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Wellington Water calls on council to relax performance targets
Wellington's water contractor suggested the Wellington City Council might like to relax some of the performance targets for its pipe network if it wanted the contractor to start meeting them.
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Complex sewerage pipe work to begin next week
The long-awaited repairs to broken sewer pipes in Wellington are being described as "incredibly technically challenging work" that has never been done before in Australasia.
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Wellington council to borrow up to $16m to fix broken pipes
Wellington City Council has agreed to borrow up to $16 million to fund repairs to the burst sewer pipes within the Mount Albert tunnel.
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Huge waves hit Wellington's south coast, person swept out to sea rescued
Freak waves on Wellington's south coast have left a person in hospital and forced residents to evacuate their homes.
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Wellington water pipe repairs delayed by Covid-19
The end date for repair works to a damaged water pipe in Wellington has been pushed back due to the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Wellington stink like 'a fresh poo in your lounge'
Residents have rejected Wellington Water's claims the smell from a spill at a sludge treatment plant was a one-off, saying the stench is persisting.
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Wellington water woes: The latest
Investigations are underway into the cause of problems with Wellington's waterpipes. The city's water infrastructure has been plagued by problems in recent months.
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Porirua's wastewater woes get $250,000 boost
Porirua City Council is set to spend $250,000 for a roving team looking for problems in its ageing water pipes.
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Pacific theatre companies tackle pressing issues at festival
Two hard hitting topics in the Pacific, climate change and the 2006 riots in Tonga, are the subjects of two theatre shows in Auckland's Fringe Town festival. Audio
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Wellington water infrastructure concerns
Wellington's water infrastructure appears to be in real trouble. Audio
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Wellington water infrastructure 'in crisis', councillor says
A Wellington councillor says the city's water infrastructure is in crisis and needs a fundamental overhaul.
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Water quality 'crisis': Residents slam 'tsunami of faecal matter' in bay
Wellington's Owhiro Bay residents are fed up after more than two decades of human waste making its way into their local stream and bay.
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Another expensive bill for another broken pipe in Wellington
Audio 24 Jan 2020Another broken wastewater pipe in Wellington means trucks are hauling a million litres of sludge a day to landfill - a move that could cost ratepayers more than $1 million.
The latest failure, which… Video, Audio
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Hefty cost to haul millions of litres of sludge from broken pipe
Another broken wastewater pipe in Wellington means trucks are hauling millions litres of sludge every day to landfill in a fix that's expected to cost ratepayers $200,000 each week.
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Volume of sewage spill into Wellington harbour cut back
Wellington Water has found a temporary solution to reduce the amount of sewage that is spilling into Wellington harbour.
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Crews work round the clock to fix waste overflow into Wellington Harbour
Wellington Water crews are figuring out the best way to divert waste from a collapsed sewer pipe back into the main line, in an effort to stop it overflowing into the harbour.
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Crews work through night as sewage pours into Wellington Harbour
Wellington Water crews are still working to tackle problems with a collapsed sewage and wastewater pipe in the central city.
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Sewage going into Wellingon harbour after pipe collapse
It's possible people won't be able to safely swim in parts of Wellington Harbour until next year after a pipe burst pouring large amounts of wastewater and raw sewage into the sea. Audio
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RNZ Music's top 21 NZ albums of the 21st century
Over the past twenty years there has been a bumper crop of memorable and beautiful local albums that have found notable success. We are proud to offer you our top 21 albums of the twenty-first century… Audio
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Firefighters tackle dozens of fireworks-related blazes
Two large scrub fires in Auckland were among 55 fireworks-related blazes in the north of the country on Guy Fawkes night. Audio
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Tuia 250: waka voyage a chance to 'connect with taiao'
Guided only by the stars and the Moon like our first Polynesian navigators over 750 years ago, Meriana Johnsen joins the crew onboard Haunui waka, on an overnight haerenga from Anaura Bay to Gisborne. Video
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Business briefs
The brewing and hospitality company, Moa Group, has completed the purchase of Auckland's Non Solo Pizza for 3-point-7-5 mllion dollars. Audio
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Matt Elliott: Kiwi as
Audio 22 Jul 2019It's had fruit named after it. Bacon, shoe polish, a bank, even a nation of people. Today our Expert tells us all about the kiwi. Matt Elliott's latest book is The Kiwi: Endangered Icon. Audio, Gallery
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Michael NORRIS: Mātauranga (Rerenga) (première)
Alistair Fraser (taonga pūoro), NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Te Ao o Moana: Platforms for activism
Moana Maniapoto says there's various platforms for activism and an honest, authentic treaty relationship is the pathway to addressing some of the country's biggest issues. Audio