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It would mean residential ratepayers pay a levy of $70 to $100 per year, on top of rates. Wellington City Councillor Sean Rush, who holds the Three Waters portfolio, said the levy would give the council more ability to fund projects without breaching debt limits. “It frees up funding for other projects such as water and the libraries,” he said. Wellington City Council is currently working with Crown Infrastructure Partners to develop a proposal to submit to Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Kevin Stent/Stuff Wellington Water contractors were forced t...

Confusion over one line in the city council's operating budget sets alarm bells ringing.

STUFF A huge fountain erupted in Aro Valley sending torrents of water down Aro Street, as Wellington's pipe network's woes continue. Wellington’s pipes are at breaking point. Cracks, leaks, and bursts are spilling sewage and water on to city streets and into the harbour. In the last week, a “very highly critical” wastewater pipe ruptured, spilling sewage across two central city streets, and a main burst, sending an enormous fountain 20 metres into the air and flooding Aro St. Last summer a major pipe in upper Willis St collapsed due to corrosion, sending 12 million litres of sewage ...

Calls for kayakers to carry locator beacons in wake of Koyren Campbell disappearance 25 Jan, 2021 11:52 PM 2 minutes to read The search for missing kayaker Koyren Campbell. Photo / Jack Crossland NZ Herald The employer of a Wellington kayaker missing for over a week has encouraged a requirement that all water-goers carry a locator beacon. It follows the disappearance of kayaker Koyren Campbell, 22, who has been missing since failing to return from a fishing trip eight days ago. His employer, D-Fluff Insulation company director David Downer, led a jet-ski search of Wellington's coastline on S...

Campbell’s family thanked those involved in the official search effort, which included police search and rescue, maritime, and dive units, the Navy and Air Force, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, the Nelson Rescue helicopter, the Airport Rescue boats, and the Coastguard. But an unofficial search effort continues, operating out of a company van emblazoned with Campbell’s image. “We won’t stop,” says Downer. KEVIN STENT/Stuff The work van of David Downer. Poor weather over the last week has frustrated their efforts, with strong northerly winds which may have pushed Campbell further ...