Water
Water restrictions lifted in North Otago
A week-long water shortage in North Otago has now ended and the local council is looking at ways to avoid any repetition.
Fresh Water Thinking
The New Zealand Initiative's Eric Crampton is back in the Nights' studio. He's been turning his research skills to our fresh water. Audio
From hills to the sea - a community thinks about freshwater
Te Awaroa o Porirua Whaitua committee is a group of locals thinking about freshwater quality in the Porirua catchment and harbour. Audio
From hills to the sea - a community thinks about freshwater
Te Awaroa o Porirua Whaitua committee is a group of locals thinking about freshwater quality in the Porirua catchment and harbour.
AudioOur Changing World for 1 November 2018
Te Awaroa o Porirua Whaitua committee has been thinking about freshwater in the Porirua catchment and what could be done to improve its health. Audio
New $235k bore to help address Gore water shortage
Gore may have found a solution to its water shortage in the lead up to summer.
Chch council asks residents to conserve water to get chlorine out
An embattled Christchurch City Council says its now up to its residents to help it get chlorine out of the city's water supply. Video, Audio
The rights to water: Robin Kundis Craig
Professor Robin Kundis Craig has made it her life's mission to know about all things water - especially how water intersects with law, but also the relationship between climate change and water; water… Audio
Water samples toxic at Auckland airbase
Firefighting foam contamination has been found above safety trigger points in some samples around Whenuapai airbase in Auckland.
Dalziel discusses controversy over Christchurch chlorination
Christchurch council staff have been rebuked for waiting seven months to alert senior managers the city's water supply could become contaminated. When managers were finally told it took another three… Audio
Fresh water not up for sale under this govt, PM says
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was appalled to find out government officials were shopping out access to New Zealand's fresh water, to overseas companies. That revelation's prompted calls from… Video, Audio
Drought in Fiji
A prolonged dry spell in rural Fiji has small landowners struggling to survive. A severe water shortage means it's only available for household use, not farming. Livestock are being sold and vegetable… Audio
Drought in Fiji
A prolonged dry spell in rural Fiji has small landowners struggling to survive. A severe water shortage means it's only available for household use, not farming. Livestock are being sold and vegetable…
AudioThe state of the waterways, and what can be done
A river quality report from Land, Air, Water Aorearoa shows that while things are improving, there's still a long way to go. Jenny Webster-Brown from the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management… Audio
Riverwatch - where technology meets ecology
Inspired by the declining health of the Pahaoa River on their Wairarapa farm, film maker James Muir and his dad Grant have built a high tech water quality monitoring device in partnership with… Audio
Wellington warned to ease off on water usage
A water management report has warned of future water shortages if Wellingtonians keep hosing their gardens and showering like they do now.
Napier's strained water system
Napier residents are being asked not to flush the toilet or take baths to reduce the strain on the wastewater system after torrential rain. It's not the first time Napier's aging system has been… Audio
To dam or not to dam: your feedback
Kathryn shares your feedback on the controversial Waimea dam project. Audio
Waimea Dam proponents look for alternative funding
Irrigators on the Waimea Plains near Nelson say they're now considering alternative funding options to their 100-million-dollar Waimea Dam project, after a shock vote to block its construction over… Audio
Wellington submarine pipe to supply water in an emergency
A pipe is to be built under Wellington Harbour to supply the capital with fresh water in the event of a large earthquake.
