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$18.5b investment plan for next 20 years unveiled
‘Amiria’ the tunnel boring machine breaks through
Aerial inspection reveals impact of storm on Auckland’s western dams
Affordability the key concern when setting water prices for 2021
Albany reservoir pump station project completed
Analyse your household’s water use with handy online tool
Auckland Council announces water restrictions
Auckland Council to change water restrictions for commercial water users
Auckland Council to make decision on water restrictions
Auckland drinking water gets top marks for every zone
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and Forestry Minister Shane Jones plant pohutukawa trees to celebrate Arbor
Auckland’s ‘very dry’ long-range forecast reinforces need to save water
Auckland’s biggest water project finishes construction
Auckland’s residential water restrictions to be adjusted for summer
Auckland’s water and wastewater prices to go up from 1 July
Auckland’s water supply receives six million litre a day boost
Auckland’s water use jumps more than 30 million litres a day in a week
Aucklanders achieve target water savings in June
Aucklanders encouraged to keep saving water as dams near 50 per cent
Aucklanders overwhelmingly supportive of calls to save water as drought continues
Aucklanders urged to keep saving water after daylight savings kicks in
Aucklanders urged to maintain water-saving habits in biggest water use week of the year
Aucklanders use low levels of water in peak summer
Board of Inquiry grants consent for increased Waikato River allocation
Bore saves Eden Park 11 million litres of treated tap water this summer
Central Interceptor micro-Tunnel Boring Machine (m-TBM) finishes second drive
Central Interceptor reroutes link sewer to avoid community disruption and reduce emissions
Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine gets going again
Central Interceptor tunnelling team celebrates first ‘breakthrough’
Central Interceptor’s Tunnel Boring Machine receives Matariki star name
Council agrees to lift remaining water restrictions in Auckland
Countdown supermarkets give away 15,000 of our shower timers
Dams approach half full, but Auckland’s water supply is stable
Domenica is lowered into the shaft to begin tunnelling
Downpours in west Auckland see spike in dam levels
Dramatic rise in Upper Nihotupu Dam highlights relative size of each water storage lake
Drought far from over
Drought response found to be effective overall, with scope for improvement
Eden Park gets helping hand to save 16 million litres of tap water per year
Emergency powers invoked to address Auckland drought
Giant Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) lowers into shaft for groundbreaking Central Interceptor project
Giant tunnel boring machine starts digging Watercare’s $1.2B Central Interceptor
Goodbye flies: Swarming midge fly problem gone from Māngere
Hot and dry forecast causing concern
Hot weather leads to skyrocketing water demand
Aucklanders set new water consumption record
Aucklanders to enjoy cleaner beaches and waterways with a new super-sized wastewater tunnel
Auckland's drinking water is 'Aa-okay'.
Big dry continues through July
Community helps shape plans for new water treatment plant in west Auckland
Efforts doubled to reduce midge numbers in Māngere Bridge
Engineers celebrate with tea and muffins as Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant refurbishment is com
Extended dry weather prompts calls to be waterwise
First giant concrete pour takes place at our new Pukekohe reservoir site
Free public tours of our dams in the Hūnua ranges
Heavy rain needed over July and August to make up for shortfall
Huia Water Treatment Plant granted resource consent
Infrastructure projects rev up for level 3
It’s here – our Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) arrives in Auckland
Jon Lamonte appointed as chief executive
Jon Lamonte: Giving certainty in an uncertain world
Latest weather forecast takes Auckland water supply to ‘critical’ status
Leak detection programme prevents millions of litres of water loss
Major construction begins on our Central Interceptor project
Micro Tunnel Boring Machine begins tunnelling and inserts first pipe for groundbreaking project
Mobile water treatment unit sent to help drought-stricken Northland
Moves to improve clarity of water in lower western dams following last week’s storm event
New ‘town to tank’ water service makes it easier for Whangaparaoa residents to connect to the public
New Central Interceptor training centre opens
New 'flushable' standard aimed at protecting our pipes
New pipejacking record set on Auckland watermain project
New private bore opens in Orewa to help water tanker drivers in northern Auckland
New water treatment plant near Tuakau about to go live
New Zealand’s first floating solar array unveiled
Onehunga Water Treatment Plant increases production as part of drought response
Our $2.4 billion construction partnership with Fulton Hogan and Fletcher Construction
Our $5.4m Takapuna wastewater pipe upgrade set to improve beach water quality
Our boss calls for 'relentless focus’ on climate change
Our water and wastewater prices will change from 1 July 2019
Partnering to push the water saving message
Proactive leak detection prevents loss of 5 million litres a day
Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion flies along
Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant receives solar energy boost
Pukekohe Water Treatment Plant commissioning underway
Residential water restrictions ease today to allow controlled hose use
Residents in central-west Auckland asked to conserve water due to burst watermain
Sally's 100,000th pupil
Severe drought continues to bite
Sewer separation project to clean up St Marys Bay
Sludge spill affects Ascot Road, Māngere
Blanche the giant tunnel boring machine makes progress at Army Bay
BNR expansion project at Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant underway
Broken wastewater pipe at Milford
