Opinion
As Watercare CEO, I know the hidden cost of stop-start investment
OPINION: The Commerce Commission is assessing our $15.2b capital investment programme.
Latest from Three Waters
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Costly vacancy: $2.2m bill for early end to Labour's Three Waters lease
DIA's Sale St office housed the Three Waters programme until March 2024.
Claim councils 'bullied' into pursuing joint water services
'Leave us alone': One councillor's message to the Government.
Failed outfall pipe led to treated effluent gouging Raglan Harbour dunes
Waikato District Council doesn't know when the pipe failed.
Code brown? Huntly's 'crappy water' issue continues
One resident feels “disgusted and ripped off” for having to pay rates for “crappy water”.
'I want to get Wairoa back on its feet’: Mayor stands for a fifth term
Little says flood mitigation and roading are key priorities for the district.
Three to tango: Council pitching multi-council water delivery
'Time is going to go fast. We need to hear from you.'
‘Third World’: Northland town water restrictions spark concerns
Rainfall in February was less than 10% of the expected amount in Dargaville.
Tory Whanau calls for Wellington Water chairman to be removed from board
The Local Government Minister has sought advice on potential interventions.
Funding push: Wellington Water eyes budget boost in key council talks
Councillors met at 1.30pm for a QV report on capital home values.
Highest CEO payout triggered by change in Government: $532,500
Water services boss Jon Lamonte pocketed a half-million-dollar payout when Govt changed.
'Everyone's had a guts-full': Dargaville residents rail against water rules
Residents blame Kaipara District Council inaction on water supply for summer restrictions.
Presentation to offer wastewater discharge solutions for Raglan
Council proposal has been put together after years of community consultation and research.
The clue that Wellington's Crown observer was waiting in the wings in January
Analysis: Bursting water pipes are the inescapable backdrop to the city's problems.
Burst water main floods SH1 in central Wellington with muddy water
Motorists have been told to expect delays.
Future management of 'two waters' in Waipā still being reviewed
Waipa District Council's Dawn Inglis said the CCO is about “how we manage debt"
Large pool of brown wastewater spews into Wellington’s harbour
People have been told to avoid the area while Wellington Water responds.
Will Wellington run out of water this summer? Money to fix leaks forecast to dry up
Restrictions have already begun and water pressure has been reduced in some suburbs.
'Hospital pass': Councils to pay for set up of new water entity
'If you’re going to instigate change then you really ought to be prepared to fund it.'
Councils consider changes to water management in Hamilton and Waikato District
A new organisation could help the councils tackle growth, maintenance, and rising costs.
Brown says councils must respect ratepayer money
'Finding savings isn’t a one-off exercise,' the Local Government Minister says.
Tick-tock: 12 months for council to deliver water plan
Whanganui is in 'a very fortunate position' compared with many other councils.
Opinion: Seine Olympic water woes and NZ's wastewater infrastructure
OPINION: Expensive work on wastewater infrastructure can result in closed beaches.
Strength in numbers: Mayor calls for council collaboration
'We need to make our shadow look bigger than we are.'