News and media

Keep up to date with the latest news from Wellington Water and our mahi here.

For media queries contact 021 302 259 or email media@wellingtonwater.co.nz.

29/09/2018

Longer days, shorter sprinkler use

Residential garden watering restrictions come into effect this Sunday. These are base-level restrictions that apply every year and can be increased depending on demand and supply around the region.

14/09/2018

Fulton Hogan named as Wellington Water’s preferred network maintenance partner

Wellington Water has named Fulton Hogan as their preferred maintenance and operations partner.

24/08/2018

Trial by insect - innovative sludge reduction research

We have been working with Palmerston North based start-up, Prescient Nutrition, who are researching opportunities to covert bio waste away from landfills.

9/07/2018

Porirua flooding drop-in sessions

Porirua City Council and Wellington Water are holding some drop-in evenings to discuss the latest flooding hazards that we have been modelling and mapping in Titahi Bay, Porirua CBD, Plimmerton and Cannons Creek.

25/06/2018

Keeping water flowing when an earthquake stops the taps

Today we opened the first of 22 community water stations which form the foundation of our above ground emergency water supply network.

25/06/2018

Philip Barry appointed to Wellington Water Board of Directors

Wellington Water is pleased to welcome Philip Barry to its Board of Directors, starting 1 July 2018.

7/06/2018

Victoria and Dixon Streets wastewater upgrade

Wellington Water, on behalf of the Wellington City Council, will begin work on Monday at the corner of Victoria and Dixon Street on an important upgrade of the central city’s wastewater network.

31/05/2018

Award for community infrastructure resilience

Wellington Water, together with our contractor Cardno, received the Directors Innovation Award for the community infrastructure resilience project at the 2018 Civil Defence Awards.

16/03/2018

Search for land-based emergency water sources nears completion

Wellington Water is close to completing its search for local water sources at parks, hospitals, and schools in metropolitan Wellington.

28/02/2018

Boil water notice lifted in Ocean Parade and Brendan Beach

Wellington Water advises all drinking water in Ocean Parade, and Brendan Beach is now safe to drink.