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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.

15/04/2020

Air New Zealand transports essential expertise for critical Wellington Water project

An Air New Zealand charter flight returning from Frankfurt to Auckland via Vancouver is currently en route to New Zealand carrying five specialist engineers who will assist Wellington Water with urgent repair work on two of Wellington’s wastewater pipelines.

7/04/2020

Progress in improving health of Porirua waterways

Porirua City Council today formally lodged plans to upgrade and improve the Porirua wastewater treatment plant, taking the next step towards improving the health of Porirua’s coastal waters.

6/04/2020

Watering restrictions ease for Greytown and Featherston

Watering restrictions have been eased today for Greytown and Featherston.

5/04/2020

Mt Albert high-pressure sludge pipeline repair

The Mt Albert high-pressure sludge pipeline repair is a critical project for Wellington’s wastewater network, and one that Wellington Water is committed to progressing during lockdown.

2/04/2020

Water quality monitoring and response during lockdown

During the heightened national response to Covid-19, our top priority is providing clean drinking water and safe wastewater treatment to our community. In this context, our water quality monitoring and response activity is being temporarily scaled back.

31/03/2020

Willis St reopens as Wellington Water completes installation of new underground wastewater pipeline

Willis Street fully reopened yesterday afternoon after the successful connection of the new underground wastewater pipe in Willis Street replacing the temporary overland pipe installed after the original tunnel collapse in December.

31/03/2020

Metropolitan Wellington to ease sprinkler ban, watering restrictions remain in place

From today, 31 March, the ban on using sprinklers in Wellington, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt and Porirua has been eased, with restricted garden watering conditions now in place.

27/03/2020

Prioritisation of work and keeping our people safe to do it

During the heightened national response to Covid-19, our top priority is providing clean drinking water and safe wastewater treatment to our community.

23/03/2020

Drinking water and wastewater services remain safe

Drinking water supply and wastewater treatment are essential community services. Wellington Water has contingency plans in place to ensure these services will continue in the event of situations such as Covid-19.

17/03/2020

On-site and mobile generators deployed to keep water network flowing during power outage

Following the major power outage in the region on Thursday morning, Wellington Water implemented its emergency response procedures, activating on-site and mobile generators to ensure the water network continued to function until power was restored.