Water New Zealand

Waiora Aotearoa

Your water community

We share knowledge and bring expertise together to uphold the mana of water for Aotearoa New Zealand

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Leaks could be the death-knell for Wellington

01 Dec 2023

Wellington will “die” as a city if it does not fix its broken water infrastructure.

That’s the blunt message from economist Andrew Schoultz, in response to Wellington Water earlier this week saying the region needed to spend $1 billion a year, fixing infrastructure, for the next 30 years.

Polluted waterways: New Zealand’s huge clean-up challenge revealed in report

30 Nov 2023

Just as Kiwis get set to head to their favourite summer swimming holes, scientists have laid out the massive challenge New Zealand faces in cleaning up its polluted rivers and lakes.

List released of drinking water supplies without bacterial barriers and/or residual disinfection

30 Nov 2023

Taumata Arowai has released a list of council and government drinking water supplies lacking a bacterial barrier and/or residual disinfection.

Upcoming Events

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12 Mar

Christchurch

Modelling Symposium 2024

Call for Abstracts and Workshops now live!

Help us celebrate the 25th year of the Modelling Group coming into existence

$690.00 Members

$920.00 Non Members

15 May

Wellington

Stormwater Conference 2024

The call for ABSTRACTS is NOW LIVE and will close at 11:59pm on Wednesday, 31 January 2024.

Publications & Resources

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submissions

Water New Zealand makes submissions on behalf of members to Parliament on issues that relate to the core values of the association and its members.

We work with partners and use the extensive knowledge within our membership to provide training and development opportunities across a wide range of skill sets and careers. These training opportunities are a popular means for water sector professionals to grow their understanding of the water sector and the opportunities available.

Technical Documents prepared by Water New Zealand, and in conjunction with industry partners, are available for download through our resource hub.

Our Water journal contains industry updates, feature articles, industry leader profiles, thought leadership pieces and the latest news in scientific and research and water policy.