Stormwater

A massive piece of machinery will soon be digging and boring a tunnel in Auckland to divert wastewater and storm water from inner city suburbs to the Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant. Watercare's… Audio

Under sweeping reforms, the government will give $761 million to councils to kick start a programme to reorganise water assets as independent publicly owned regional entities. Audio

With water restrictions being placed on Auckland and Northland due to drought, should urban dwellers be storing rainwater for irrigation and non-potable use when the weather gets dry? Audio

A couple of weeks ago, Napier's city council proposed a bylaw which would mean no chemicals or detergents could enter the city's stormwater network, effectively banning car washing on the side of the… Audio

A visiting US climate expert is warning the biggest adaption we must make will be around our water infrastructure, but what the decision makers do must match with what the science says. Katharine… Audio

Local councils say there's no way water should be removed from their control under a Government review. It's investigating how councils run drinking, waste and stormwater, and whether they can afford… Audio

The storm water infrastructure in Auckland has been neglected for decades - will current plans and funding to improve the system be enough to cope with the population and buildings? Many community… Audio