Latest Updates
Take a look - Stormwater conference programme out now
We've just published our programme for this year's conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch so take a look at some of the great keynote speakers and presentations. We're covering leading issues on stormwater management and resilience. See the programme Earlybird registrations have been extended to April 20. Find out more and register here
Pre-conference Workshop – The water sector & Te Ao Maori
Integrating mātauranga Māori and Te Ao Māori into your work – improving your capacity to respond to Te Mana o te Wai. Find out more and register
Stormwater Awards
These awards recognise and celebrate the excellence of our stormwater practitioners, industry technical writing, and outstanding commitment. Nominations for the Stormwater Professional of the Year and Young Stormwater Professional of the Year close Friday, 29 April. Find out more
We Are Water – Ko Wai Tātau Three Waters Workforce Development Strategy
This is a joint collaboration between Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council, Water New Zealand, Department of Internal Affairs, Taumata Arowai, Connexis, and industry.
See our media release and listen to Water New Zealand Chief Executive Gillian Blythe speaking on Morning Report about the need for a highly skilled workforce to help address the infrastructure deficit.
Download the report and study scan and see our Events Section below for more information on our webinar.
Call for abstracts now open
The Water New Zealand Conference & Expo is a prime opportunity to showcase your work and present to an audience of key industry professionals. As well as the technical programme, we are again calling for expressions of interest for non-technical/thought leadership papers. Closing Wednesday April 27.
Find out more
Did you miss our podcast on Groundwater - making the invisible, visible?
To coincide with World Water Day and the international focus on groundwater, Water New Zealand launched our new podcast series Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. CEO Gillian Blythe talked with three experts about the stresses that human activity have placed on this precious taonga, as well as some of the solutions.
Listen to Gillian in conversation with Louise Weaver from ESR, Geoff Williams from Wellington Water and Koos Wieriks from the Netherlands.
Next podcast episode - Te Mana o te Wai
Our next podcast episode will focus on acknowledging and protecting the mauri of the water though Te Mana o te Wai. This is a concept that is now enshrined in legislation. But what does it really mean and how will it affect the way we work? We'll be discussing this with the Water New Zealand President and environmental lawyer, Helen Atkins along with fellow board member and Māori advisory lead at Pattle Delamore Partners, Troy Brockbank
If you have any questions that you'd like to put to Helen and Troy, please type your questions here and we will try to answer them during the podcast.
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Check out the new-look Water Directory
If you need to know who can provide the products or services you need, make sure waterdirectory.org.nz is part of your search.
Our Water Directory has been improved to make it a more useful resource for our members and the wider water sector. Plus, if your business isn't yet listed, you now no longer have to wait till next year - you can be included at any time, just get in touch.
Check it out and if you want to list or give us feedback, contact debbie.laing@waternz.org.nz
Photo competition
Our photo competition closes today but we'll still take late entries for the next few days, so make sure you don't miss out. We really want to see lots of photos that help illustrate what we do in the three waters sector. And there's a great prize for the winner.
Send your best photos to enquiries@waternz.org.nz and click here to see our terms and conditions
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Industry News
Urgent need to change the narrative on Three Waters
Water New Zealand’s latest National Performance Review is a stark reminder why we need to get beyond the politics of Three Waters reform and get on with solving our dire water infrastructure problems.
Read the Newsroom report by business editor Nikki Mandow and her discussion on RNZ's nine to noon programme.
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Springfield residents told to 'sit and wait' for fresh water supply one year on
"Our existing water supplies are facing a variety of pressures at the moment. Climate change is one of them ... we know that the West Coast is going to get wetter.... population growth is another pressure and ageing infrastructure is another." Lesley Smith, Water New Zealand.
Go to the RNZ story and listen to the Morning Report item.
Changes to chemical limits in drinking water
Taumata Arowai explains its changes to toxic chemical levels allowed in drinking water.
