New ZealandBurst main floods Queenstown streetsBurst main floods Queenstown streets. Video / ODT / Guy Williams / Matt PittWatch02 Aug 12:07 AM
New Zealand10 metre-plus waves: Wild weather on way for weekend'There is a heightened risk for those people that may get in trouble in the water.'01 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandThe $5 billion water clean-up billLocal councils have welcome the policy, but say some will need help to pay for it.01 Aug 06:08 AM
New ZealandGovt sets out new plans for water managementShake-up of water management was prompted by the Havelock North contamination in 2016.31 Jul 06:53 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuCouncil to pay $80K for 86 years of dam on Māori landFNDC to pay $80,000 for 86 years of a dam on Māori land.26 Jul 07:00 PM
EnvironmentNorthland DHB files toxic air appeal in Environment CourtNorthland DHB challenges aspects of the proposed Regional Plan on air and water quality.24 Jul 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHow your rates are spent: The water billTakapuna beach is undergoing a forensic examination to improve the water quality.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDry periods loom with water storage level comfortableFollowing a dry start to the year, there has been a slight respite this month.22 Jul 08:45 AM
New ZealandSix hours trapped in water: Man critical after incident in NorthlandRescuers pulled the man from the water just before 6am today.18 Jul 07:59 PM
New ZealandHealth scare in NZ ski town: Residents, visitors told to boil waterThe notice applies to all drinking water supplied by the affected water treatment plant.17 Jul 11:01 AM
PoliticsLetters: Storm drain for river floodsAs a solution to managing floods, the kind of storm drains used in LA could be an option.16 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWoman critical after Raglan water rescueWoman airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being found in water at Raglan.15 Jul 06:23 AM
New ZealandRain forecast, but it won't be enough, Watercare saysHeavy rain is needed to fill the void left by a dry summer and autumn, Watercare said.10 Jul 03:15 AM
New ZealandNapier water restrictions while leaky pipe fixedAll residents, but especially those on Napier Hill, are being asked to conserve water.08 Jul 08:03 PM
New ZealandPlea for shorter showers to save waterShorten showers by 1 minute to save 18 million litres of water a day in Auckland05 Jul 02:49 AM
New ZealandAucklanders splurge on water despite warnings to cut downAucklanders were asked to save water to stave off a looming water shortage.04 Jul 05:36 AM
New ZealandNo end in sight for Auckland water shortageAuckland's water situation won't be fixed by tomorrow's heavy rain.03 Jul 06:33 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: Like eels, we'd be right up creek without waterCOMMENT: Where is the urgency about water when dogs can die in swimming holes?02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDry July: Auckland needs more water as shortage looms'Let's just take the small measures now that we need to save a lot of water.'02 Jul 05:00 PM
Kahu'Very disturbing': Tūwharetoa board on Lake Taupō spillThe Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board will be calling for a full investigation.02 Jul 09:25 AM
New ZealandMayoral hopeful John Tamihere would sell 49pc of WatercareCandidate announced the plan at a breakfast with Phil Goff this morning.01 Jul 11:35 PM
New ZealandPolice dive squad to join search for missing boatieThe missing man was the sole passenger aboard a cabin boat.01 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSeveral NZ centres fail key drinking water standardSome of NZ's main centres have failed to meet a key safety standard for drinking water.01 Jul 04:00 AM
New Zealand'It stinks': Timaru residents upset over sewage overflowing in homeBlocked drain left sewage overflowing into their shower and seeping from external drains.01 Jul 01:29 AM
New Zealand'Coastguard found him just in time': Rescue in pitch-blackUrgent Algies Bay water rescue made in the pitch-black.30 Jun 02:00 AM
New ZealandRoad partially open after flood from broken water pipe stops traffic in PenroseFlood from broken pipe encroaches on buildings, restricts traffic at Penrose, Auckland28 Jun 02:57 AM
New ZealandThink yesterday was cold? Looking back on NZ's coldest dayAt -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.19 Jun 07:07 PM
New ZealandBody of missing jet boater washes up on West Coast beachA local fisherman found the body on a remote beach on the West Coast this morning.19 Jun 03:05 AM
New ZealandSurvivor's story: Floating log saved him after Google Maps sea shortcutRemopita Pongi owes his life to a piece of driftwood and his waterproof iPhone.18 Jun 11:45 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: What happened to tackling bottled water exporters?COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that we all own the water for the purposes of export?18 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandSurfer who died at Sandy Bay namedPolice have named 58-year-old surfer who died at Sandy Bay.17 Jun 03:49 AM
WorldWoman forced to 'jump' overboard after near-crash in IbizaA video has captured a woman's dramatic escape after two ferries nearly crashed.14 Jun 11:56 PM
PoliticsLetters: Choosing how and when to die not suicide for terminal patientsThe terminally ill know they are going to die. It's only a choice of how and when.05 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandDramatic rescue: Police haul 4WD group out of swollen riverPolice rescued a group of 4WD enthusiasts out of a swollen Marlborough river on Saturday02 Jun 09:06 PM
