Water

Plans for a massive water take to grow more avocados in the Far North could get the green light in the coming weeks, but there are major concerns among some locals about what that will mean for the… Video, Audio

There's something in the water in a Canterbury town, and it isn't pretty.

Methven business owners say they've reached boiling point after more than 10 years of contamination issues with the busy ski… Video, Audio

The dirt beneath our feet can be easy to take for granted. But it's incredibly important for the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink. Twelve years ago Australian chef and food… Audio

The equation for measuring water purity has been corrected but a freshwater ecologist questions whether this adjustment is sufficient to prevent pollution. The official equation measuring the human… Audio

Officials are ramping up their presence at Pūtiki Bay on Waiheke Island, after an occupation escalated into violence.

Protesters have spent weeks planted in the way of the Kennedy Point Boat Harbour… Video, Audio

Our panellists look at the new Princess Diana memorial statue, why the war on drugs never mentions cigarettes, the Oranga Tamarik investigation, and whether New Zealand can really afford to keep its… Audio

A number of councils are already criticising the government's freshly minted new plans for water.

A major overhaul of the country's water systems has been unveiled with the aim of stopping household… Video, Audio

Whangarei District councillors have rejected the government's three waters reforms after a heated debate today.

The government has so far put $760 million aside for the overhaul, that will take… Audio

Horowhenua residents and businesses have been warned the district will run out of clean drinking water if they don't drastically reduce or stop using it altogether.

Heavy rain over the weekend has… Audio

A new drinking device is being heralded as an instant cure for hiccups, with 92% of 249 volunteers who tested the device experiencing instant results. Dr Rajshri Roy is a lecturer in Nutrition and… Audio

Ruapehu District Council is plugging a giant water leak with a $20,000 fund.

Every day in the township of Ohakune hundreds of thousands of litres of water is wasted through various unidentified leaks… Video, Audio

A bill on water fluoridation decisions has passed its second reading at Parliament - more than four years after it was first introduced. Audio

Chris and Anne-Marie Allen have owned Anna Dale Farm for nearly 30 years. It's a 300-hectare farm at Ashburton Forks and was severely damaged by flood waters over the last week. Anne-Marie joins the… Audio

Do nothing and a big bill is what New Zealanders might face if change does not happen. That's the conclusion of a ream of studies looking at water reform released by the government today.

The… Video, Audio

WaterCare says it has some sympathy for the Aucklanders whose water costs will double in the next ten years, but says - unfortunately - it's a necessary pill to swallow.

Aucklanders meanwhile think… Video, Audio

Protesters sang their displeasure about water quality up to those sitting inside the offices of the Canterbury Regional Council today.

About 200 gathered at lunchtime to let the council know what… Audio

Nearly 80,000 smart water meters will be rolled out across Auckland in the next four years as part of the city's efforts to solve its water woes.

The rollout is part of Auckland Council's plan to… Audio

A new studyhas conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of all the evidence about how blue space positively impacts health, and the news is good for people who live in areas with access to… Audio

Fixing Napier's brown water problem could take two decades and almost $300 million, a new report has revealed.

Since chlorine was added to the water four years ago, residents have complained of… Audio

Residents in the Wairarapa town of Carterton are still being asked to boil their water, after E-coli was detected in the water supply.

The town has been on a boil water notice since the harmful… Audio