How Wellington Water works
Wellington Water’s many previous information sources are now one. Wellington Water combines the water operation management (water treatment and supply, stormwater and wastewater service delivery)...
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Coastal cities: What’s in store?
Plans for New Zealand’s coastal cities must take into account ways to accommodate higher sea levels. By Liam Foster from Opus International Consultants. Rising seas will...
New thinking on freshwater management
Will collaborative processes help find the best ways to manage our country’s freshwater? Ruth Le Pla tests the waters. A new government report on freshwater management...
Freshwater report lifts debate on collaborative processes
A new government report on freshwater management highlights yet again the delicate path that regional authorities must tread in balancing environmental, economic and iwi aspirations for...
Ecan adopts new approaches to river management & consenting
An Environment Canterbury initative provides a new option for short-term gravel extraction from the region’s rivers. Hugh de Lacy explains. Using gravel extraction as a...
Calibre wins award for council’s wastewater biotechnology
Calibre Consulting has won an INNOVATE NZ silver award for its innovative use of biotechnology in Palmerston North City Council’s wastewater system. Calibre designed new...
New data standards for water
The recently launched 30 Year New Zealand Infrastructure Plan details a new project to develop data standards for water infrastructure. The plan was developed by...
New report bolsters understanding of water services
Water New Zealand has released its latest National Performance Review (NPR) an annual review of water, wastewater and stormwater services. Participation is voluntarily undertaken by...
Smart thinking spurs on Tokomaru water treatment upgrade
Horowhenua District Council has opened its upgraded Tokomaru water treatment plant ten years early and with no adverse impact on rates. The $350,000 water treatment...
IPENZ salutes Beca’s Garry Macdonald
Beca business director for water Garry Macdonald has received the 2015 Angus Award from The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). This is the...