PM reveals $162m plan for cleaner waterways, 2000 jobs
Interest-free Govt loans for small businesses will also continue until end of the year.
Interest-free Govt loans for small businesses will also continue until end of the year.
Auckland's drinking water pipes are leaking at least 50 million litres a day.
Dam storage has barely climbed above 50 per cent. It is normally 80 per cent in July.
Auckland's drinking water pipes are leaking at least 50 million litres a day.
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Comment: Water supply problem is another 'siege' for people of the land to work through.
Historic home demolished as residents say final goodbye.
Heavy rain has helped bump up water levels in Auckland's dams, but more needs to be done.
An agreement - in principle - has been reached by the authorities involved.
The Waikato River Authority says 10c a litre is a starting point for negotiations.
Auckland Council and Watercare say the can't make the last-minute water summit.
Residents of a very old house want to save it but the owner wants the squatters moved on.
A family tells of their terror as the wild weather of the past two days starts to settle.
Three days of heavy rain downpours have brought Auckland's dams back to 51 per cent.
No case for betterment in battle of landowners and council over land needed for new road.
Jones throws weight behind Phil Goff's bid to get more water from the Waikato River.
Letters on healthcare, doctors, water supply, arming police, managed isolation and port.
If enough savings are not made, taps will be turned off and people will queue for water.
A council report has found strong support for water tanks but concerns about the cost.
Auckland Council is also looking at scrapping resource consents for rainwater tanks.
Comment: Multitude of problems with Auckland's panic approach to drought management.
A dry weather outlook has pushed Auckland's water supply woes to "situation critical".
Phil Goff and Tainui leaders are at odds over taking more water from the Waikato River.
John McCarthy complained about the burst pipe eight days ago.
Auckland asks for fast-track process to take more Waikato River water.
South Island basks in sunshine while North Islanders huddle under umbrellas.
Auckland's water supply over summer could plummet to 200 million litres a day.
Watercare is scrambling to secure extra water sources as it pleads to conserve water.
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.