A major stormwater upgrade is taking place at Auckland Airport following floods at the facility earlier this year echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); More than three kilometres of stormwater pipes are going in the ground under Auckland Airport’s new airfield development. Continue →

New Zealand will cope more efficiently with torrential weather and record rainfall if it embraces technology faster, the NZ IoT Alliance executive director Alison Mackie says echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Much of New Zealand has seen record rainfall this year as mother nature makes herself known. Continue →

Three waters reform threatens councils’ vital role as leaders in placemaking and community wellbeing outcomes, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) says in its submission on the Water Services Legislation Bill and Water Services Economic Efficiency and Consumer Protection Bill Local government agrees how we deliver three waters services to New Zealanders must change. Continue →

Cyclone Gabrielle has highlighted the challenges New Zealand faces grappling with the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, changing weather intensity and storm surges. Continue →

The National Party says it will scrap the Government’s Three Waters Reforms, but its alternative plan just puts more pressure on already struggling councils echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Boil water notices, e-coli alerts at beaches and inadequate stormwater infrastructure — there is no question that the way water services are managed in this country need to change. Continue →

Recent flooding in the North Island has decimated huge crops of fruit and vegetables, demonstrating the need for New Zealand to better mitigate the impacts of climate change – water management is a significant part of this, IrrigationNZ Chief Executive Vanessa Winning says echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Water capture and storage is a proven way to reduce the destructive effects of flooding by regulating the water flow and volume into vulnerable areas. Continue →

Whatever new system we adopt, public health and environmental needs have to be kept as a central focus to reduce the risk of another crisis like the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak, University of Otago Professor Michael Baker says echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Clean drinking water and effective sewage disposal (sanitation) is fundamental to public health, so much so that we take them for granted. Continue →

Water restrictions in New Zealand’s biggest city may soon be a thing of the past as Watercare starts work on a new 45-million-litre reservoir echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Aiming to boost the resilience of Auckland’s water supply, Watercare has completed its first of four concrete floor pours for a third reservoir at the Redoubt Road Reservoir Complex. Continue →

A Three Waters reform proposal by the mayors of Auckland, Christchurch and Waimakiriri, offers a legitimate and more logical alternative to the multi-layered complexity we have seen so far, Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard says echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); The simplicity of the proposal is a refreshing change – it is simple, practical, clear, accessible, and still addresses issues around good management of water assets. Continue →

Some have praised the Government for running with the majority of recommendations made by the Three Waters Working Group while others are demanding the co-governance scheme is stopped now before it is too late echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); The Government has ruled out other solutions to New Zealand’s water issues and is dead set on creating four publicly owned water entities. Continue →

The average New Zealander uses 281.8 litres of water per day but that varies hugely in different parts of the country, where usage can be as high as 800 litres, a Water New Zealand report finds echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Water New Zealand has published their latest annual water services assessment, the National Performance Review and has found large regional variations in the amount of water households use, as well as what they are charged across the country. Continue →

It is time the world wakes up to the pivotal role of improved water management in achieving Paris Agreement goals, Water Policy Group consultant Anthony Slatyer says echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Increasing evidence suggests that unsustainable water and wastewater management is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Continue →

echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0);Despite council opposition, four new entities will manage New Zealand’s water assets, so what happens next? Continue →

echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0);New studies under Three Waters Reform Programme predict up to $185 billion is required in the next 30 years to get our drinking water, stormwater, and sewage infrastructure up to standard Work is already underway on a proposal to trim the country’s 67 water service providers – owned and managed by councils currently – into a small set of providers. Continue →

echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0);A new multimillion-dollar public wetland will improve water quality in South Auckland waterways and support endangered native wildlife The constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and residential development, is designed to improve water quality in the area. Continue →

The Taskforce has put forward a 40-page report to Wellington City Council that was approved by unanimous decision   In early March 2020 Wellington Mayor Andy Foster convened a diverse group of 13 individuals, from mana whenua, business, community and local Council to form a Mayoral Taskforce: Three Waters. Continue →

Decentralised infrastructure can contribute to resilience – and water and wastewater utilities should engage with this potential, Dr Lynn Broaddus says Applications for decentralised, or distributed, water and wastewater systems span a great deal of the managed water cycle, from capturing rainwater and stormwater through to wastewater treatment. Continue →

Construction is underway on the Mount Cook reservoir, which will more than double the drinking water storage capacity for the city’s CBD and low-lying suburbs The 35 million-litre reservoir is part of Wellington City Council and Wellington Water’s wider programme of work to improve the resilience of the region’s drinking water network. Continue →

Increased blockages, corrosion, and more stenches are just some of the ways climate change will disrupt New Zealand’s wastewater systems, according to new research from NIWA and Tonkin + Taylor Wastewater systems provide a critical service to society, and their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change places the health and sanitation of many communities at risk. Continue →

Lebanese tech start-up Mrüna tackles the economic and social challenges of wastewater treatment with its decentralised nature-based system, BiomWeb Using IoT, BiomWeb treats wastewater onsite, negating the need to transport waste and recycled water. Continue →