The new regulator's principal advisor for drinking water, Jim Graham, spoke to Susie Ferguson on RNZ's Morning Report.
Listen to the interview.
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Can we flood-proof our homes?
Forget about putting bigger pipes underground to stop a repeat of the damaging flash flooding that hit Auckland last week. In most cases, it wouldn’t have made a difference, says flood expert Jon Rix, the head of the water engineering team at environmental and engineering consultancy Tonkin + Taylor.
Listen to this report on RNZ's The Detail.
Māori involvement in three waters is an opportunity to share knowledge, culture and expertise
Ensuring clean, equitable, affordable water services for everyone, while protecting human health and the environment, should be bottom lines for all communities.
Read the column by the chair of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi, Ngahiwi Tomoana, published in Stuff
Three Waters rhetoric damages council-iwi relations
A first, fragile attempt at Māori co-governance is tearing apart, as Ngāi Tahu threatens to walk away from its partnership with three of the South Island's biggest councils. Read the Newsroom report.
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Upcoming Events
Water workforce development strategy - Phase Two Findings and Next Steps
This is the second of two webinars on the strategy - focusing on the findings and next steps. View webinar 1 and slides.
It will present outcomes from Phase Two of a larger three-phase initiative, setting out to align industry stakeholders through five and ten year plans to strengthen the water workforce and skills development.
Register here and download the report and study scan.
Climate Action for Aotearoa New Zealand
13 April | 12-1 pm
Online
Emily Afoa will host this discussion on multiple perspectives, approaches, tools available for us in Aotearoa New Zealand to create real climate action in the water sector. Our open panel will discuss their insights and reflections, examples, challenges and learning opportunities from the multiple projects they have been involved with to date.
Find out more and register
2020-2021 National Performance Review Insights
14 April | 2-3pm
Webinar
Join Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe and insights and sustainability advisor Lesley Smith to catch up on the latest information on New Zealand’s water service delivery performance and familiarise yourself with what data is available to support your work. This webinar will review sector trends in the recently released National Performance Review with a guided tour on the accompanying data portal.
Register here
Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2021 - Part 2
You can still register for Part Two of our conference in May. Take a look at the programme and find out more
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Smart water metering solutions: it's not just about the meter
31 March | 3:30-5:30pm
Webinar
This workshop will be a joint session between Water New Zealand's Water Efficiency and Conservation Network and the Smart Water Infrastructure group. It will explore the smart metering ecosystem from the point of view of both water suppliers and suppliers of metering technology.
Find out more and register
Join our Virtual Coffee Catch-up
6 Apr | 10am
Online
Our virtual coffee catch-ups are a great way for us to informally catch up with members and keep you up to date with the latest happenings. They’re also an opportunity for you to ask questions and tell us what you think. So we’d love you to join us.
Register to receive an invitation to our next one and future sessions this year.
Drinking Water 101 - Digital Badge
11 April – 9 May 2022
Online
This is a fully online course designed to assist you with a basic understanding of drinking water and all the people and processes involved prior to it reaching your tap.
The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities for you to complete over a four-week period at times that suit you. It involves four to six hours time commitment. Registrations close: 10 April 2022
Find out more and register
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Network Performance Measures
27 April | online
This is the second in our Taumata Arowai regulatory reform series this year discussing components of the Draft Drinking Water Quality Assurance Rules.
You can view recordings of previous webinars and watch upcoming discussions live.
Find out more and register
Stormwater 101 - Digital Badge
6 April - 4 May
Online
This is a fully online course designed to assist you with a basic understanding of stormwater and the people and processes involved. By the end of this course you will have a basic understanding of stormwater in New Zealand, understand the history of stormwater, what’s happening in the stormwater environment and get an overview of some of the roles in stormwater.
Registrations close 6 April.
Find out more and register
Wastewater 101 - Digital Badge
13 April - 11 May
Online
This is a fully online course designed to assist you with a basic understanding of wastewater and the components relating to wastewater disposal and the impact on communities and the environment.
