Fire in sawdust pile could smoulder for months
Access issues created by a steep 40m high bank means the fire could smoulder for months.
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'Bloody shocking': Residents disgusted by brown tap water in Napier
Napier residents are sick of having to leave their taps running to get clean water.
Burst main floods Queenstown streets
Burst main floods Queenstown streets. Video / ODT / Guy Williams / Matt Pitt
10 metre-plus waves: Wild weather on way for weekend
'There is a heightened risk for those people that may get in trouble in the water.'
The $5 billion water clean-up bill
Local councils have welcome the policy, but say some will need help to pay for it.
Govt sets out new plans for water management
Shake-up of water management was prompted by the Havelock North contamination in 2016.
Council to pay $80K for 86 years of dam on Māori land
FNDC to pay $80,000 for 86 years of a dam on Māori land.
Northland DHB files toxic air appeal in Environment Court
Northland DHB challenges aspects of the proposed Regional Plan on air and water quality.
How your rates are spent: The water bill
Takapuna beach is undergoing a forensic examination to improve the water quality.
Dry periods loom with water storage level comfortable
Following a dry start to the year, there has been a slight respite this month.
Six hours trapped in water: Man critical after incident in Northland
Rescuers pulled the man from the water just before 6am today.
Health scare in NZ ski town: Residents, visitors told to boil water
The notice applies to all drinking water supplied by the affected water treatment plant.
Letters: Storm drain for river floods
As a solution to managing floods, the kind of storm drains used in LA could be an option.
Woman critical after Raglan water rescue
Woman airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being found in water at Raglan.
Rain forecast, but it won't be enough, Watercare says
Heavy rain is needed to fill the void left by a dry summer and autumn, Watercare said.
Napier water restrictions while leaky pipe fixed
All residents, but especially those on Napier Hill, are being asked to conserve water.
Plea for shorter showers to save water
Shorten showers by 1 minute to save 18 million litres of water a day in Auckland
Aucklanders splurge on water despite warnings to cut down
Aucklanders were asked to save water to stave off a looming water shortage.
No end in sight for Auckland water shortage
Auckland's water situation won't be fixed by tomorrow's heavy rain.
Jarrod Gilbert: Like eels, we'd be right up creek without water
COMMENT: Where is the urgency about water when dogs can die in swimming holes?
Dry July: Auckland needs more water as shortage looms
'Let's just take the small measures now that we need to save a lot of water.'
'Very disturbing': Tūwharetoa board on Lake Taupō spill
The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board will be calling for a full investigation.
Mayoral hopeful John Tamihere would sell 49pc of Watercare
Candidate announced the plan at a breakfast with Phil Goff this morning.
Police dive squad to join search for missing boatie
The missing man was the sole passenger aboard a cabin boat.
Several NZ centres fail key drinking water standard
Some of NZ's main centres have failed to meet a key safety standard for drinking water.
'It stinks': Timaru residents upset over sewage overflowing in home
Blocked drain left sewage overflowing into their shower and seeping from external drains.
'Coastguard found him just in time': Rescue in pitch-black
Urgent Algies Bay water rescue made in the pitch-black.
Road partially open after flood from broken water pipe stops traffic in Penrose
Flood from broken pipe encroaches on buildings, restricts traffic at Penrose, Auckland
Think yesterday was cold? Looking back on NZ's coldest day
At -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.
Body of missing jet boater washes up on West Coast beach
A local fisherman found the body on a remote beach on the West Coast this morning.
Survivor's story: Floating log saved him after Google Maps sea shortcut
Remopita Pongi owes his life to a piece of driftwood and his waterproof iPhone.
Soper: What happened to tackling bottled water exporters?
COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that we all own the water for the purposes of export?
Surfer who died at Sandy Bay named
Police have named 58-year-old surfer who died at Sandy Bay.
Woman forced to 'jump' overboard after near-crash in Ibiza
A video has captured a woman's dramatic escape after two ferries nearly crashed.