Water
Napier water restrictions attempt to stave off cuts
Napier residents are being urged to stick to water restrictions this weekend to prevent possible supply cuts.
Hamilton water main still being repaired
One of the damaged water pipes feeding 27,000 Hamilton properties has now been fixed, but it will be late today before the second one is repaired.
Poisoned kids' parents: 'Someone needs to take responsibility'
An inquiry into the Havelock North water contamination crisis has reignited anger, with parents of infected children saying someone should lose their job.
Urgent restrictions after water main leak
A main supplying about 27,000 Hamilton homes started leaking after a section of the Waikato River riverbank collapsed.
Cause of Havelock North water crisis discovered
RNZ News has obtained scientific test results which reveal exactly how Havelock North's drinking water supply was contaminated last year. The results show pumps from Brookvale Road's bore one sucked… Audio
Sheep faeces 'predominantly' led to outbreak - inquiry
The government's inquiry into Havelock North's water contamination is focussed on a pond near some bores. Video
Havelock North water inquiry focuses on faeces in pond
The Government Inquiry into Havelock North's water contamination has opened with the focus immediately going on a pond that sits near the drinking water bores on Brookvale Road. Video, Audio
Water/Art at Common Ground festival
Whakapapa and science go hand in hand in a new art collaboration for a festival all about water.
The Common Ground Hutt Public Art Festival has commissioned five projects that relate to water.
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Black market for water in parched Far North
A crippling water shortage in the Far North has created a black market, with thousands of litres of water taken from council-owned fire hydrants. Audio
Water crisis resulting in water thefts from fire hydrants
The water shortage in the Far North is so severe it's created a black market, with some of the water illegally coming from council fire hyrdrants. Far North mayor John Carter says anyone offered such… Audio
Water pipe leak highlights need for stockpiled supplies
The leak in a crucial Wellington water pipe shows why residents should stockpile water in case of an emergency, says the company looking after the city's supply.
Major Wellington water leak fixed
A critical leak in the capital's water pipes has been fixed after contractors worked through dismal weather.
Kaipara mayor responds to Mangawhai water crisis
Kaipara mayor Greg Gent joins us now. Audio
Mangawhai residents syphoning water from fire reserves
Residents of a town north of Auckland are so desperate to fill their water tanks they're taking water from their fire reserves. Audio
The Great Outdoors - Peter Langlands
Conservationist, forager, angler and former fisheries observer Peter Langlands talks about the many threats to our lakes and waterways. Lynn Freeman asked the Cantabrian how the earthquakes affected… Audio, Gallery
Sprinkler ban as Far North suffers dry summer
Residents of the Far North have been banned from using sprinklers on their thirsty gardens as the council imposes water restrictions.
Aquahounds!
When our four-legged friends can't get around on land as they used to - due to injury, illness or perhaps putting on too much weight - have you ever considered water as an option?
Hydrotherapy - or… Video, Audio, Gallery
Regional Snapshot - Hawkes Bay
Hastings resident Andrew Austin is the editor of local newspaper the Hawkes Bay Today. Water contamination has and continues to steal the headlines there. Audio
Public told to stop swimming in Cook Islands drinking water
Tourists and locals swimming in drinking water intakes in the Cook Islands has prompted serious heath concerns.
Call for moratorium on water consents
There needs to be a moratorium on water consents to stop projects like a plan by a West Coast company to export glacial water from near Mt Aspiring, a water rights group says. Audio
