Press Release – Water New Zealand
Investment in stormwater infrastructure is lagging well behind drinking and wastewater investment despite the challenges posed by climate change and the need for the development of water sensitive towns and cities.
The Water New Zealand Stormwater conference gets underway in Tauranga this week (12-14 May) and the focus will be on tackling these issues as well as the government’s three waters reforms.
One of the keynote speakers will be Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta, who’s leading the government’s three waters reform process.
Water New Zealand chief executive, Gillian Blythe says that while the government has been very active on drinking water reform, there is also a need for more investment and focus on the management of stormwater networks.
New Zealand s water workforce stretched to deliver multibillion-dollar investment
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Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
The country s water workforce is struggling to keep up with huge growth and infrastructure demands as decades of underinvestment in pipes is finally being addressed.
Water New Zealand s latest National Performance Review shows $1.6 billion was spent on capital improvements last year.
That s an increase of 44 per cent for water supply and 30 per cent for wastewater expenditure compared to the previous year.
The 2019/2020 review covers about 90 per cent of the population and 42 water suppliers.
Press Release – Water New Zealand Water New Zealand says new data just released shows the extent of the enormous challenges facing the water sector in New Zealand. Chief executive Gillian Blythe says the three waters sector has responded to rising demands with a big jump in infrastructure spending …
Water New Zealand says new data just released shows the extent of the enormous challenges facing the water sector in New Zealand.
Chief executive Gillian Blythe says the three waters sector has responded to rising demands with a big jump in infrastructure spending in the last year and this is stretching the capacity of our service providers.
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 10:21 am
Water New Zealand says new data just released shows the
extent of the enormous challenges facing the water sector in
New Zealand.
Chief executive Gillian Blythe says the
three waters sector has responded to rising demands with a
big jump in infrastructure spending in the last year and
this is stretching the capacity of our service
providers.
Water New Zealand’s latest National
Performance Review (NPR) shows that $1.6-billion was spent
on capital improvements last year - an increase of 44
percent for water supply and 30 percent increase in
wastewater expenditure from the previous year.
The
latest NPR findings come on the back of a recent Government
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Joe Biden will deliver his inaugural address later today before an empty National Mall and a divided nation. GBH Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the tough road ahead for the Biden adminsitration and how this very first speech as president of the United States can set the tone for the next four years. The transcript below has been edited for clarity.