News and media

Keep up to date with the latest news from Wellington Water and our mahi here.

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23/03/2020

Drinking water and wastewater services remain safe

Drinking water supply and wastewater treatment are essential community services. Wellington Water has contingency plans in place to ensure these services will continue in the event of situations such as Covid-19.

17/03/2020

On-site and mobile generators deployed to keep water network flowing during power outage

Following the major power outage in the region on Thursday morning, Wellington Water implemented its emergency response procedures, activating on-site and mobile generators to ensure the water network continued to function until power was restored.

16/03/2020

Signs warning against swimming remain at Titahi Bay

Wellington Water crews yesterday located a plumbing fault in the catchment feeding into Porirua’s Titahi Bay beach and are working to get this fixed. Recent regular monitoring at Titahi Bay beach showed high bacteria counts with signage going up last Thursday recommending against swimming there.

13/03/2020

Water main burst in Jervois Quay

At approximately 4:30am this morning a water main burst at the corner of Hunter Street and Jervois Quay in the Wellington CBD.

12/03/2020

Power outage - impacting Wellington Region

Thanks again for your patience as we worked through this power outage. We can confirm everything is up and running as it should be, and all residents in the Wellington region and South Wairarapa can continue with their regular water use.

10/03/2020

Willis Street works nearing connection stage

The first stage of the work to connect a new wastewater pipe in Willis Street, replacing the temporary overland pipe installed after the original tunnel collapse in December, is expected to be complete by the end of March.

9/03/2020

Wellington Water tracks and repairs Titahi Bay contamination source

Wellington Water’s successful location and repair last week of the broken pipe that led to increased bacteria levels at Titahi Bay in late February underlines the importance of dedicated resource for this work.

27/02/2020

Precautionary investigations following water quality monitoring detection at Tory St culvert

Regular water quality monitoring at the Tory St culvert has shown an increase in faecal coliforms (which can indicate the presence of wastewater) to levels that have triggered investigations by Wellington Water crews to determine the source of contamination.

27/02/2020

All clear at Titahi Bay Beach

Following two consecutive days of sampling results at Titahi Bay within bathing guidelines, we will today be removing warning signs at Titahi Bay Beach.

24/02/2020

Sludge pipe failure points under Mt Albert identified

An innovative collaboration between Wellington Water and its contractor panel has pinpointed the failure points in two sludge pipes in a 1.8km tunnel deep beneath Mt Albert in Island Bay.