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Turn off the tap: $20,000 fines kick in today for water rogues
Watercare opts for an education-first approach, but says its serious about saving water.
Watercare opts for an education-first approach, but says its serious about saving water.
It's here at last, New Zealand. Our first level 2 weekend.
Showers expected but not enough to bring relief to city's water shortage.
Repair projects are costing tens of millions of dollars, and there's more to come.
Police are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
Dr Rebecca Stirnemann says: "It's cost-effective to do the action now".
Changing to level 2 could be make Auckland's water crisis even worse.
Visitors almost cried when they saw the near-empty Upper Nihotupu dam.
If it floats put your name on it - a request from Coastguard NZ.
Watering gardens, washing cars and water blasting houses could incur a heavy fine.
Scattered showers this afternoon for the North Island.
Residents still being urged to take up the four-minute shower challenge despite downpours.
"We would usually be pretty self-sufficient ... but with lockdown it makes it harder."
Councils need to spend. The funding is on the way. So how can we put the two together?
Jaduram said a drought will always trigger messages to save water.
Focus: New restrictions are set to come into place next month as water levels in dams drops below 50 per cent. Video / Brett Phibbs
Aucklanders are still being asked to limit showers to four minutes.
Local surf breaks will provide a wellbeing boost for many New Zealanders.
Five experts have travelled across the world from Germany to fix Wellington's water woes.
The last time dam levels dropped this low was in the drought of 1993/1994.
"Oh s***, that's a big fish," thought Steve Dickinson. Then it went for his kayak.
Councillor abandons sludge dumping proposal, now saying it's an option he cannot support.
Water restrictions would've been introduced if New Zealand wasn't in lockdown.
Covid-19 fallout: Wellington's sludge trucking operations costs $680,000 per week.
They are hoping to be able to see how it is distributed across the country
The city's dams are at 53 per cent capacity - a quarter below normal levels.
Harbourmaster warns boaties- 'No matter how nice the weather is, don't be tempted'.
Amid Covid-19 concerns, a surfing franchise has its busiest weekend.
Watercare's head says resilience will get Aucklanders through the coronavirus crisis.
Millions of litres of sludge will continue to be trucked to landfill for months to come.