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Where do parties stand on freshwater and conservation? We compare the policies.

What lies beneath is no longer fit for purpose.

It follows a detailed investigation.

Water bills could double over four years to $2720 under National, says Brown.

Two of our largest cities face tough financial decisions, and potential huge rates hikes.

Watercare has completed designs for a bypass and will begin laying pipes tomorrow.

Water was shut down to up to 1800 homes while the pipe was repaired.

Local iwi have put a rāhui in place over the harbour following the Parnell sewer blowout.

Millions of litres of wastewater are spilling into the harbour at three inner-city bays.

Warning signs are being put up at all inner-city beaches, Watercare says.

Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.

Experts had said floods posed significant danger to the dams protecting 90,000 people.

Some Auckland residents have been called out by an arm of their own council.

News snippets from the Far North.

Wellington is running out of water and faces severe restrictions this summer.

Stormwater-related construction gets under way next month in Cambridge growth cells.

Region needs to properly prepare for the realities ahead of it, a councillor is warning.

The rediscovered dams still function, and many of the original features are visible.

“There is uncertainty about whether the reforms will go ahead."

Could a Water Conservation Order disrupt plans to build a dam on a Ngāruroro tributary?

High-tech mapping of Wellington aquifer could aid global searches for new water sources.

Students will be welcomed back to school tomorrow after the disruption.

Parents told "hazardous" sewage has seeped into carpets at Western Springs College.

Water cycle: Taxpayers' Union hopes a new government will pick up its water reform plan.

Council spending on clearing drains is hopelessly inadequate, says Parnell Business Assn.

Waikato Regional Council said the court order was unprecedented for the region.

Court documents detail allegations that commercial deal involved "bribery" in China.

“We have to fix this problem, and we’re going to have to spend some money to do it.”

Watercare moving away from the traditional 'fix it when it breaks' philosophy.