Drinking Water
Meeting on Whangārei water fluoridation rescheduled as public
A Whangārei District Council meeting to discuss a legal challenge against fluoridation will now take place next week in public.
Town 'fed up' with ten year boil water notice
A town that has been under a temporary boil water notice for ten years, with brown water coming out of their taps, has New Zealand's water regulator wading in. Audio
Unclean water in Kiribati leads to children's health issues
Lack of clean water in Kiribati leads to multiple health issues for children. Audio
Engineering students helping to restore drinking water
A group of student engineers at the University of Canterbury have recently returned from a trip to install drinking water systems at Tongan schools. Tim Dunshea was one of the engineering students… Audio
Ban on lead in drinking water plumbing needed - environmental expert
Lead should be phased out of plumbing for drinking water in New Zealand, an environmental expert says.
Residents of East Otago updated about lead levels in drinking
Residents of East Otago have been told it is unlikely there have been long-term health effects from the community's exposure to lead in the drinking water. At a meeting in Waikouaiti tonight, the… Audio
Otago locals meet to face officials over lead contamination
Prepare for a rude welcome - that's the message to Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins ahead of a meeting about toxic levels of lead being found in the drinking water of two coastal Otago towns.
People in… Audio
Mass poisoning led to law for new safe water national body
Four years after contaminated water led to the death of four people and poisoned at least 5000 a new law has been passed to establish a national body to ensure all drinking water is safe.
Mixed reaction to national water regulator
The government's being told the new, national water regulator will need teeth if it's to be effective in delivering on its promise to clean up New Zealand's drinking water. Audio
Climate water policy warning: match science to decision making
A visiting US climate expert is warning the biggest adaption we must make will be around our water infrastructure, but what the decision makers do must match with what the science says. Katharine… Audio
Michael Baker: NZ's drinking water may not be our biggest worry
The government is making changes to the Health Act to try to improve drinking-water safety standards. A recent report by the Ministry of Health on the quality of drinking water 2016-17 found that 19… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 3 July 2018
Thailand cave rescue: 12 boys, coach found alive; Frisky sharks flirts with Trans-Tasman kayaker; All NZ drinking water should be treated - Water NZ boss; Martin's conflict of interest 'balderdash' -… Audio
Christchurch's newly-chlorinated water not to everyone's taste
Christchurch residents say their drinking water tastes and smells like a swimming pool, and is giving them headaches and inflaming skin conditions since it was chlorinated last month. Video, Audio
South Island councils consider chlorinating
Several South Island councils are considering permanently chlorinating their water to ensure it remains safe to drink.
Waikato DHB loses accreditation to assess water
The Waikato District Health board has lost its accreditation to assess drinking water safety because it lacks competent staff. The country's accrediation agency IANZ says the DHB is chronically short… Audio
Waikato DHB loses water-testing accreditation
The Waikato District Health board is to continue checking Waikato's drinking water, even though it has lost its official accreditation to do the testing. The country's accreditation agency IANZ says… Audio
Christchurch could be forced to chlorinate its water
Christchurch residents could face a three percent rates increase if the government forces the council to chlorinate its drinking water. Audio
Drinking water may be chlorinated across NZ
Hundred of thousands of people may be forced to have their water chlorinated after a hard-hitting report said they are at risk of getting sick. The Government inquiry into Havelock North's drinking… Audio
Small towns face big clean water bill
With droughts predicted and very real worries about New Zealand's water resilience, and the publication of the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry, we talk to the John Pfahlert, chief executive of… Audio
Water NZ CEO John Pfahlert responds to water inquiry
Stage two of the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry has found a widespread, systemic failure among water suppliers to meet the high standards required for safe drinking water. Video, Audio
