News and media

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

For media queries contact 021 302 259 or email media@wellingtonwater.co.nz

21/01/2022

Water restrictions on water races

Following the recent warm and dry weather and a significant drop in river levels, restrictions have been placed on the water takes from the Waiohine River.

21/01/2022

Water restrictions move to level 2

Following the recent warm and dry weather, a significant increase in water use, and dropping river levels, a ban on the use of sprinklers and irrigation systems is being put in place for metropolitan Wellington and South Wairarapa.

14/12/2021

Start date announced for pipe duplication project

Hutt Valley residents are set to benefit from an ambitious project that will strengthen the local wastewater network in event of a major earthquake.

10/12/2021

Paremata project forging ahead, despite the deluge

As we dry ourselves off from the most recent weather bomb to explode over the Wellington region, you could be forgiven for thinking we’d taken a brief step back in time.

3/12/2021

Never a dull moment - a graduate engineer's story

Sheena O’Brien is 22 and came to Wellington Water straight from the University of Canterbury. Auckland-born she’s settled into Wellington and is enjoying her first full-time role.

3/12/2021

Wellington Water's quarterly close-up

Every quarter we'll be sharing a summary of the key things we've achieved in the previous three months. We call these our Quarterly Close Ups and each issue will be published on our website and made available to the public.

30/11/2021

Water Committee meets to discuss water conservation and our 30-year investment plan.

The Wellington Water Committee met today (Monday 29 November) to discuss a range of work programmes, including water conservation this summer and the 30-year investment plan.

22/11/2021

Panelists, governance and terms of reference announced for wastewater treatment plant contract review

Wellington Water, in collaboration with its client councils, has finalised the Independent Panel, Steering Group and Terms of Reference for the review of the wastewater treatment plant operating model with Veolia.

19/11/2021

COVID-19 update

We can confirm that one of the workers from our Omaroro Reservoir construction site (Mt Cook, Wellington) has received a weak positive test result for COVID-19 as part of routine surveillance testing.

8/11/2021

Keep the water flowing and the good times going

Every summer there is a real risk that we won’t be able to meet demand, and most summers we increase watering restrictions