Technicians leave families, brave pandemic to fix sludge pipes
Five experts have travelled across the world from Germany to fix Wellington's water woes.
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Project Auckland: Slaking a Super City's thirst
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Multi-billion-dollar red flag over Wellington's water woes
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Severe corrosion discovered in critical Wellington wastewater pipe
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Wellington's water pipes leaking for weeks before being fixed
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Wellington water woes: 'Media release might be a good idea'
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Severe thunderstorm watch for parts of North Island
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Wellington's water woes: 'My bedroom smells like a toilet'
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Water thieves: Up to 40,000 litres emptied from school tanks
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Person critically injured after water incident at Baylys Beach
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Porirua City Council faces billion-dollar water spend
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Mayoral taskforce launched over Wellington's water woes
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