Shorter showers, no hoses: Restrictions as Auckland runs dry, $20k fine for rule breaks
Showers expected but not enough to bring relief to city's water shortage.
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Body discovered in the water at Evans Bay in Wellington
Police are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
Budget wishlist: What environmental leaders want
Dr Rebecca Stirnemann says: "It's cost-effective to do the action now".
'We don't know how much rain we're going to get'
Changing to level 2 could be make Auckland's water crisis even worse.
Water dam drops to 29 per cent: 'We almost cried'
Visitors almost cried when they saw the near-empty Upper Nihotupu dam.
Search sparked after kayak abandoned in Weymouth area
If it floats put your name on it - a request from Coastguard NZ.
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Auckland is amid its worst drought on record - and experts say there is worse to come.
'Insulting': Council offers $1 for lifestyle block land to doctors fighting Covid-19
Homeowners are having land taken off them by a council for no compensation.
Drought bites: Goff confirms mandatory water restrictions looming
Watering gardens, washing cars and water blasting houses could incur a heavy fine.
Weather: Brollies in the north, beanies in the south
Scattered showers this afternoon for the North Island.
Wild weather: Deluge has no impact on Auckland's dire water levels
Residents still being urged to take up the four-minute shower challenge despite downpours.
Emergency water delivery for Matakana Island residents in lockdown
"We would usually be pretty self-sufficient ... but with lockdown it makes it harder."
Brian Fallow: Opening up the local body money tap
Councils need to spend. The funding is on the way. So how can we put the two together?
Waikato pipeline will not save Auckland from water restrictions
Jaduram said a drought will always trigger messages to save water.
Focus: Auckland’s reservoirs fall below 50 per cent
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 saving water as severe drought continues
Aucklanders are still being asked to limit showers to four minutes.
Soul surfers: catching waves to boost mental health after lockdown
Local surf breaks will provide a wellbeing boost for many New Zealanders.
Covid 19 cuts Kiwi beach season short, brings new surf life saving challenges
Preventable drownings are up, but rescues down as Covid-19 ends NZ beach season early.
Water crisis: Aucklanders face compulsory restrictions next month
The city's water dams are at a critically low level below 50 per cent.
Technicians leave families, brave pandemic to fix sludge pipes
Five experts have travelled across the world from Germany to fix Wellington's water woes.
'Voluntary' water restrictions as Auckland dams drop under 50 per cent
The last time dam levels dropped this low was in the drought of 1993/1994.
'Terrifying' great white shark encounter off Auckland beach
"Oh s***, that's a big fish," thought Steve Dickinson. Then it went for his kayak.
Cold water poured on Cook Strait sludge dumping proposal
Councillor abandons sludge dumping proposal, now saying it's an option he cannot support.
Lockdown anxiety means no water restrictions for Auckland
Water restrictions would've been introduced if New Zealand wasn't in lockdown.
Leaked email: Call to dump 1 million litres of waste sludge into Cook Strait each day
Covid-19 fallout: Wellington's sludge trucking operations costs $680,000 per week.
Flushing it out: Scientists turning to NZ sewers to find coronavirus
They are hoping to be able to see how it is distributed across the country
Auckland household water use increasing under lockdown, restrictions looming
The city's dams are at 53 per cent capacity - a quarter below normal levels.
Stay at home: Two water rescues in Wellington in past week
Harbourmaster warns boaties- 'No matter how nice the weather is, don't be tempted'.
Surfing company has busiest weekend of year as lockdown looms
Amid Covid-19 concerns, a surfing franchise has its busiest weekend.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Save water but keep washing hands
Watercare's head says resilience will get Aucklanders through the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus: Major Wellington wastewater pipe repairs delayed
Millions of litres of sludge will continue to be trucked to landfill for months to come.
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Backyards could be dug up to fix icky water connections
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