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July 2026

• 27 JulNew report identifies wastewater overflow and water leak hotspots

November 2025

• 12 Nov 2025Haast residents challenge requirement to chlorinate drinking water

October 2025

• 16 Oct 2025People hospitalised after drinking contaminated water at North Canterbury campground+1

July 2025

• 28 Jul 2025Daily water loss in Wellington region drops by 11 million litres
• 21 Jul 2025Havelock residents advised to boil water as council considers UV treatment

June 2025

• 30 Jun 2025Drinking water at 71 schools contaminated with E coli

March 2025

• 13 Mar 2025Council staffer warned after failing to report dead possum in water
• 11 Mar 2025More than 227,000 New Zealanders now have access to safer water

November 2024

• 28 Nov 2024Elevated arsenic levels detected in Waikato water supplies
• 27 Nov 2024Elevated arsenic levels found in Auckland and Waikato water supplies