Watercare
Watercare to raise prices to cover infrastructure
Aucklanders' water bills are about to go up. Watercare plans to increase the cost of water by almost 10 percent. Felix Walton has more. Audio
New wastewater rules take aim at 'flushable' wet wipes
A new weapon has been launched to fight the enemy of the sewer - the mighty fatberg. Wet wipes get stuck on the way down, catch fat and cooking oil and grow into monsterous globules that bog up the… Video, Audio
Omicron brings Auckland tunnelling machine to a halt
The hold-up at Watercare's new Interceptor tunnel is just one casualty from the virus rampaging through the construction sector.
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Lavina Good
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
Auckland region's multi-billion dollar water plan unveilled
Auckland council water company, Watercare has just announced its 20 year plan, which outlines how $18.5 billion dollars will be spent on the city's water and wastewater network, servicing 1.7 million… Audio
Auckland water rates rise a necessary pill - WaterCare
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
Dams half full: Watercare's new boss on Auckland's water woes
Auckland's dams are about to dip under half-way again, with dry skies forecast through to next week. They're a long way from the historical average for this time of year of 76 per cent and inching… Audio
Watercare rolls out solar-powered filling station for dry tanks
It's been another hot dry summer for Auckland, and for those on tank water it's been drying up quickly.
Watercare has rolled out a new mobile tanker to help fill the gap - while people wait for more… Video, Audio
Watercare warns Aucklanders need to remain vigilent over water
Watercare's acting chief executive says easing restrictions in Auckland will be closely monitored - but they may be brought back if the region's drought continues.
From today, businesses can use… Audio
Auckland Council grilled by WaterCare over water shortage
Auckland Council has today been grilling its own water company, Watercare, over the management of the region's water shortage.
At a council meeting this morning, Watercare said the city is… Audio
Drought: Auckland on cusp of water emergency as reservoirs dry
Auckland is on the cusp of an emergency water crisis as it stares down the barrel of the region's worst drought in 25 years with reservoirs at just 43 percent. The Auckland Council is scrambling to… Video, Audio
Has Auckland's Watercare "dropped the ball"?
The Waikato Regional Council is warning that Auckland cannot rely on the Waikato River alone to get out of its drought-induced water supply crisis.
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Water restrictions in Auckland as drought won't relent
Auckland Council will impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time in more than 25 years as the city faces its worst drought in history.
The past four months have been the driest on record… Audio
Out of lockdown and into water restrictions
Aucklanders are staring down the barrel of water restrictions as a severe drought continues to take its toll on the city's dams, which are sitting under the halfway point for the first time in 25… Audio
Central Interceptor: the largest tunnel in New Zealand
The largest tunnel in the country is being built under Auckland. Watercare's man in charge of the $1.2 billion project, Shayne Cunis joins Jesse to explain what's happening below ground. Audio
Human faeces and sanitary pads spill into Auckland creek
A wastewater pipe in a west Auckland creek has ruptured, spilling human faeces and sanitary pads into the water. But it wasn't Watercare which discovered the leak - it was a local kayaker. Video, Audio
Sewege poured into Auckland homes for four hours
Milford residents who were woken up at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning to find sewage flooding their homes say it took four hours for Watercare to turn the switch to stop the leak. Audio
What to flush and what not to flush
An Aucklander was hit with a huge clean-up job this week after a neighbour flushed nappies and wet wipes down the toilet. Watercare's Peter Rogers reminds us what it's safe and not safe to flush. Audio, Gallery
How the Auckland Council could save $30m a year
Combining the Auckland Council's water company with its in-house drainage operation could save $30 million a year. Video
Goff not involved in King's Watercare appointment
Auckland mayor Phil Goff was not part of a panel that appointed his friend and former colleague Annette King to the board of a council-controlled organisation, he says.