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…
Cause of unsightly Wellington wastewater blockage explained
“No wastewater infrastructure is designed to handle people putting the wrong things down the toilet,” he said. “In…
Te Maunga wastewater plant issue blamed for odour in Pāpāmoa, Arataki
Tauranga City Council today linked the “strong odours” to operational issues at the Te Maunga Wastewater Treatment Plant.…
Whakatōhea Mussels fined $135,000 over Ōpōtiki odour contamination
It has been fined $135,000 for the incident that resulted in 79 odour complaints to the regional council…
Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup
WASHINGTON — While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials are…
Ruakākā wastewater pipeline: Northland’s first open ocean outfall moves closer
The Bream Bay pipeline would start from the new wastewater treatment plant, stretching 3km out to sea. It…
Mortuary waste has long been a bane of te ao Māori. A small town’s got a ‘pioneering’ plan to solve it
The waste – locally, about 200 litres is generated per week – is typically treated and then discharged…
Poliovirus detected in one Western Australian wastewater catchment
Authorities found evidence of a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 strain, similar to recent wastewater detections in other countries…