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OPINION: Expensive work on wastewater infrastructure can result in closed beaches.

Two pet Water Dragons that escaped a Pataua South owner in 2022 were never recovered.

Leaving the original pipe in place does 'not bear thinking about'.

Eastbourne residents are being asked to reduce their use of toilets and showers.

A report last year recommended adding chemicals to water to neutralise the issue.

Whanganui Alliance crews replaced a broken stormwater main at the site.

The stench is unlikely to be from wastewater, says Watercare.

Bins and funding priorities were the most hotly debated areas of the Taupō council's plan.

Glenbrook residents are ecstatic, saying they chased Watercare away.

Petone will feel the greatest impact, with a stormwater system already under pressure.

Watercare has six days to decide whether to appeal or abandon the plans.

Wayne Brown struck a deal with Simeon Brown for lower water bills.

City council announced the calamity on April 23. Water use has been restricted since then.

The offending continued for nearly four years despite orders to stop.

Fluoridation in Hastings water recommenced on April 8, 2024.

A rain warning has been downgraded for much of Hawke's Bay, but not northern areas.

Doing nothing is changing nothing, says Independent Maori Statutory Board member.

The council has asked people to keep themselves and their pets from entering the waterway.

The council is one of four finalists in the National Water Taste Test competition.

Ratepayers were asked how much they were willing to pay to help fix the issues.

This is the first deal struck under the new Local Water Done Well programme.

Wayne Brown is confident a solution will be found.

Auckland rates could also rise by 7.5 per cent in July.