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- New fluoride facilities now operating
- Multiple water outages in Porirua
- Low fluoride levels in drinking water for Central Lower Hutt and parts of Wellington City
- High water use in Martinborough has increased the risk of the town triggering Water Restriction Level 2 in the coming weeks
- Brief spike in fluoride levels at the Waterloo Water Treatment Plant no cause for public health concerns
- Boil water notice lifted for residents in Montgomery Avenue, Cathie Place, and Stockden Place in Karori
- Wellington Water to start testing new fluoride facilities
- Wellington Water working to achieve chlorine compliance
- Fluoride service to resume at Wainuiomata treatment plant
- Building future community resilience in Avalon
- Release of fluoridation Inquiry
- Major wastewater upgrade for Wellington CBD
- New wetland restores natural environment to central Porirua
- Moa Point treatment plant repairs may result in reduced capacity in high rainfall events.
- Resumption of fluoridation at Te Mārua and Gear Island water treatment plants
- Scope and terms of reference set for Wellington Water fluoridation inquiry
- Wellington Water Committee welcomes new board member
- ‘Momentous achievement’ as Waiohine reservoir comes into service
- Plan to get fluoride back in the drinking water in the Wellington metropolitan area
- New Kaitoke pipe bridge will be ‘an amazing sight to see’
- Wellington’s drinking water fluoridation facilities are aging and in need of repair
- Work begins on pipe duplication project
- Recommendations from independent review of wastewater treatment operations
- Start date announced for pipe duplication project
- Paremata project forging ahead, despite the deluge
- Wellington Water's quarterly close-up
- Never a dull moment - a graduate engineer's story
- Water Committee meets to discuss water conservation and our 30-year investment plan.
- Panelists, governance and terms of reference announced for wastewater treatment plant contract revie
- Keep the water flowing and the good times going
- Wellington Water Chair steps down
- Keeping our drinking water safe
- Wellington Water commissions independent review of wastewater treatment operations
- Work begins on Paremata wastewater pipe replacement
- Second round of flood mapping underway in Porirua
- Keep up-to-date with your water
- Surprises found in blocked wastewater pipe
- Water Committee discusses progress under COVID alert levels
- Wellington Water Committee considers 30-year plan
- Greytown residents working smarter, not harder
- Keeping the water running in lockdown
- Media release: Wellington Water Committee discuss reform
- Innovative venture for customer operations
- Major milestone for Omāroro reservoir project
- Draft water services standards and specifications released for feedback
- Media Release: next steps in future-proofing wastewater network
- Media Release: Mayor Campbell Barry elected new Chair of Wellington Water Committee
- Media release: reports of ‘blue staining’ at some Featherston & Greytown properties
- Wellington Water releases annual report 2019-20
- Work begins on upgrading the Porirua wastewater treatment plant
- Water Committee majority votes for further work on metering
- Wellington Water Committee receives economic report on water meters
- Hutt residents asked for views on improving the wastewater network to reduce overflows
- Managing flood risk in the Wellington Region
- Porirua wastewater treatment plant consent application update
- Two new directors appointed to the Board of Wellington Water
- Wellington councils lodge $47m funding application to improve water pipes, create jobs
- Covid-19 alert level 2
- Wellington CBD gets new wastewater infrastructure
- Dawn blessing marks construction phase of Wellington City’s Omāroro reservoir
- Lake Ferry wastewater treatment plant – discharge pipeline break
- Planning for a sustainable water supply
- Dixon St tunnel report reinforces critical importance of condition assessment data
- Wellington Water Committee welcomes government funding and reform announcements
- Mt Albert sludge pipeline repair success
- Sludge trucking ends as first stage of Mt Albert repair successfully completed
- Update on work to reduce pollution in Titahi Bay
- International specialists arrive for Wellington pipeline repair project
- Mt Albert sludge pipeline repair a step closer to completion
- Project work at alert level 3
- Major work ready to start on Mt Albert sludge pipeline repair
- Moa Point wastewater pipe rehabilitation
- Air New Zealand transports essential expertise for critical Wellington Water project
- Progress in improving health of Porirua waterways
