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Mayor details his vision for Auckland

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has laid out his vision for the city’s future in a draft document released this week. His ‘Mayoral Proposal 20204’ restates...

Concerns voiced over 87-unit housing development

Local residents have voiced strong concerns about a contentious east Auckland housing development at a public meeting on the issue. Several hundred people turned out...

Councillor slams $20 million water deal with iwi

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson is demanding answers over Watercare’s handling of...

Concerns over housing must be taken seriously

By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP Everywhere we look in Pakuranga, homes are being built. This is a good sign for future generations who...

How we serve our diverse local community

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Auckland is unique with our Super-City structure – we have the governing body, made up of the...

Howick Beach back in business?

No longer just in the pipeline, a Watercare project is set to signal a green light (rather than a black flag) for swimmers at...

Government delivers Local Water Done Well for Auckland

By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga The Government recently announced we had delivered on our promise to provide a financially sustainable model for...

Water rates set to increase by 7.2 per cent

Aucklanders will avoid a staggering 25.8 per cent water rates rise due to the coalition Government implementing its Local Water Done Well policy. The model,...

Three Waters repeal sees Watercare increase water charges

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Watercare charges are expected to rise by over 25 percent this...

Recovery team working to protect beach following ‘black flag’

Infrastructure problems leading to the closure of Howick Beach have seen Watercare call in its specialist flood recovery team in the wake of 'black...

Update on storm-hit water and wastewater services

Watercare has made steady progress restoring water and wastewater services in the wake of Friday’s storm, but is warning customers to prepare for further...

Water supply in strong position for summer with dams full

Auckland’s dams are full and there’s plenty of water flowing through the Waikato River, putting Tāmaki Makaurau’s water supply in a very strong position...

Auckland Council rejects Three Waters governance model

Auckland Council opposes the proposed Three Waters governance model which it maintains lacks accountability. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore and Regulatory Committee...

Doing what we love this summer

By Naisi Chen, Labour List MP based in Botany Let's not mince words - it's been a tough couple of months for east Auckland....

Follow-through needed on Eastern Busway

By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany News that the Government backed down on their unfathomable $785 million cycle bridge, and instead chose to reprioritise...

Remaining water restrictions lifted in Auckland

Water restrictions have ended in Auckland. Auckland Council’s governing body unanimously agreed to lift the region’s remaining outdoor water restrictions following a report from Watercare. Remaining...

Water restrictions are to end in Auckland this weekend

Auckland Council’s governing body has unanimously agreed to lift the region’s remaining outdoor water restrictions following a report from Watercare. Remaining outdoor water restrictions -...

Water storage highest since 2019

Dam levels have risen past 90 per cent for the first time since February 4, 2019. Recent rainfall events have had a positive impact on...

Water storage highest since early 2019

Dam levels have risen past 90 per cent for the first time since February 4, 2019. Recent rainfall events have had a positive impact on...

Rainfall bolsters dam levels

Heavy rainfall overnight is good news for the region's dams. As at 8:25am today, total dam storage was at 81.9 per cent full. Normal levels...

Downpours in west Auckland see spike in dam levels

The deluge of rain in west Auckland over the past 24 hours is rapidly filling up Auckland’s Waitākere dams and has boosted the city’s...

Dam levels rising

Water levels in Auckland dams have nudged over 60 per cent capacity, the highest since February. The region's population has been closely watching personal water...

Dams near half full, but water supply stable

More dry weather means Auckland's dams may again drop below half full, but Council controlled organisation Watercare says the city's water supply is in...

Dams approach half full, but water supply is stable – Watercare

More dry weather means Auckland’s dams may again drop below half full, but Council controlled organisation Watercare says the city’s water supply is in...

Dam storage levels back up over the 60% mark

The heavy rains of the past couple of days has brought some respite to dam storage levels. Watercare said yesterday’s rainfall combined with Aucklander’s exceptionally...

