Wastewater
Concern over national waste water proposals
The national water regulator is proposing allowing no limit on some types of discharge from wastewater plants into the sea, alarming a leading water scientist. Audio
Covid: Still here, still deadly
It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about – Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year. Audio
Covid: Still here, still deadly
It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about – Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year.
AudioAuckland Central Interceptor dig reaches deepest point beneath Hillsborough
Auckland's Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel has reached its deepest point, with the tunnel boring machine which started in Māngere now 115 metres below Hillsborough.
Despite Covid and the impact… Video, Audio
Bromley locals blame wastewater pollution for paint damage
Some residents enduring the rotten stench from Bromely's wastewater plant now want Christchurch City Council to pay for paint discolouration which is affecting their properties.
Testing of homes in… Video, Audio
Groundwater testing bores to be drilled for Matatā wastewater
Matatā residents can expect to see bore drilling work taking place in their neighbourhood over the next few weeks.
Multi-talented macroalgae
Claire visits a macroalgae research facility in Tauranga to learn how and why the team there are growing large quantities of seaweed and freshwater macroalgae. Audio
Multi-talented macroalgae
Claire visits a macroalgae research facility in Tauranga to learn how and why the team there are growing large quantities of seaweed and freshwater macroalgae.
AudioTunnelling in Auckland that will ultimately lead to cleaner water
A massive piece of machinery will soon be digging and boring a tunnel in Auckland to divert wastewater and storm water from inner city suburbs to the Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant. Watercare's… Audio
Engineering new ways to treat dirty water
University of Canterbury engineers plan to 3D print the next generation of wastewater treatment filters. Audio
Engineering new ways to treat dirty water
University of Canterbury engineers plan to 3D print the next generation of wastewater treatment filters.
AudioOur Changing World for 4 February 2021
Designing a new kind of filter to treat wastewater and how to encourage people to behave in a more environmentally friendly way. Audio
Our Changing World for 4 February 2021
Designing a new kind of filter to treat wastewater and how to encourage people to behave in a more environmentally friendly way.
AudioAkaroa wastewater woes and 'purple pipes' policy gap
Christchurch City Council plans to build two treated waste water storage ponds in a picturesque Banks Peninsula settlement are causing anger among Akaroa locals. Friends of Banks Peninsula says the… Audio
What to do with Wellington's poo?
For the Capital to meet its waste minimisation and zero carbon targets the council has to change the way it deals with sewage sludge. Currently, WCC disposes of its wastewater (sludge) by mixing it… Audio
Rotorua wastewater contract process 'transparent as brick' - expert
"About as transparent as a brick wall" is how a local government expert describes processes surrounding Rotorua Lakes Council's proposal to outsource wastewater management.
Overhauling water infrastructure & the quid pro quo
Under sweeping reforms, the government will give $761 million to councils to kick start a programme to reorganise water assets as independent publicly owned regional entities. Audio
3MM: Brad Olsen on building pipes, not pipe dreams
Three Minutes Max, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on topics of their choice. Here's Brad Olsen, Senior Economist at Infometrics, on investing in the foundations of New Zealand. Audio
Wastewater and sewage pumping into Wellington harbour
Wellington City's wastewater is discharging into the harbour after an underground tunnel in the CBD collapsed this morning. Wellington Water is asking all inner city residents and office workers to… Audio
Central Interceptor: the largest tunnel in New Zealand
The largest tunnel in the country is being built under Auckland. Watercare's man in charge of the $1.2 billion project, Shayne Cunis joins Jesse to explain what's happening below ground. Audio
