Severe weather conditions from Wednesday 30 April to Friday 2 May may impact the network
Severe weather conditions may impact the network

Due to severe weather conditions forecasted from today, 30 April until Friday 2 May, there may be impacts on the network, 

Heavy rain increases the chance of excess stormwater entering the wastewater network, which it doesn’t have capacity for. This means there is a higher risk of wastewater overflows during wet weather events or emergencies such as major power cuts.

Our operations team are checking known risk areas and working to ensure that the stormwater network will be running as smoothly as possible. 

 
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Keep up to date with the latest news from Wellington Water and our mahi here.

 

For media queries contact 021 302 259 or email media@wellingtonwater.co.nz. 

6/09/2024
Wellington Water encouraged by drop in annual average water loss in the Metropolitan region
New figures from Wellington Water show a slight reduction in water loss over the past financial year as the region gets closer to summer and Water Restriction Level 1 at the end of the month.

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Days Bay wastewater overflow incident
19/08/2024
Wellington Water working at pace to resolve Days Bay wastewater overflow
Wellington Water is making good progress in its response to the wastewater overflow at Days Bay.

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11/08/2024
Wellington Water responding to wastewater overflow at Eastbourne
The overflow is a result of a breakage in a wastewater pipe next to the Days Bay pump station.

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11/08/2024
Update on response to wastewater overflow in Eastbourne
Work has begun on the repair with pressure being drained from the main outfall pipe. This will enable our crew to safely begin excavation of the site in the morning.

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8/08/2024
Wellington Water Chief Executive steps down
Wellington Water Board Chair, Nick Leggett, has announced that Wellington Water Chief Executive Tonia is stepping down from her role.

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26/07/2024
Release of review into Wellington Water’s budgeting advice error
The independent review into an error in Wellington Water’s budgeting advice for councils’ 2024-34 Long-Term Plans has today been released and Wellington Water Board Chair, Nick Leggett says it doesn’t pull any punches.

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20/07/2024
Crowdstrike cyber outage
Checks of all our systems have been undertaken with no major impacts and services to customers are unaffected.

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10/07/2024
Whakawhirinaki: The Silverstream Water Bridge to be lifted into place across Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
Wellingtonians are about to see Whakawhirinaki: The Silverstream Water Bridge and Shared Path take its full form as a resilient new asset, carrying bulk water supplies across Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River.

The central arch of the steel bridge is set to be lifted into place across the river later this week (12 July weather permitting) downstream from the existing road and rail bridges connecting State Highway 2 to Fergusson Drive. The third and final bridge section will be lifted into place the following day.

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24/05/2024
Wellington Water apologises for error in budget advice
Wellington Water has apologised to shareholding councils for an error made in the advice provided to councils for their draft 2024-34 Long-Term Plans (LTP).

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20/05/2024
Wellingtonians collectively save over 400 million litres of water this summer
The combined effort of the residents of Wellington City, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt saved over a staggering 175 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water over summer, preventing tighter water restrictions across the region.

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