Auckland’s water supply receives six-million-litre-a-day boost

A new water treatment plant in Papakura will help boost Auckland’s water supply by six million litres a day when it goes live today. The...

Water restrictions adjusted for summer

Auckland Council has voted to adjust the city’s water restrictions. From December 14 residents will be able to use handheld hoses fitted with trigger nozzles,...

Aucklanders urged to keep saving water

With the return of daylight savings at weekend, Aucklanders may be tempted to unleash their hoses and get cracking on spring cleaning. But Watercare would...

Council takes cautious approach to water restrictions

Auckland Council has resolved to maintain residential water restrictions for the time being and, from October 12, to slightly adjust restrictions on outdoor water...

Watercare: restrictions remain ahead of dry spring

Water restrictions are likely to remain in place this summer. A long-range weather forecast reaffirming earlier predictions of an extremely dry spring means it’s now...

Auckland Council endorses Mayor’s Emergency Budget proposal

Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee today voted to endorse Mayor Phil Goff’s proposal for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021, which responds to the $750...

Dam levels rising but more rain needed

Our dams are slowly but surely filling up but are still way off water levels for this time of year. But there is still more...

Aucklanders achieve target water savings in June

Watercare chair Margaret Devlin says Aucklanders are to be commended for their water savings in June, achieving an average daily water usage of 409...

Heavy rainfall pushes dam levels above 50 per cent capacity

Auckland’s dams have received a welcome top-up pushing them to their highest level since early April. Watercare today confirmed that while the dams still need...

Auckland drought: Watercare invokes emergency powers

From today, Watercare will draw 15 million litres of water a day more from the Waikato River, using emergency powers under section 330 of...

Dam levels slowly on the rise says Watercare

The region’s dam levels are slowly edging upwards but are still way off normal capacity. According to Watercare’s latest drought status update (as at Monday),...

Dam levels rising slowly but surely

Steady and often heavy rainfall is making small but incremental rises in water levels in Auckland’s drought-hit dams. In the Hunua Ranges 14mm of rain...

More rain please – weekend rain does little for dam levels

Auckland may have had plenty of rain over the long weekend however it's barely made a difference to dam levels heavily impacted by drought. The...

Auckland Council to make decision on water restrictions

Auckland Council’s Emergency Committee will today consider introducing mandatory water restrictions in response to the ongoing drought, which despite recent rainfall has resulted in...

Aucklanders support calls to save water as drought continues

A survey of 500 Aucklanders has found that 97 percent of people believe it’s important to save water right now. Watercare chief executive Raveen Jaduram...

Water crisis: Tanks run dry in east Auckland

Tank water owners are under the pump as the ongoing drought has seen many run dry. The warm, dry conditions to start the year have...

Is local government delivering for Aucklanders?

East Auckland residents will no doubt have noticed the Auckland Council elections are in full swing with numerous candidate billboards in place across town. As...

Urgent rainfall needed to fill dams

While last week’s much-needed heavy rain was welcomed by water utility company Watercare, the region’s dams are still well-short. The dams in the Hunua Ranges...

Smoke testing begins in the fight against sewage overflow

Smoke testing has begun in Cockle Bay in a bid to reduce wastewater overflows. This comes after local residents’ cries for help to stop sewage...

Sewage overflow nightmare

Imagine waking up to the pungent smell of the neighbourhood’s sewage overflowing into your backyard. This was the reality for one Pakuranga family who woke...

Pipe testing concludes in Mellons Bay

Watercare’s extensive pipe testing programme in Mellons Bay has finished, with problems found at 54 properties of the 1500 properties that were inspected. Inspectors found...

Watercare launches pipe inspections

Watercare has launched an inspection of public and private wastewater pipes from every house in Mellons Bay in an effort to reduce wet weather...

Wild weather moves on

You could be forgiven for half-expecting to see Noah's Ark floating down the road at some point in the last week as continuous downpours...