Untreated, unscreened wastewater has been discharged into Tarakena Bay. Check LAWA.org.nz before visiting beaches.
Untreated, unscreened wastewater has been discharged into Tarakena Bay. Check LAWA.org.nz before visiting beaches.

Between approximately 8 am on 25 June and 7 am on 26 June, the short outfall pipe discharged untreated wastewater into Tarakena Bay.

Signs are in place along the coastline to alert water users of areas which may be impacted by this event. Water quality samples will be collected from coastal locations once improved weather conditions allow. 

Check LAWA.org.nz before visiting beaches along the south coast. 

Public health information can be found on Health NZ's website. 
Wellington Water crews responding to wastewater overflow on State Highway 2
Wellington Water crews responding to wastewater overflow on State Highway 2

Our team is responding to a wastewater overflow on State Highway 2 which has stopped this afternoon. The overflow was from a manhole on the southbound lanes close to the Ngauranga exit, discharging into the habour through the stormwater drains.

While the overflow has stopped, our teams are working to clear a blockage which still remains. They are working at pace to identify the blockage and get this cleared. 

One southbound lane clasure remains in place approaching Ngauranga while work is underway.
Silverstream Wastewater Overflow
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31/05/2018
Award for community infrastructure resilience
Wellington Water, together with our contractor Cardno, received the Directors Innovation Award for the community infrastructure resilience project at the 2018 Civil Defence Awards.

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16/03/2018
Search for land-based emergency water sources nears completion
Wellington Water is close to completing its search for local water sources at parks, hospitals, and schools in metropolitan Wellington.

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28/02/2018
Boil water notice lifted in Ocean Parade and Brendan Beach
Wellington Water advises all drinking water in Ocean Parade, and Brendan Beach is now safe to drink.

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26/02/2018
Wellington Water support for NPDC
Wellington Water has deployed a team to assist New Plymouth District Council (NPDC), following their ‘Boil Water’ emergency alert, which came into effect after there was damage to the water mains caused by a tree, as a result of Cyclone Gita last week.

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20/02/2018
New wastewater pipeline for Waterloo Quay
"We are about to start work to replace a section of wastewater main on Waterloo Quay, near Westpac Stadium. The replacement pipe will be larger, ensuring it can handle future growth in demand, and will be less susceptible to damage caused by earthquakes."

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15/02/2018
Gita is coming – time to get prepared
Wellington Water is urging people to get prepared ahead of Cyclone Gita’s arrival in New Zealand, ahead of plans to activate its emergency operations centre from 6am Monday morning.

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8/02/2018
Improving Porirua’s water supply resilience
Porirua City Council and Wellington Water are embarking on plans to ensure Porirua’s water needs can be met after a significant earthquake.

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8/02/2018
Metropolitan Wellington to ease sprinkler ban, watering restrictions remain
From tomorrow Friday 9 February, the ban on using garden sprinklers in Wellington, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt and Porirua will be lifted.

Garden watering restrictions will still be in effect.

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23/01/2018
Record leaks reported in December 2017
A record breaking 2140 leaks were reported in December 2017 across the region.

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29/11/2017
Sprinklers banned in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua
A ban on the use of residential sprinklers and irrigation systems will take effect in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua from midnight Wednesday, 29 November 2017.

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