Water Standards
Mad about Mahinga Kai
3 Mar 2023
Karl Russell has been gathering food from local rivers all his life and has witnessed the decline in water quality. Now he educates farm leaders on the importance of protecting the waterways for… Audio
Without changes, gastro crisis will happen again - Water NZ boss
21 Aug 2017
A new Ministry of Health report shows more than 80,000 New Zealanders are receiving publicly-supplied water that has failed bacteria standards. Chief executive of Water New Zealand John Pfahlert… Audio
Ministry struggled to explain water standards, emails show
29 Jun 2017
The Environment Ministry's own officials struggled to explain the government's proposed freshwater standards to the public, emails reveal. Audio
Ministry "struggling" to explain water standards
29 Jun 2017
The Environment Minister might've sold the Government's new water standards to make 90% of all rivers swimmable by 2040 to fellow MPs, but it appears the details are still as murky for ministry… Audio