- Water quality monitoring and response during lockdown
- Willis St reopens as Wellington Water completes installation of new underground wastewater pipeline
- Prioritisation of work and keeping our people safe to do it
- Drinking water and wastewater services remain safe
- Mt Albert high-pressure sludge pipeline repair
- Willis Street works nearing connection stage
- Wellington Water tracks and repairs Titahi Bay contamination source
- Sludge pipe failure points under Mt Albert identified
- Wellington Water’s report on Martinborough’s wastewater overflows released
- Whairepo Lagoon water quality update – Thursday 13 February
- Mayor thanks contractors for civic effort
- Trucks transport sludge as preparations for pipe repair begin
- Treatment process pipe repairs see increase in truck movements
- David Bassett re-elected as chair of the Wellington Water Committee
- Greytown township getting ultra violet (UV) water treatment
- Media release: identifying city’s flood hazards kicks off in Wainuiomata
- Cross-harbour pipeline investigations under way in Lowry Bay
- Open day highlights improvements planned for Porirua’s wastewater system
- Iwi join water governance body
- South Wairarapa District Council joins Wellington Water
- Wellington Water launches new Porirua service depot
- Wellington Water launches new southern service depot
- Water Committee endorses new shareholder for Wellington Water
- Climate change workshop seeks action on water networks
- Wellington Water launches new service depot
- Wellington Water, Veolia sign $170m contract for wastewater services
- “Like botox for the ground” – new technique builds resilience
- Working towards resilience – rainfall flood risks in Porirua
- Omāroro water reservoir community engagement programme wins Gold Quill Award of Merit
- South Wairarapa District Council to join Wellington Water
- Dawn blessing for city’s new water reservoir
- Pilmuir Street works to complete vital lifeline for Hutt Hospital
- Playing safely in urban streams
- Contractors team up for Wellington’s water work
- Longer days, shorter sprinkler use
- Fulton Hogan named as Wellington Water’s preferred network maintenance partner
- Trial by insect - innovative sludge reduction research
- Council endorses cross harbour pipeline
- Keeping water flowing when an earthquake stops the taps
- Philip Barry appointed to Wellington Water Board of Directors
- Award for community infrastructure resilience
- Search for land-based emergency water sources nears completion
- Improving Porirua’s water supply resilience
- Record leaks reported in December 2017
- One year on – and the message is the same. Store water now!
- New pipeline for Knights Road
- Water and wastewater pipe renewals to start in Upper Hutt’s city centre Monday 10 July
- Budget 2017: $6m for Wellington regional emergency water supplies
- Aquifer water back on tap for public
- Are you a water hero?
- Water quality investigations making progress
- Chlorination of Lower Hutt’s water supply to continue
- Chlorine added to water in Lower Hutt
- Auckland’s water crisis – can it happen here?
- Where’s the water going?
- Chlorination of Lower Hutt's water supply
- Busy time for water works in the CBD over Christmas and New Year
- Wainuiomata Reservoir stronger and safer than ever
- Accolade for Wainuiomata River, Lower Hutt
- Call for feedback on potential options for discharging treated wastewater
- Councils take action on water resilience
- Chris Laidlaw joins Wellington Water Committee
- Wadestown Road closure - 5 August - mid-September 2015
- Get set for a dry summer
- Water Committee seeks regional approach to watering restrictions
- Are you ready for a dry summer?
- Dry weather takes toll on water supply
- Molesworth Street stormwater and wastewater project delayed
- Panel approach picked to bring regional benefits
- How to save money when you shower!
- How safe is Wellington's water supply?
- Boil water notice - Pirinoa
- Lake Ferry wastewater treatment plant – flooding damage being investigated
- Update on Wellington Water fluoridation inquiry
- Martinborough residents asked to conserve water
- Wellington Water updates on work to restore fluoride to Te Mārua and Gear Island water treatment plants
- Board of Wellington Water announces independent inquiry on fluoridation of drinking water
- Residential water restrictions move to level 1
- Lifted - urgent boil water notice for Newlands
- Featherston boil water notice update 3
- Water restored in Brooklyn, Vogeltown, Kingston and Mornington
- Update - all drinking water must be boiled in Featherston
- Featherston boil water notice update 2
- Featherston boil water notice update
- Featherston boil water notice lifted
- Water restrictions on water races