By the end of this course you will have a basic understanding of wastewater in Aotearoa New Zealand, understand what happens beyond flushing the toilet, have an understanding of what wastewater treatment plants do and get an overview of some of the roles in wastewater.
Registrations close: 12 April 2022
Find out more and register
Cultural Significance and Importance of Wai Module
Starting 14 June | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
9am-12pm
Deepen your understanding of connections and interdependencies of wai (water) through a Te Ao Māori lens with Kaiako (teacher) Troy Brockbank.
This module will start with a half day face to face introductory workshop followed by seven zoom sessions..
Find out more and register
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Wellington Water
Drainage Investigations Technical Advisor
The Technical Advisor - Drainage Investigations is a front-line customer interface position undertaking drainage investigations and providing storm water and wastewater drainage advice to customers.
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Practice Excellence Lead
The purpose of the position of Practice Excellence Lead is to define what good project and programme management looks like for Wellington Water, and then help us to deliver to that standard.
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Principal Engineer - Network Engineering
The purpose of the position of Practice Excellence Lead is to define what good project and programme management looks like for Wellington Water, and then help us to deliver to that standard.
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Senior Engineer
You will prepare contract documentation; tender physical works; run the administration and supervision of the contract; and provide reports on project outcomes. As an expert in design and project management, you will review and provide guidance of designs carried out by others.
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Engineer - Design
The purpose of the position is to produce comprehensive work plans; report on project outcomes and successfully deliver against the business plan. You will manage liaison with clients, regulatory authorities, and public interfaces. You will also communicate with and co-ordinate inputs of our professional service providers.
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Pipelines Maintenance Operator
You will assist the team to ensure that the Wellington region's Bulk Water network is meeting the needs of the region in an environmentally safe and hygienic manner.
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WSP
Head of Water - Wellington
Based in our Wellington office, this role will sit on the Water Leadership team as well as having responsibility for the Wellington Water business.
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Stratford District Council
Plant Technician
We have a great opportunity for you to join our team as a Plant Technician, ensuring the operation and maintenance of plant and machinery at the Waste Water Treatment Plant and assisting in the operations of the 3 Water Treatment Plants in the district.
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Christchurch City Council
Project Manager
The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of projects with multiple disciplines including civil, mechanical and electrical scope elements. Examples of projects managed by other Project Managers on the team include water supply wells, water treatment plants, reticulation pipelines, pump stations and reservoirs.
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Assistant Engineer - Water and Wastewater
We are seeking an Assistant Engineer to help us achieve our goals. In this role you will provide technical oversight and advice to developers and builders to ensure adherence to our master plans and infrastructure standards. You will also be involved in assessing and advising the capacity of water and wastewater infrastructure to accommodate growth.
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Senior Engineer - Water and Wastewater
We are seeking Senior Engineer to help us develop and manage the growth and improvement plans for our drinking water and wastewater treatment plants and to plan new water and wastewater treatment schemes to service the needs of our communities.
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Asset Engineer
As an Asset Engineer - Stormwater and Land Drainage, you will have a responsibility for providing asset management services for the Council owned stormwater and land drainage assets within the City.
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Whakatāne District Council
Team Leader Reticulation
We're looking for a leader, a coordinator, and a coach all wrapped into one. Your day will be varied, challenging and rewarding. You will be using your organisational skills directing staff to where the work is needed to manage and maintain our three water assets.
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March Construction
Business Development Manager
The purpose of the role is to generate on-going quality business for the organisation. Maintain and build our portfolio of works in the 3 Waters Sector with a specific focus on the development of our Joint Venture with Rob Carr Pty Ltd within the New Zealand trenchless market.
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Grada Recruitment
Project Engineer - Stormwater, Wastewater
Grada Recruitment is partnered up with a specialist Water contractor who is looking to take on a commercially minded engineer with previous experience constructing Storm or Wastewater pipelines and complex engineering solutions.
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