Water
Aus Wars, The Empire Taxes Back & The Return of the Parker
This week, National starts its fight back as Bill English goes to boot camp, Jacinda Ardern negotiates her first international stoush and Grant Robertson opens the door to a Capital Gains Tax. Audio
Majority of NZers support charging for water - survey
Almost 75 percent of people believe agriculture and horticulture should be charged for water, an online survey has found.
Dunedin drinking water alert to run for days
Dunedin Hospital is preparing for a possible influx as thousands of people are told to avoid tap water. The council is hoping this won't be a repeat of the Havelock North water contamination crisis. Video, Audio
Water and the Treaty of Waitangi
Jacinta Ruru of the University of Otago on the possible Treaty and political ramifications of charging for the commercial use of water. Audio
Growing risk of water contamination in Canterbury
Selwyn District residents were told at a meeting on Thursday there's a growing risk of drinking water in the area becoming contaminated as more dairy cows are farmed in the area. RNZ reporter Conan… Audio
Muncipal water users would be exempt from water charges
Some of the biggest multinational bottlers operating in New Zealand would be exempt from Labour's planned water charges. Eva Corlett reports. Audio
'We've got to stop the degradation of fresh water in NZ'
Jacinda Ardern announced today water bottling companies and farmers using irrigation schemes will pay a form of royalty under a Labour government. She explained how it will work to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Labour wades into water debate by pledging royalties on bottlers & irrigation users
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern announced today she will make commercial water bottlers and irrigation scheme users pay a royalty for the water they use. Video, Audio
Water contamination inquiry continues in Hawke's Bay
New Zealand's non-compliance with drinking water safety standards and its training of assessors have come under fire at the Havelock North water inquiry. Audio
Mid-range option considered for Manuherikia water
A new option is on the table for a water scheme in central Otago.
Nitrogen allowances aim to improve lake quality
New rules aimed at cutting the amount of nitrogen leaching into Lake Rotorua have been given the go-ahead.
Drinking water needs fundamental reform - engineer
A top water engineer says Havelock North's water contamination inquiry should lead to fundamental reform of New Zealand's drinking water regulation. A central question the inquiry is seeking to answer… Audio
Flush-free toilet: saving water and lives
A water-free toilet that can turn human waste into fuel, power and fertiliser. Could this be the toilet of the future? Audio, Gallery
Across the Ditch
Brett Worthington from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the Murray Darling Basin irrigation scandal and Murray Goulburn has announced its milk intake is less than expected. Audio
Across the Ditch
Brett Worthington from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the Murray Darling Basin irrigation scandal and Murray Goulburn has announced its milk intake is less than expected.
AudioInside a massive underground water tank
Watercare in Auckland is spending around half a billion a year on new projects and some of them are quite novel. Zac Fleming gets exclusive access to a massive underground tank. Video, Audio
High country land sales 'illegal' - Environment Defence Society
The Environment Defence Society says the government is acting illegally in granting freehold ownership of land in the Mackenzie Basin to farmers. Land in the basin has historically been farmed on long… Audio
Capital's undersea search confirms freshwater
A source of freshwater has been found under Wellington Harbour but the quality is not yet clear, the company performing the world-first drilling says.
All Hastings bores 'at risk of contamination'
An inquiry into Havelock North's water crisis last year recommends that all Hastings District bores where drinking water is drawn from should be considered as non-secure. Audio
Councils' underspend risks run-down water services
The country's essential infrastructure is being run down with councils not spending enough on drinking water, sewers, and flood barriers, the government's auditor is warning.