Central Interceptor one step closer to start date
Children's book launched for World Water Day 2018
Current water outages and upcoming shutdowns
Don’t let your hose run wild! Be waterwise this summer
Godwits return to Watercare Coastal Walkway
Green light for Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
Green light for wastewater upgrade
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How Watercare plans to stay ahead of Auckland's population growth
Huia Water Treatment Plant replacement open days in Titirangi
Hūnua Ranges regeneration project blooms
Kids cosy this winter thanks to generous folk at Watercare
Kiwi Esplanade ventilation shaft removed from Central Interceptor design
Large turnout for Huia Water Treatment Plant open day
Large wastewater project counting down to start date
Lower Huia Dam open day a hit with visitors
Make your spring planting water-efficient
Māngere school students produce stunning designs for Watercare Coastal Walkway information signs
Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant: odour update
Manukau RFC’s massive water savings
Mayor Phil Goff opens Watercare’s new Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) facility
More water for the North Shore and Rodney District after Watercare’s planned operation goes smoothly
Don’t rush to flush
New Albany-Pinehill watermain project progresses well
New pump station and pipework takes shape at Wynyard Quarter
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New tunnel boring machine arrives for outfall pipeline project at Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plan
New wastewater tank at Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna takes shape
New water treatment plant for Warkworth
New website means you can do more online
Our Warkworth Wastewater Treatment Plant expands to cater for growth
Payment Express outage
Pest control programme in the Hūnua Ranges
Pukeko in the spotlight at the Māngere Coastal Walkway
Pump station at Wynyard Quarter nears completion
Rare plant discovered at Watercare Coastal Walkway
Save 20 campaign comes to an end
Scale of Tasman Tempest devastation revealed
Smart water meter rollout begins
Snells Beach School students visit Tunnel Boring Machine
Summer is coming, so make every drop count
Take a tour of two of our treatment plants
Te Ahiwaru hapuu determined to turn laundromat into business success
Te reo Māori e-book launched
Tenders submitted for Watercare’s Central Interceptor project
Thank you, Auckland - our total water storage has reached 80 per cent
Our Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine has passed its Factory Acceptance Test
Tonnes of microbes get to work at Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tracking Auckland’s water use over summer
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Tunnel boring machine begins work in Wairau Road
Joining forces to build New Zealand’s first floating solar array
Upgraded Meremere Treatment Plant now compliant with Regional Council
Visit one of our dams on World Water Day
Visitors pour through the doors at Ardmore Water Treatment Plant’s annual open day
Visitors pour through the doors at our Waikato Water Treatment Plant's first open day
Vodafone email shutdown may affect some customers
Wading birds on Watercare Coastal Walkway receive a helping hand from students
Waikato eels get new home in Lower Nihotupu Dam
Waikato Regional Council grants us two consents for Waikato River water
Warkworth’s new water treatment plant opens its doors for first time
Wastewater pipe being repaired on Hillsborough foreshore
Wastewater pump station dramatically cuts overflows at Shoal Bay
Water and wastewater price changes effective 1 July 2018
Water and wastewater price changes from 1 July 2020
Water and wastewater prices to increase from 1 July 2021
Water lessons filter through on World Water Day
Water pressure to return to normal in central-west Auckland
Watercare and Auckland Council conduct pipe testing in Glen Innes
Watercare and Paparimu School dig deep for Hūnua farm
Watercare announces new water and wastewater services for Clevedon
Watercare chooses Manuka Road as site for new Huia Water Treatment Plant
Watercare ensures wildlife is protected at Army Bay construction site
Watercare fights blue/green algae with ultrasonic soundwaves
Watercare gives migrating fish and eels a helping hand
Watercare implements compliance and connections changes
Watercare in the running for sustainability awards
Fertiliser extracted from treated wastewater is officially launched
Watercare lodges application to improve south-west wastewater services
Watercare opens award-winning training facility
Watercare partners with Plunket
New water stations to pop up at community events
Watercare provides UV treatment for Havelock North water
Watercare ranks highly among Australasian counterparts
Watercare releases latest annual report
Watercare selects Ghella-Abergeldie Harker Joint Venture to move forward with Central Interceptor pr
Watercare to regenerate pine forest in Hūnua Ranges with natives
Watercare video wins second international award
Watercare’s Hunua Ranges regeneration project takes shape
Watercare’s new water treatment plant in Warkworth goes live
Watercare's free personalised water advice service
We’ve got a new e-bill
We've joined the UN’s Race to Zero campaign for climate change action
Work begins on Mangere wastewater treatment plant upgrade
Work begins on wastewater pump station in Mairangi Bay Reserve
Work begins to connect Pukekohe East reservoir to supply network
Work on new $26 million wastewater pump station progresses well during lockdown
Work to begin on our new Snells Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant
Working with Fire and Emergency to save millions of litres of water
Yellow pohutukawa create excitement at Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant
You're invited to farewell Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, the giant tunnelling machine that will bore the Central
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