Media Releases
Meter and Volumetrically Charge to Manage Water Demand
4 March 2010
Time for new direction
22 January 2010
Water Reform Needed
14 January 2010
Riversdale wastewater problems tip of multi billion dollar iceberg
20 November 2009
Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
27 March 2009
Name Change to Water New Zealand
23 March 2009
4 March 2010
Time for new direction
22 January 2010
Water Reform Needed
14 January 2010
Riversdale wastewater problems tip of multi billion dollar iceberg
20 November 2009
Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
27 March 2009
Name Change to Water New Zealand
23 March 2009

Water New Zealand Policies, Comment, Submissions, Reports and Media Releases
Policies
The Board has introduced a more formalised approach to policy development. Policies are considered by the Board, and then made open for membership comment before ratification.The following policies are open for membership comment:
- There are currently no policies open for membership comment
The following policies have been ratified by the Board:
- Policy: Central Leadership
- Policy: Flood Risk Management
- Policy: Integrated Water Management
- Policy: Water Metering and Volumetric Charging on Domestic Dwellings
- Policy: Reserves and Treasury Policies
- Policy: External Audit Independence
Comment
March 2010 : 2010 - The start of water reform? Commentary by Chief Executive Murray GibbMarch 2010: Demand management, water metering and privatisation. Column from President Martin Smith
Submissions
Water New Zealand makes submissions on behalf of members to Parliament on issues that relate to the fundamentals in the Association's Vision Statement: Promoting and enabling the sustainable management and development of the water environment.- Submission on Waikato - Tainui Raupata Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill - January 2009.
- Submission to the Board of Inquiry on the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management - January 2009.
- Submission on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill - July 2009.
- Submission on Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill - July 2009.
Reports
2007/2008 Pilot National Performance Review Summary Report - January 20092008/2009 National Performance Review Summary Report - January 2010

