Water
Full investigation into water crisis needed - Health Minister
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman, who has just returned from Rio, joins Checkpoint to discuss the Havelock North water contamination crisis and the government inquiry announced today. Video, Audio
Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule on water crisis
Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest on the region's drinking water crisis. Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay water crisis escalates
Thousands of people in the Hastings District are now under a boil water notice after an E coli 'indicator' was found in a water tanker that took water from the Hastings aquifer. Audio
Havelock North High principal on water crisis
Kathryn Ryan talks to Havelock North High School principal Greg Fenton about the water contamination crisis in the town, as the local council reveals a tanker used to supply clean drinking water, has… Audio
Annette King visits Havelock North during water crisis
Labour's health spokesperson Annette King visited Havelock North this afternoon. Checkpoint asked her for her assessment of the community's situation. Video, Audio
Craig Foss on Havelock North's water crisis
The MP for Tukituki, which includes Havelock North, is Craig Foss. He told Checkpoint an investigation into the area's water contamination is sure to uncover the answers everyone wants. Video, Audio
Businesses consider class action over drinking water crisis
Havelock North businesses are considering taking class action to be compensated for the town's water crisis, while some schools have decided to remain closed, but others will open tomorrow. Video, Audio
Havelock North outbreak a drop in the bucket
The campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North could become the biggest single instance of waterborne disease in New Zealand history - but thousands more cases fly under the radar every year, Kate…
Alok Jha: The extraordinary story of our ordinary substance
Kim Hill talks to British journalist, author and broadcaster Alok Jha, whose science-related topics have included the history of meteorology, climate change politics, how much we should trust… Audio
Ashburton cancels sale of water rights to NZ Pure Blue
Ashburton's mayor, Angus McKay, tells Phillippa Tolley why his council has cancelled the sale of a piece of land to bottled water company NZ Pure Blue, which came with the right to extract water from… Audio
Canterbury farmers on notice
The Canterbury Regional Council has put farmers on notice they have ten days to comply with laws requiring them to install water monitors. The rule came into effect in November 2014 but the council… Audio
Controversial Ashburton water sale is put on hold
Ashburton Council abandons the controversial sale of a land lot that included rights to extract 45 litres a second from the town's aquifers. Jen Branje, who led community opposition to the plan, is… Audio
Council takes Lake Rotoiti down a notch
The level of Lake Rotoiti is set to be lowered today in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's annual drawdown.
Maori Party raises the water quality bar
The Maori party wants the government to do more to improve the standard of cleanliness in the country's fresh water systems. Audio
Wadeable freshwater not good enough -- Fox
A "wadeable" freshwater standard is not good enough for Maori. The Maori Party, says streams and rivers are a lifeblood for Maori and they should be safe to drink and gather food from. Our Taranaki… Audio
Potential conflict of interest 'outweighed'
A Hawke's Bay Regional Councillor will continue voting on the Ruataniwha Dam despite potentially being influenced by pecuniary interest, the Office of the Auditor-General has ruled.
EU tells Ireland it must impose water charges
Plans to charge people for water were a hot issue in this year's Irish election campaign. The new government abandoned the plans but now it's been told by the European Union it must impose charges or… Audio
One in 10 water breaches blamed on unreliable data
About one in 10 serious water-consent breaches in Canterbury are being blamed on faulty water meter readings. Audio
Tens of thousands of Palestinians left without water
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left without safe drinking water during the holy month of Ramadan. Audio
Council did not visit quarry sites: resident
The council's response to a group of Christchurch quarries wanting to dig below the water table is "just not good enough", a resident who lives near one of the quarries says.