- Water restrictions move to level 2
- COVID-19 update
- Media release: Queens Wharf blockage cleared
- Media release: Porirua Harbour pipeline fault
- Porirua pipeline replacement
- Media release: Conserve water notice lifted in Featherston and Greytown
- Media release: Burst wastewater main Paremata update
- Media release: Featherston and Greytown asked to limit water use until further notice
- Media release: Wastewater burst main on SH1 Paremata
- Media release: Conserve water notice lifted in Featherston and Greytown
- Media Release: Featherston and Greytown asked to limit water use until further notice
- Featherston and Greytown asked to limit water use until further notice
- Jervois Quay to partially reopen ahead of schedule
- Media release: Jervois Quay road closure planned for Queen’s Birthday weekend
- Media advisory: Work this week on Jervois Quay stormwater pipe
- Media release: Water restrictions eased across metropolitan Wellington and South Wairarapa
- Media release: Metropolitan Wellington, Featherston & Greytown remain in sprinkler and irrigation system ban
- Media release: Total outdoor water ban in Featherston and Greytown
- Watering restrictions eased in Featherston and Greytown
- Media release: Total outdoor water ban in Featherston and Greytown
- Media release: Garden watering restrictions increase to sprinkler ban
- Media release: Residential sprinkler and outdoor irrigation system ban will be in place for Featherston and Greytown
- Garden watering restrictions are now in place
- All Martinborough residents and businesses are urged to conserve water
- Martinborough wastewater treatment plant potential overflow update
- Bell Road wastewater works
- Wastewater overflow at Martinborough wastewater treatment plant
- Boil water advisory for Featherston is lifted
- URGENT: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston until further notice
- Major outage impacting Featherston water supply
- Victoria Street pipe burst update
- Update on Victoria Street pipe burst
- Watering restrictions ease for Greytown and Featherston
- Metropolitan Wellington to ease sprinkler ban, watering restrictions remain in place
- On-site and mobile generators deployed to keep water network flowing during power outage
- Signs warning against swimming remain at Titahi Bay
- Water main burst in Jervois Quay
- Power outage - impacting Wellington Region
- Precautionary investigations following water quality monitoring detection at Tory St culvert
- All clear at Titahi Bay Beach
- Power cut affects water supply in South Wairarapa towns
- Sprinklers banned in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua from 14 February
- Water main burst - Severn Street Island Bay
- Unsustainable water use warning
- Wastewater discharge - Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Trucking operations continue to prevent discharge into Cook Strait
- Wastewater discharge - Martinborough wastewater treatment plant
- Inner Wellington Harbour water quality update
- Wallace Street closed to traffic for up to six months
- Wallace St closed from Sunday 5 January
- Rāhui lifted from inner Wellington Harbour
- Wellington Water office closed 24 December - 3 January
- Minor sewer discharge from Eastbourne Sewer
- Taranaki Whānui place rāhui on Wellington Harbour
- Wastewater network failure leads to call to reduce water use
- Willis St and Dixon St - wastewater leak
- Duncan St road closure and outage
- Phone line issues 25 September
- Social media video shares claims of sewage on Titahi Bay beach
- Update on dry weather discharge from Porirua Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Omāroro reservoir – water shutoff test this Thursday 29 August
- Dry weather discharge from Porirua wastewater treatment plant update
- Wastewater contamination of inner Wellington Harbour resolved
- Unplanned discharge of main outfall pipeline in Eastbourne
- UPDATE: Naenae reservoir
- Swimmers urged to keep out of water in the inner Wellington harbour
- Titahi Bay residents asked to save water after burst cuts supply
- Brooklyn residents asked to conserve water
- Baking hot days prompt call for ‘mindful’ water use
- Fire at pump station affects water supply to Brooklyn
- Porirua flooding drop-in sessions
- Victoria and Dixon Streets wastewater upgrade
- Boil water notice lifted in Ocean Parade and Brendan Beach
- Wellington Water support for NPDC
- New wastewater pipeline for Waterloo Quay
- Gita is coming – time to get prepared
- Metropolitan Wellington to ease sprinkler ban, watering restrictions remain
- Sprinklers banned in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua
- Soaring water consumption prompts warning, water patrols
- Garden watering restrictions are in place!
