Drinking Water stories
Households could face higher bills as Northland's councils push the new water provider to prioritise affordability over investment pressures.
Councils face around $50 billion of water upgrades over the next decade, as ring-fenced funding finally tackles decades of neglect.
Residents in Montalto have six months to devise a takeover plan for their ageing water scheme, after the council delayed some upgrade work.
Rising worry over tap-water chemicals is driving demand for whole-home filters, with 70% of Australians now concerned about PFAS in their water.
Wellington households face mounting pressure as fixing ageing pipes could add more than $80,000 to each ratepayer over 25 years.
Residents and farmers face weaker protection for a 40-kilometre rural water supply after Featherston's bylaw expired two years ago.
Residents will wait longer for a say on whether Whakatāne should join a four-council water body, after neighbouring councils paused their own plans.
Residents in Pahiatua are set for fewer boil-water scares as Tararua District Council starts a year-long $4 million network upgrade.
Around 2,700 Selwyn properties may have been underbilled, leaving ratepayers facing up to GBP £1.4 million in water charges.
Household water bills and service delivery will be shaped by Louise Miller's move to lead Hawke's Bay's new regional water entity.
About 40 households in Mangaore have been told to boil water after two dead rats were found in a reservoir during a routine inspection.
Central Hastings businesses face parking curbs and possible road closures for nearly a year as a new drinking water trunk main is built.
Voters are being asked to weigh party plans on transport, water and energy as Infrastructure New Zealand pushes infrastructure up the election agenda.
Concern over Marlborough Waters' launch has grown after a board member quit before its first meeting, citing work commitments in Tauranga.
Residents will judge Marlborough Waters by whether they can trust tap water, as the new board begins recruiting a chief executive.
Ratepayers could face a NZD $141,388 repair bill as Hauraki council moves to bring three water plants up to code.
Reuse plans could cut ocean discharge and help irrigate crops, sports grounds and industry across Nelson Tasman within two years.
Residents across Wairarapa and Tararua are set to gain safer, more reliable water services as Waitī Waters prepares for a July launch.
Households could face higher bills unless new water entities lift delivery from councils' 60 to 80 per cent record and prove their costs.
About a quarter of the Rakaia rollout cannot yet report readings, leaving Ashburton District Council unable to rely on the system for wider use.
