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Auckland households face 4.5 per cent rates rise
Many Auckland households could get a 4.45 per cent rate rise, or an extra $130 a year.
Many Auckland households could get a 4.45 per cent rate rise, or an extra $130 a year.
Auckland has been warned it cannot rely on the Waikato River alone.
'Perhaps he thought he was exiting and I didn't' - Jacinda Ardern
More water storage facilities in Northland in the pipeline.
Testing time was good business for water testers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Assurances made that the water company is on the right track, despite woeful record.
COMMENT: A secure water supply for almost a third of the country's population is crucial.
Swimming in freezing water in his underwear, boatie tries to tow vessel back to shore.
Editorial:Population growth and a record drought due to climate change emptied city dams.
The board could be the first iwi authority to have functions transferred from a council.
Auckland’s deluge over Queen’s Birthday weekend only increased water storage by 1 per cent. Video / Watercare
Farmers face big clean-up job after storm hits the Coromandel.
Rain lifts Auckland's dams from 42.5 per cent to 43.6 per cent full.
Andrew Dickens: Marine life is dying, time to stop fishing. Audio / Newstalk ZB
Bioluminescence spotted in Wellington harbour this week. Video / Sarah Day
No decision on help would made until late June, at the earliest.
Comment: Are local councils the best option to own and deliver water assets and services?
Authorities warn further cuts are needed to avoid a major crisis.
Major repair completed in the scramble to patch up Wellington's water woes.
Rainfall not enough for even a trickle in drains and ditches.
Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.
ANALYSIS: Simon Wilson examines how Auckland ended up in the midst of a water shortage.
The organisation says it is operating based on drought standards set by elected officials.
Auckland's drought crisis is making things worse for this year's budget. Video / Brett Phibbs / Supplied
'Covid-19 hurt my business. Water restrictions killed my business.'
Watercare says there are health risks with recycled water being used on parks.
Forecasters say the region is in for a drier-than-usual May and June.
One person has died after being caught in a rip on a west coast beach.
City water usage reduces under new restrictions amid worst drought on record.
Today's sunny blue skies perfect for washing the car, right? Wrong Watercare says.