Auckland

By WaterSafe Auckland
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North Shore City — New plumbing firm, North Shore Emergency Plumber, has launched a 24 hour emergency plumbing service on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.

By Samuel Macdermott
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Auckland — 2015 has kicked off with some of the hottest weather we have experienced in New Zealand for a long time, and for all those who are now back at work, this can be a bit of a trying time adjusting from the beach to the boardroom or office.

By Beckie Wright
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Auckland — This summer’s Safeswim beach water quality monitoring is underway with more than 60 beaches in the region included in the programme.

By Auckland Council
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Auckland City — A collective of artists, scientists, educators and environmental researchers seeking to raise awareness of water issues in Auckland City have created a unique interactive art event which will open to coincide with World Water Day.

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Auckland City — This summer’s Safeswim beach water quality monitoring is underway, with more than 60 beaches in the region selected for inclusion in the programme following a review by Auckland Council.

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Auckland — The Spirit of Adventure Trust was set up in 1973 when Lou Fisher gifted the Spirit of Adventure topsail schooner to the nation.

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Auckland — Greenpeace activists displayed a banner with the message ‘Detox’ at the main entrance of both the world's largest Adidas store and a nearby Nike store today in Beijing, calling on the sportswear giants to remove toxic chemicals from their supply chains and from their products.

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Auckland City — Auckland Council in association with GHD Ltd presents Professor Hans Schreier, one of the world’s leading experts on water use and source water protection.

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Auckland City — The decision to grant the Three Kings Quarry owners, Winstone Aggregates, resource consent to fill the Mt Eden Road quarry with waste material will be challenged in the Environment Court next week, starting Monday 7th.

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Auckland — In a country where drowning is the second highest cause of accidental death for children, there are still too many who have not had the opportunity to learn essential swimming and survival skills, and professional tuition still remains inaccessible for many.

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Waitakere City — More than 300 people were rescued on Auckland’s west coast beaches last season and in the past five years 22 people have drowned in Waitakere alone.

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Auckland — At a recent meeting the North Shore City Council Strategy and Finance Committee discussed its concerns over government plans for water.

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Auckland — Private management of Auckland’s water on a long term basis is effectively privatisation — it takes control out of Aucklanders hands and puts profits into private pockets, the Green Party said today.

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Waitakere City — Waitakere Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse is disappointed that Watercare’s promised solution to Auckland’s water shortage, the Waikato River pipeline, has not delivered.

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Manukau City — With summer starting to take hold, residents in rural areas who rely on rainwater tanks are reminded to prepare for their dry-season water needs.

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Manukau City — Manukau Water Limited is cracking down on illegal connections to its wastewater system, after recent surveys showed some people have been putting public health at risk by flouting building laws.

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Auckland — An appeal was lodged in court this week by Rob Enright, Partner at Kirkland Enright on behalf of iwi fighting Watercare who want to dump human waste on tapu land at Puketutu Island in Auckland.

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Manukau City — Manukau Water Limited is warning its customers to be wary of door to door sales people who are using scare tactics to sell bottled water.

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Manukau City — A better than forecast financial performance in the 30 June, 2009 financial year has enabled Manukau Water Ltd to hold its prices and in some cases reduce them, the company announced today.

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Manukau City — Manukau City (19 August 2009) - A localised water outage will effect 400-500 customers in part of the Manukau Water Limited water network tonight, as the company makes an emergency repair to a water main.

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