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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.

14/03/2024

Overall risk of tighter water restrictions significantly reduced, thanks to the efforts of Wellingtonians.

Wellingtonians' continued efforts to conserve water and cooler weather ahead mean an escalation to Level 3 water restrictions has significantly reduced.

“Thanks Wellington – thanks to you we’ve made it through a tricky summer and avoided tighter water restrictions together,” says Charles Barker, Director of Regulatory Services.

“Today we have run the numbers again and what this shows is that the hard mahi of the community has really paid off with the likelihood of moving to Level 3 dropping down to 16 per cent."

26/02/2024

Wellington Water working to achieve chlorine compliance

Wellington Water is working with Greater Wellington and Hutt City Council on upgrades to make sure water from the Waterloo Treatment Plant is compliant with new rules set out by Taumata Arowai, the national water services regulator. The new rules require water from the treatment plant to have longer contact time with chlorine through the treatment process than was previously required, to further reduce the risk of bacteria.

26/02/2024

Low fluoride levels in drinking water for Central Lower Hutt and parts of Wellington City

There has been a drop in fluoride levels in the drinking water across the Wellington region over the past four months. This means that Wellington Water has not been able to meet the Ministry of Health (MoH) fluoride target levels of 0.7 – 1.0ppm, 95% of the time.

15/02/2024

Residents' efforts to conserve water to thank for avoiding tighter water restrictions for another week, but continued efforts needed

The hard work of residents in the Wellington region to reduce their water use and follow water restrictions has meant that we’ve avoided moving to Level 3 water restrictions for another week.

12/02/2024

Opening ceremony marks key milestone for the Omāroro Reservoir project

The opening ceremony for the Omāroro Reservoir takes place today, with the site at Prince of Wales Park in Mount Cook being handed back to Wellington City Council and the public.

1/02/2024

Wellington Water's Response to Wellington City Council's Review

This is Wellington Water's response to Wellington City Council's report, which was commissioned into Wellington Water as part of an additional funding boost in mid-2023 for Wellington Water to fix more leaks.

1/02/2024

Wellington Water's response to Wellington City Council’s proposed increase on LTP 2024 to 34

Wellington Water welcomes the news that Wellington City Council has proposed to increase investment in their upcoming Long-Term Plan. We appreciate any funding our councils can provide the region’s water services and infrastructure.

12/01/2024

Wellington metropolitan region moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions

Wellington City, Porirua City, Hutt City, and Upper Hutt City will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.01am on Wednesday 17 January, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.

5/01/2024

South Wairarapa moving to Level 2 water restrictions

Featherston, Greytown, and Martinborough will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.00AM on Saturday 6 January 2024, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.

3/01/2024

Seaview Treatment Plant biofilter replacement completed ahead of schedule

The works were initially expected to be completed in late January, but the project team managed to reinstate the biofilter media prior to the Christmas break.