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Until further notice, Health New Zealand advises against swimming, surfing or kayaking in the area from Ōwhiro Bay to Breaker Bay.

Public health officials strongly advise against gathering shellfish or kaimoana from the south coast area from Ōwhiro Bay to Breaker Bay. 
Major weather event - Heavy rainfall for the wider Wellington region until tomorrow night.

Wellington Water crews are continuing to respond to a band of heavy rain causing surface flooding and network impacts across the Wellington and South Wairarapa regions today.

With bad weather expected for the wider Wellington region from this afternoon until tomorrow night, crews are proactively checking hotspots and vulnerable sites, and clearing out stormwater intakes as it is safe to do so.

Crews are working as quickly as they can, but we are asking residents to be patient with us as response times in some locations are impacted by road closures. 
Projects / Regional Pressure Management Programme

Regional Pressure Management Programme

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Water pressure management reduces water use and loss. It extends the life of pipes and reduces new leaks, helping keep water in the pipes and reduce demand

Contact:

If you have any questions about this work, please contact:

Wellington Water, 04 912 4400

Wellington Water has a regional programme to plan and implement water pressure reduction on behalf of councils.

Planning is underway for pressure reduction in multiple suburbs across Wellington City, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua.  

 

The first area we’re looking into is in Wainuiomata (in and around Meremere St). We plan to do this work in the 2025/26 financial year pending final design checks – you’ll hear more from us on this by late 2025. 

 

Please see the ‘background’ section for our full schedule of works. 

The purpose of the regional pressure management programme is to achieve more efficient water use. We want water pressure to be at the right level for use in homes and businesses (including for firefighting purposes), but we don’t want the pressure to be higher than it needs to be.  

 

We use modelling techniques and water pressure testing out in the field to understand where pressure is right, and where it’s too high. We then apply pressure reduction in areas where it’s too high. We prioritise areas where we can achieve the highest volume of water savings in the most efficient way.  

 

The programme will play an important role in conserving water, and delivering value for money to ratepayers by:  

  • Reducing leakage in the water network  

  • Extending the life on water pipes and other infrastructure  

  • Reducing the number of pipe bursts  

 

Water pressure varies across the region, depending on a range of factors such as location and elevation. Having pressure management valves that are operational and in good working order is another key factor. 

Upcoming works schedule   

 

Here’s our schedule of work coming up. This is an indicative plan which might change depending the results of investigations such as pressure tests and the location of other services like gas, fibre etc. 

    

Package One (2025/26) 

Package Two (2025-27) 

Package Three (2026-27) 

 

Package Four 

Meremere Street, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt  

Miramar, Wellington  

Timberlea, Upper Hutt 

 

Riverstone Terraces, Upper Hutt  

 

Kelburn, Wellington  

Moohan and Bledisloe Streets, Lower Hutt 

 

Trentham, Upper Hutt  

 

Porirua Central City 

 

 

Alicetown, Lower Hutt 

 

 

 

Delaney Drive, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt 

 

 

 

Eastbourne, Lower Hutt  

 

 

 

Manor Park, Upper Hutt  

 

  

 

Waitangirua, Porirua  

 

  • Note: Package 4 is pending council funding approval. 
  • The above schedule is indicative only, and subject to change depending on investigation findings.