The future of water – The debate continues
Alan Titchall reports from the two-day Water Summit 2018, attended by local government delegates, industry experts and central government officials, who will be implementing regulatory...
Category : 3 Waters
New foundation – Cementing in a place for Maori law in resource management
Should the Resource Management Act be reformed to provide a stronger direction in recognising the importance of Maori law in resource consent decision-making? University of...
Irrigation report finds room for improvement
A recent report by the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) makes four recommendations to help councils improve the quality of information recorded from water meters...
Making a splash – Wellington launches country’s first above-ground emergency water network.
If the ‘big one’ had hit the capital a year ago, many Wellingtonians would have been without a water supply for 100 days or more....
Smart Solutions – Stormwater Management
Recent extreme weather events have once again raised debate about the best ways to ensure resilient and affordable stormwater management. Meanwhile, Patricia Moore reports that...
Mariner Rise – Where ecology, children and stormwater meet
A small piece of open land on Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, serves the very different needs of a community, ecologists and council’s stormwater management...
Water New Zealand’s National Performance Review
A benchmarking tool reveals big differences in councils’ approaches to water, says Lesley Smith. We require a lot from our water systems. They need to...
Smart solutions: Laboratory testing
Reassurance on the quality of water supply is just one factor behind higher demand for faster and more accurate laboratory testing services. Patricia Moore talks...
Just add water
IPWEA NZ vice president Myles Lind calls for a public water Investor Confidence Rating. A public water Investor Confidence Rating (ICR) would signal our sector’s...
Smart solutions – Potable water
Sparkling? Still? Or boiled? The government inquiry into the contamination of the Havelock North water supply could carry significant implications for how council-controlled water supplies...