Desperate and stressful - that's how water companies in Auckland are describing severe shortages crippling some families on tank supplies.
There are a limited number of refill pumps for water companies in the region, where trucks are facing long waits to fill up.
On Friday Auckland Council opened on-tap contingency water supplies in Helensville, Wellsford, Orewa and Te Puru. But as Katie Doyle reports, it may be too little, too late.
