing hosing ban, Aucklanders are rushing to install rain water tanks.
Auckland's drought gets small boost from Pukekohe bores
Auckland will have an extra 40 million litres a day of water by Christmas
Farmers want Labour to govern alone - Fed Farmers
Mid Canterbury president David Clark said farmers are worried about the future.
$40k to protect biodiversity at Christchurch's St Martins stream
More than 3000 natives planted as part of a restoration and enhancement project.
Local Focus: Candidates turn to young voters to deliver special Civics lesson
Senior students put candidates on the spot in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: National and Green candidates agree water is the big issue
What do the candidates say are the Rangitīkei issues? Made with funding from NZ On Air.