Controversial $52m Ruakākā ocean sewage pipeline moves closer
The proposal would see treated wastewater from a planned new Ruakākā wastewater treatment plant at Rama Rd near…
Te Maunga wastewater plant odour: Tauranga City Council cannot identify cause after three months
Summers had said the council was unlikely to find out the exact cause. Investigations into the discharge began…
Tiaki Wai warning wastewater discharged in Lower Hutt stream
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World-first trial on Phillip Island discovers floating wetlands can cut emissions
Researchers believe a floating garden of native plants on a wastewater lagoon in VIctoria’s east could help tackle…
Australian-first water recycling technology goes live in regional NSW
A new way of recycling wastewater that its inventor says uses less energy and works faster than conventional…
Pāpāmoa sinkhole: 2m-deep tomo opens on Kapuka St after wastewater damage
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2 million hits a week: Meth consumption hits record high as national awareness campaign fails to fire
“Estimated meth consumption increased in April 2026 to a record high, with at least 39.6kg (1.98 million common…
Alarm over plan to truck Auckland housing development’s wastewater north
Based on figures from Whangārei District Council (WDC)’s initial discussions with the developer, about 1600 tanker-loads of treated…
Proposal to truck Delmore wastewater from Ōrewa to Whangārei raises concerns
Based on those preliminary estimates, tanker journeys between Ōrewa and Whangārei could total about 486,000km and more than…
Tuakau chemical incident: Petrol or oil-based product suspected in contamination scare
IAWAI chief executive Peter Winder said investigators were looking at a potential source near to the wastewater pump…
Auckland’s $1.6 billion solution to wastewater woes officially opens
Watercare’s 16.2km Central Interceptor tunnel runs from Point Erin in Herne Bay to the Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant.…
Rotorua wastewater treatment plant upgrade nears completion
“On a peak day, during storm events, that can now go up to 72,000 once the upgrade is…