Takapuna Beach was closed after stormwater flowed into the swimming area.

12 questions: Jennifer Dann talks to Auckland Council's water manager Andrew Chin.

Fine weather brings crowds to Whanganui River this holiday season

Auckland Council is investigating the water quality of a West Auckland stream.

He was showing his wife how easily his ring could come off at beach before it became lost.

People and animals should stay away from the river until the health warning is lifted.

It's meant warmer surf, but what has the marine heatwave meant for ocean species?

The vessel disappeared after it ran out of fuel.

Categories are wide open for second round of national jetsprint champs in Whanganui

Police earlier put out an alert as there were fears for Kobi's safety.

An algal bloom has fouled the water in Te Waihoura (Lake Ellesmere).

Three Whanganui paddlers selected for national U18 canoe sprint team

Queensland man spent nine hours lost at sea to survive with jocks, crocs and chocs.

Ten beach sites in Auckland among those listed as unsafe.

Diver Reece Atkinson says he had no warning before he was struck on his leg by a stingray.

Rescuers used weightlifting belt to stem blood loss from man stabbed in leg by stingray.

The 31-year-old went missing around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.

The man was one of a party of three people diving at Flat Point, Wairarapa.

COMMENT: You do have to despair at what the democratic system can throw up.

The latest proposal would see 18m litres of NZ water a day sent offshore.

Drowning Prevention Auckland speaks with Chief Executive Davin Bray at Westhaven.

It's hoped the water will be back on Morrinsville, in Waikato, tonight.

Water leak between treatment plant and reservoir has still not been found.

Some Auckland residents face up to a two-week wait for rainwater tanks to be filled.

Sandra Roberts talks about her wait for water as water tankers place her 61st in line for delivery.

COMMENT: A week of scorching summer weather already has economists worried about drought.

The raft reportedly flipped with four people on board on the Landsborough River.

The council is urging residents to avoid flushing toilets and showering if possible.

COMMENT: We don't need a new government agency to monitor drinking water.

1yo who fell into freezing waters had been taught what to do — and it saved her life.