Latest from Water

Gastro outbreak hot topic at water summit

The Havelock North gastro outbreak - and whether the same catastrophe could unfold in other places - is the hot topic at a major water conference underway this week.

Water back on for Mount and Papamoa

Final repairs have been successful on a broken water main, which affected supply to Mount Maunganui and Papamoa. The pipeline came

Kids' milk intake up with free scheme

More kids are consuming at least the recommended minimum amount of dairy following the supply of a daily drink of milk in schools, new research has found.

Water warning for Mount and Papamoa

Tauranga City Council workers have located the break in a key water main which has caused supply issues to Mount Maunganui and Tauranga. All

Major water conference in Rotorua

Challenges around providing clean and safe drinking water as well as sustainable solutions for wastewater and stormwater will be a

More questions over Ruataniwha Dam

As well as the future of the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, a question mark now hangs over its value to date. Despite new Hawke's

Broken wire, no life jacket factors in death

A man who died while docking a container ship at Lyttelton last year was not wearing a life jacket and was harnessed to a faulty wire, a report has found.

Businesses seek water crisis funds

Forty-nine Havelock North businesses have applied for assistance from the Hastings District Council following the contamination of

Beachgoing mates turn rescuers

A kitesurfer has cheated possible death after becoming tangled in his kite lines at Muriwai Beach.

Search for person in Waikato River

Rescuers are responding to reports that came in about 2.45pm of a person who had jumped from the Claudelands Bridge.

Billboards shine spotlight on dairy intensification

Greenpeace has erected anti-Ruataniwha dam billboards around Hawke's Bay this week in a bid to "send the message that these elections

Council services affect you every day

From the moment you jump into the shower in the morning until you stagger back home later that night after a few post-work beers

No appetite for Brash's 'anti-separatism' - leaders

Former National Party leader Don Brash says a new anti-separatist campaign may end up donating to one of his old enemies, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

Costs of gastro crisis could be recouped

Some of the costs for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's investigation into the Havelock North water contamination crisis could be

Approval for $400m irrigation scheme

Shareholders have approved the second stage of a major South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome patient linked to Havelock North gastro outbreak

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has confirmed that the man diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Wellington Hospital on

Iwi wade into Hawke's Bay water issue

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Iwi wade into water issue

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say they warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.