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Water New Zealand Supports Government Decision on Fluoride
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 2:43 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand welcomes the Government decision to transfer decision making about fluoridation of drinking water supplies to District Health Boards. More >>
Water NZ Announces Stepped Up Strategy on World Water Day
Monday, 21 March 2016, 1:33 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand is the national organisation that provides industry leadership for the best practice management of the 3 waters assets – drinking water, storm water and waste water. We have membership from a wide range of organisations including ... More >>
Local Decision Making on Water
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 4:02 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand today announced its support for the proposed reforms to the Local Government Act that will allow for improvements to the way in which Councils can collaborate to develop shared service arrangements for managing water assets. More >>
Water NZ Supports 4th LAWF Report
Friday, 27 November 2015, 1:50 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand today announced its support for the 4th Land and Water Forum Report and urges government to complete implementing the Forum’s recommendations as soon as possible. More >>
Water NZ calls for government direction
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 1:19 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand echoes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s view it is time for a major review of how New Zealand is preparing for sea level rise. More >>
Water NZ calls for governmentto make fluoridation Compulsory
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 3:53 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand is again calling on the government to make fluoridation of public water compulsory. The call comes with the release of a new Australian study, confirming the benefits of fluoride in drinking water. The Scientific Research Report published ... More >>
Accessing domestic water after an earthquake
Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 11:24 am | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand with Opus and the University of Canterbury QuakeCentre has produced guidelines which will help communities define what level of water access and service citizens can expect after an earthquake. “The Christchurch earthquakes highlighted ... More >>
Water quality issues and the sticky point of Ruataniwha
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 11:33 am | Water New Zealand
“When it comes to water quality - are we playing a long game or a short game?” asked lawyer Helen Atkins, partner at specialist environmental law firm Atkins Holm Majurey, at Water New Zealand’s annual conference today. More >>
Water New Zealand welcomes court decision
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 12:22 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand has welcomed the decision by Justice Kos in the High Court (4 Sept) to reject an appeal by opponents of water fluoridation. More >>
Water New Zealand applauds council and iwi for first
Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 1:09 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealandis applauding Gisborne District Council and Ngati Porou for working together in forming an agreement, the first of its kind, in relation to the co-management of the Waiapu River under the Resource Management Act. More >>
Water New Zealand supports councils’ collaboration
Friday, 28 August 2015, 3:46 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand supports the Wellington Water Committee’s move to taking a collaborative and regional approach to the challenge of getting Wellington’s water network up and running after a major incident announced today (Friday August 28, 2015). Water ... More >>
Water NZ welcomes Government’s 30 year infrastructure plan
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 12:58 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand welcomes the Government’s initiatives for better developing and maintaining New Zealand’s 3 waters infrastructure announced today as part of the 30 Year Infrastructure Plan 2015. More >>
Water New Zealand supportive of drinking water subsidies
Friday, 14 August 2015, 4:45 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand believes that the $10 million in drinking water subsidies just issued in the final round of the Government’s scheme is an essential part of assisting New Zealand’s small communities. More >>
Water NZ calls for Government to legislate fluoridation
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 3:56 pm | Water New Zealand
Water New Zealand is encouraged by a recent report written by two New Zealand dental scientists which reveals that most New Zealanders see the benefits of having fluoride in drinking water. More >>
Water NZ supports agreements between Iwi Leaders and LGNZ
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 3:50 pm | Water New Zealand
“As central government puts increasing responsibility on local and regional councils for managing regional assets like freshwater, it makes perfect sense for councils to be working more closely with important stakeholders like the Freshwater Iwi Leaders,” ... More >>
Rationalisation of Water Services Supported
Friday, 5 December 2014, 8:56 am | Water New Zealand
Rationalisation of water services in the Greater Wellington region into one business makes sense says Water New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Murray Gibb. Commenting on the Local Government Commission’s proposals for local government reform in the ... More >>
Ohura Water Problems Will Occur Elsewhere
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 2:08 pm | Water New Zealand
The affordability of funding water services in small town New Zealand is going to become increasingly problematic says Water New Zealand’s chief executive, Murray Gibb. More >>
New President for Water New Zealand
Monday, 29 September 2014, 4:13 pm | Water New Zealand
Brent Manning, Group Manager for Engineering Services at South Taranaki District Council, has been elected president of Water New Zealand. More >>
RMA prevents consistency on catchment and decision making
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 9:55 am | Water New Zealand
“Water New Zealand welcomes the increased focus on management of freshwater by government and the various political parties. In particular we were pleased to see the recently revised National Policy for Fresh Water Management promulgated. For ... More >>
Water NZ Annual Conference 17 – 19 September
Monday, 15 September 2014, 1:04 pm | Water New Zealand
Implementing Reform Water New Zealand’s annual conference is being held this week against a backdrop of the General Election. “Our members are pleased that political parties have released policies on improving the management of freshwater as declining ... More >>
