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Record Breaking Attendance At Stormwater Conference
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 11:36 am | Water New Zealand
The Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference 2023 gets underway in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland today with a record attendance. Almost 600 stormwater professionals are meeting this week for two and a half days of keynote and technical presentations, ... More >>
Conference Focuses On Stormwater Resilience
Sunday, 21 May 2023, 5:15 pm | Water New Zealand
Managing stormwater to avoid catastrophic flooding will be a key focus of a major stormwater conference getting underway in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this week (23-25 May). The Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference 2023 is being opened by Local Government ... More >>
Water Reform Reset Provides Greater Certainty For Long Term Improvement
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 12:45 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand says the proposal to create ten new regionally-based water services entities provides certainty after weeks of signalling changes to the reform programme. Chief executive Gillian Blythe says that relative to the current model of 64 water ... More >>
Water Consumption Continues To Rise
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 1:16 pm | Water New Zealand
Year after year, Kiwis have been quenching their thirst with an ever-increasing amount of water. Consumption in Aotearoa New Zealand has been flowing in one direction – upwards. Latest findings in the Water Zealand National Performance Review shows ... More >>
Water Supply Is A Postcode Business
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 1:09 pm | Water New Zealand
What you pay for water depends on where in the country you live and customers in small towns generally pay more than those in larger urban areas. Water New Zealand’s latest annual National Performance Review which compares drinking water, wastewater ... More >>
Stormwater Identified As Neglected Water
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 1:07 pm | Water New Zealand
Latest findings by Water New Zealand have revealed significant under investment and a lack of consistency at a national level for funding stormwater networks across Aotearoa New Zealand. The latest National Performance Review has found that investment ... More >>
Modelling For An Uncertain Water Future
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 9:05 am | Water New Zealand
Access to quality data to identify future climate risk is vital if communities in Aotearoa New Zealand are to cope with the challenges of our rapidly changing climate. Around 70 modellers are meeting in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington for the two-day ... More >>
Need For Better Alignment In Water Reform Legislation
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 11:35 am | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand says there is a need for better alignment between the current water reform legislation and long term planning for water infrastructure services resilience. Chief executive Gillian Blythe says the recent storm and flooding events ... More >>
First Step Towards Specialist Workforce For Water Services Across Aotearoa New Zealand
Friday, 27 January 2023, 7:11 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand welcomes the appointment of Jon Lamonte, Colin Crampton and Vaughan Payne as establishment chief executives for three of the new Water Service Entities. Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe says Jon Lamonte, Colin ... More >>
Don’t Spoil Your Holidays Through Water Borne Illnesses
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 2:42 pm | Water New Zealand
New Zealanders are being urged to check to ensure that their water is safe to drink this summer. Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe says as we head off on our holidays, it’s important to take precautions to ensure that the water at ... More >>
Three Waters Legislation A Big Step Towards Improving Water Services Resilience
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 1:59 pm | Water New Zealand
The passing of the Water Services Entities Bill is another step towards addressing the huge infrastructure deficit facing Aotearoa New Zealand. Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe says it is vitally important that all New Zealanders have ... More >>
Water Issues Under The Spotlight At Major Conference
Monday, 17 October 2022, 8:53 am | Water New Zealand
Three waters reform and the need for resilience in the face of climate change are among the key topics at the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2022 which gets underway tomorrow at Te Pae in Ōtautahi Christchurch. More than 1000 delegates are ... More >>
Major Water Conference Underway In Ōtautahi Christchurch Next Week
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 9:35 am | Water New Zealand
The Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2022 gets underway at Te Pae next week (18-20 October). The conference will be a key event on this year’s water sector calendar with industry discussion around major challenges such as Three Waters ... More >>
Government Urged Not To Delay Vital Water Services Reforms
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 12:47 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand says it is important that the legislation paving the way for new water services entities is not delayed. Chief Executive Gillian Bythe and President Helen Atkins told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that the Association ... More >>
New Regulatory Reporting Will Improve Transparency And Drinking Water Safety
Friday, 15 July 2022, 6:28 pm | Water New Zealand
15 July 2022 Water New Zealand says the new water services regulator’s first report on drinking water compliance is a big step towards better transparency and safety improvements in the sector. Taumata Arowai’s first Drinking Water Regulation Report ... More >>
Need To Do More To Reduce Plastic Pollution In Water
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:40 am | Water New Zealand
New Zealanders are amongst the highest generators of plastic waste in the world and on top of this there is now concern about the level of microplastics in our water. As Plastic-free July gets underway, Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe ... More >>
New Bill Represents Once-in-a-generation Opportunity To Tackle Water Infrastructure Deficit
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 4:16 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand is welcoming the introduction of new legislation aimed at improving water services and tackling the huge water infrastructure deficit. Chief executive Gillian Blythe says the new Water Services Entities Bill is another important step ... More >>
Water Conference Focuses On Reform Challenges
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 7:03 am | Water New Zealand
A workshop focusing on the establishment of the four new water entities and the new regulatory changes kicks off the Water New Zealand Conference & Expo in Kirikiriroa Hamilton this morning. The two-day conference also features the Minister ... More >>
Stormwater Conference Tackles Climate Issues
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 6:58 am | Water New Zealand
Challenges around climate change, increased flooding and infrastructure affordability will be under the spotlight at a two-day Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference which gets underway this morning in Ōtautahi Christchurch (18-19 May). Water New ... More >>
Another Step Towards Addressing Water Infrastructure Challenge
Friday, 29 April 2022, 2:53 pm | Water New Zealand
The Government’s response to the Three Waters Working Group on Representation, Governance and Accountability is another step towards addressing the serious infrastructure deficit challenge facing the water sector. Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian ... More >>