- Emergency wastewater pipe repair, The Esplanade at Owhiro Bay
- Buick Street public fountain to reopen on Monday 26 June
- Seaview wastewater treatment plant outfall pipe repair
- Discharge from Moa Point wastewater treatment plant (Wellington)
- Lower Hutt water supply - chlorination stopped
- Test results - Lower Hutt water quality
- Drinking water safe to drink
- Water restrictions patrols begin this weekend
- Paremata Bridge lane closure from Wednesday 29 June to Friday 1 July
- Fluoride inquiry concluded
- Notice of Annual General Meeting, Wellington Water Limited
- Wellington City’s CBD drinking water storage doubled
- Have your say on managing stormwater to reduce pollution
- Wellington Water announces acting Chief Executive
- Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant gas levels returning to normal
- Wainuiomata Water Treatment Plant undertaking an upgrade to improve fluoride service
- Wellington metropolitan region returning to level one water restrictions
- Drinking water rules change, water remains safe to drink
- New water bridge crossing Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River to increase water supply resilience
- New water reservoir proposed for Lower Hutt
- Boil water notice issued for Point Howard
- Boil Water Notice lifted for Point Howard
- Building resilience for Wellington’s wastewater network
- New storage tank to improve environmental outcomes for Porirua
- Wellington Water and Hutt City Council release joint review on Point Howard Slip
- Wellington Water – water infrastructure announcement response
- Gracefield Reservoir is offline
- Wellington Water Chair steps down
- Interim Wellington Water Chair appointed
- Wellington Water and technology partner win global prestigious award
- Main Outfall Pipeline undergoing maintenance
- Wellington Water Chief Executive appointed
- Wellington Water warns of potential water shortages next summer
- Key water infrastructure project for Hutt Valley completed
- Kaitoke Pipe Bridge upgrade marks major milestone
- Record investment in water projects will deliver long term benefits to the region
- Water outage in parts of Wellington CBD
- Level 1 Water Restrictions beginning this weekend
- Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant works to improve odour levels
- Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant odour causing a stink
- Residents in the Wellington region warned of a water shortage this summer
- Multi-agency emergency response planning to prepare for a water shortage
- Media response on Wellington City Council Fieldforce4 report
- Seaview Treatment Plant biofilter replacement completed ahead of schedule
- South Wairarapa moving to Level 2 water restrictions
- Wellington metropolitan region moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions
- Wellington Water's Response to Wellington City Council's Review
- Wellington Water's response to Wellington City Council’s proposed increase on LTP 2024 to 34
- Residents' efforts to conserve water to thank for avoiding tighter water restrictions for another
- Overall risk of tighter water restrictions significantly reduced, thanks to the efforts of Wellingtonians.
- Wellington Water Response to Contract Optimisation Review Conducted by FieldForce4
- Wainuiomata Water Treatment Plant temporarily shutdown due to low river levels
- South Wairarapa to move to Level 1 water restrictions on May 1st 2024
- Opening ceremony marks key milestone for the Omāroro Reservoir project
- Wellington to begin shift down water restriction levels
- Wellingtonians collectively save over 400 million litres of water this summer
- Wellington Water apologises for error in budget advice
- Whakawhirinaki: The Silverstream Water Bridge to be lifted into place across Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
- Crowdstrike cyber outage
- Release of review into Wellington Water’s budgeting advice error
- Wellington Water Chief Executive steps down
- Wellington Water responding to wastewater overflow at Eastbourne
- Update on response to wastewater overflow at Eastbourne
- Wellington Water working at pace to resolve Days Bay wastewater overflow
- Wellington Water encouraged by drop in annual average water loss in the Metropolitan region
- Wellington Water Board appoints new Chief Executive
- Consultation opens on new resource consent for Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant Odour Managment Update
- Level 1 Water Restrictions beginning this weekend
- Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant refurbishment work underway
- Risk of tighter water restrictions reduced this summer, but continued work needed to reduce the future risk.
- Key water infrastructure project for the Wellington region completed
- Key drinking water infrastructure upgrade significantly reduces risk of short-term water shortages and tighter water restrictions
- Residents in Montgomery Ave, Cathie Place and Stockden Place in Karori are advised to boil their water before use
- Leaks on the public network at a 4-year low in the Wellington metropolitan region
- Brief spike in fluoride levels at the Waterloo Treatment Plant resolved
- Featherston and Greytown moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions
- Martinborough moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions on Monday 24 Feb
- Planned work on State Highway 2 to protect public health and the environment
- Wellington Water encouraged by faster response and repair times across the region.
- Next stage in Wellington Water improvement plan confirms massive gaps in company, but better value for money for councils and ratepayers is on the way
- Traffic delays expected as cricial works underneath State Highway 2 start soon
- Boil Water Notice issued for Thompson Street, Mount Cook, Wellington City
- Boil Water Notice lifted for all of Thompson Street and Nairn Street, Mount Cook
- Repair works on wastewater valve on Wakefield Street to commence 30 June
- Around 4 billion litres of drinking water is estimated to have been saved in Metropolitan Wellington
- Wellington Water responding to wastewater overflow in Hutt River/Te Awa Kairangi near Silverstream
- Wellington Water welcomes Ombudsman’s findings into its Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act Practices
- Final works to bring Whakawhirinaki Silverstream Pipe Bridge online start next week
- Correction to RNZ's interview on Wellington Water's operations and governance
- Wellington Water undertaking UV system replacement at Moa Point
- Water Restrictions Level 1 beginning this Sunday
- Independent review and organisational improvements
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