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Pies and baked beans: Simon Watts responds to mayors' worries about rates caps
The Local Government Minister is currently considering feedback from councils on his plan.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Letters: A bridge toll would hurt those who can't afford it the most
OPINION: Why a toll would be a bridge too far.
Fewer roads, more hospitals: Government publishes sobering Infrastructure Plan
The Government was warned New Zealand can't build everything it wants.
Govt announces review into 'completely unacceptable' Wellington sewerage plant failure
Senior figures from the water services sector will probe what went wrong.
Council considers bringing in water tankers amid Christchurch boil notice
About 14,000 Christchurch households face a boil-water notice until further tests.
Wellington Water a ‘disastrous organisation’, ex councillor says
Questions arose this week over funding delegations in a 2021 council meeting.
Poo map: Where is the sewage in Wellington flowing?
A map by Calypso Science tracks where the Moa Point plant sewage is drifting on the coast.
Gulf Harbour golf course owner faces liquidation bid as debt battle deepens
The company is owned by The Phoenix Trust. The sole shareholder is developer Greg Olliver.
Wellington sewage failure: "It will be getting into seafood products"
Marine Science Professor Andrew Jeffs says the Moa Point failure will be affecting marine life at sea and humans on the shore. Video / Ryan Bridge Today
Editorial: Wellington sewage snag yet another reminder of NZ's infrastructure deficit
OPINION: We have a habit of fixing the problem in front of us, not the one for the future.
Beach town suffers summer of strict water rules: Limits to showers, laundry, toilet flushing
'We can't have it happening again', councillor says of the restrictions.
Sewage makes four popular Canterbury bays unsafe for swimming
Residents are urged to avoid swimming and other water activities there.
Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus for Wellington Water
Mayor Andrew Little will raise the plant failure with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Boil water notice lifted for Auckland island as possible cause of E. coli scare revealed
Watercare says the positive E. coli sample likely arose during collection.
'Beggars belief': Wellington Mayor Andrew Little on the capital's major and ongoing sewage leak
70 million litres of raw sewage are leaking into Wellington's south coast every day after a serious failure at the Moa Point treatment plant. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY
‘A significant blow’: Botulism outbreak kills up to 80 rare pāteke ducks
The outbreak has killed up to 3% of New Zealand's entire pāteke population.
Mount waterpipe network probed after deadly landslide kills six campers
Council maps show water pipes directly above the campground hit by the slip.
'Risk to life and property': Tauranga residents ordered to leave homes
A slip near a key water main above Mangatawa Marae has triggered evacuations.
Editorial: Communities can fight for voice in local government reforms
OPINION: Councils face the biggest shake-up since the 1989 local government reforms.
Raw sewage overflows near popular Corsair Bay, Christchurch
Raw sewage has been spotted overflowing near popular Corsair Bay, Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald
Richard Prebble: How to achieve real bipartisanship on infrastructure
OPINION: Do the Chrises agree on more than we realise?
'Call 111': Diesel spills into harbour after Wellington tanker crash, authorities monitoring
About 4000 litres of diesel spilled across Aotea Quay before dawn.
HB cities under Level 3 water restrictions as usage hits 95 million litres a day
A total ban on open-air fires and fireworks is also in place.
'Now is the time': Wellington councils take first step towards amalgamation
Mayors have revealed early amalgamation talks are underway.
Broken bore forces 30-unit transitional housing complex to empty
The future of the former motel bought by the Govt for $8.1m is now up in the air.
Revealed: Councils expected to foot a near $48 billion bill for Local Water Done Well
Officials estimate water service infrastructure will cost $47.9 billion to 2034.
‘More reliable and quicker’: Broken wastewater plant pipe to be replaced
Repairs will take at least a week, with work under way at the Rotorua plant.
City council calls for public inquiry into water fluoridation
Tauranga's decision followed a 1345-signature public petition.
HB’s two biggest wastewater plants to undergo $60m-plus outfall pipe works
The big-money projects to send treated wastewater to sea will likely begin next year.
Warning to avoid lakes, streams after overflow at Rotorua wastewater treatment plant
Treated wastewater overflowed after a pipe broke, the council says.