Doing local water well - councils prepare for new water service requirements
Councils have been under pressure to meet the September deadline for Water Services Delivery Plans and as part of that, finalise decisions about their future organisations – whether to form new Counci...
27 Elo 202529min
Balancing technical expertise with human impact: reflections from the flood frontline
Engineers working in flood management are well-versed in the technical aspects of flooding. But what happens when you talk to distressed people who have just lived through deeply traumatic experience...
6 Elo 202521min
Tackling Microplastics - understanding the risks and solutions in biosolids
As our plastic addiction continues to impact all corners of the globe, microplastics – tiny particles of plastic – that escape wastewater treatment plants have been found along our coastlines, through...
16 Huhti 202526min
Global Water Challenges: Turning Talk into Action
The water sector is facing global challenges – from climatechange to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water scarcity and resilience.Finding solutions to these problems is bigger than one organisatio...
4 Maalis 202528min
Cybersecurity in water: How to protect your organisation from growing threats
Don’t be your organisation’s weakest link when it comes to cybersecurity, says audit manager, lawyer, director and cybersecurity enthusiast, Jennie Vickers. In our latest Water New Zealand Tawara o te...
29 Tammi 202531min
Integrating Mātauranga Māori and indigenous knowledge to shape a sustainable water future
Understanding the common ground between Mātauranga Māori and western engineering science is key to unlocking great partnerships between mana whenua and councils. Hastings District Council has develope...
9 Joulu 202422min
Talking economic regulation for water
Ensuring that water utilities have good understanding and management of their assets will be a key performance indicator that the Commerce Commission will focus on when it takes up its role as the new...
14 Marras 202421min
Cyclone Gabrielle - coping and rebuilding after crisis
More than eighteen months after Cyclone Gabrielle caused unprecedented mayhem in Hawkes Bay, we look at the lessons learnt and how we can better plan for resilience. In our latest Tāwara o te Wai podc...
22 Loka 202429min
