Infrastructure
Glacier retreat at Franz Josef changing shape of Waiho river - glaciologist
The rapid retreat of Franz Josef Glacier and the subsequent "huge" volume of riverbed material crawling down the Waiho Valley is a growing problem for the area.
Several councils could face huge bills to get drinking water up to scratch
Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium… Video, Audio
Queenstown disease outbreak source may never be known - authorities
Queenstown's cryptosporidiosis outbreak may never be known despite extensive testing, Te Whatu Ora Health NZ says.
National and Labour at odds over water services
National and Labour are at odds about how $185 billion bill will be paid for water services if Three Waters doesn't go ahead.
National plans to scrap the contested Three Waters scheme within its… Audio
Auckland sinkhole just a 'spike in an ongoing failure of critical sewage infrastructure'
The city needs to urgently address old infrastructure if it wants to avoid further water contamination, an environmental ecologist says.
Council vs land owner: Popular walkway closed due to stoush
The public has been blocked from a hugely popular coastal walkway, because of a stoush between the council, and a property owner. The Takapuna to Milford coastal walk runs through the Firth family… Video, Audio
Taumata Arowai warns councils over new water filter laws
The national water regulator is not ruling out legal action against Queenstown Lakes District Council for not having barriers to filter out cryptosporidium. Audio
Watercare installs pipe to redirect wastewater from Parnell sinkhole
Watercare is set to begin work today on laying a bypass pipe to reduce wastewater overflow caused by a broken pipe in Auckland's Parnell last week, but meanwhile wastewater continues to flow into the… Audio
Temporary pipe to be installed at sinkhole site in Auckland
Crews are aiming to begin laying down a temporary pipe in Auckland Monday morning to bypass a blocked sewerage pipe.
Tonnes of debris has been removed from the blocked pipe where a… Audio
Authorities struggling to find source of cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown
Authorities are no closer to finding the source of Queenstown's cryptosporidium outbreak.
Te Whatu Ora has confirmed 56 cases, 12 probable cases, and eight under investigation.
The Council says the… Audio
Issues over possible extension for smelly West Coast private landfill
Whether or not a private landfill should get more time to fix ongoing smell problems has been complicated by a WorkSafe shutdown and investigation, and advice is being sought, a West Coast council…
Gisborne beach to close for emergency pipe repair
Urgent repairs to Gisborne's wastewater outfall pipe will close a section of Midway Beach for at least five days.
Sinkhole sewage spill scuttles Saturday and Sunday sea sports
The fallout from Auckland's giant sinkhole continues, forcing the cancellation of weekend events and school holiday programmes across the Waitematā Harbour.
The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and James Elliott (Part 1)
Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and James Elliott find out about the official arrival of El Nino and hear about the public health risks following the sewage spill from a large sinkhole in… Audio
Massive pothole causing havoc on major road
Car tyres and rims have been falling victim to a giant pothole that has opened up on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō.
'It's a level three situation, the highest ever' - deputy mayor on sewage leak
The Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the raw sewage being pumped into the Waitematā Harbour is a result of many years of neglect.
It will take an estimated ten days to fix the broken sewer pipe at the… Audio
'Deluge of sewage' into Waitematā Harbour nothing new, iwi says
Iwi and residents are becoming increasingly frustrated with Auckland city's failing infrastructure, as contamination from a burst sewer pipe closes inner-city beaches for 10 days. Audio
Frustration in Auckland over burst sewer pipe
Iwi and residents are becoming increasingly frustrated with Auckland's failing infrastructure, as contamination from a burst sewer pipe closes inner-city beaches for more than 10 days.
Hundreds of… Audio
'Not good news' - Sewer blockage the worst Watercare boss has seen in 35 years
It could take a week-and-a-half to fix a blocked sewer main at the bottom of a huge sinkhole, Watercare warns.
Akl mayor says sewage from sinkhole a result of old infrastructure
Auckland's Mayor says the sinkhole pumping sewage into the Waitematā Harbour is a consequence of a city with old infrastructure. It's expected to be ten days before crews can stop the flow from the… Audio
