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Porous Lane wins stormwater innovation award 2025

Watersmart Wins Stormwater Innovation Award 2025

Watersmart Wins Prestigious National Innovation Award for Stormwater Solution Porous Lane Watersmart, a leader in sustainable urban water solutions, is proud to announce that its innovative product Porous Lane has won the 2025 Water New Zealand Stormwater Innovation Award, recognising its transformative impact on the country’s stormwater and urban infrastructure. Presented last night at the […]

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NZ Govt Revamps Infrastructure Funding to Boost Housing

The New Zealand government has announced a comprehensive overhaul of infrastructure funding mechanisms to bolster housing development. This initiative, part of the “Going for Housing Growth” strategy, seeks to address critical challenges in land supply, infrastructure, and growth incentives.  Transition to a Development Levy System  Central to this reform is the replacement of the existing

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Addressing Infrastructure Challenges in New Zealand

New Zealand’s urban development is increasingly constrained by aging and overburdened infrastructure. Developers often face high costs, shared investment obligations, or outright restrictions due to capacity limitations. Expanding infrastructure requires careful planning, significant funding, and political stability at both local and national levels.  Water reform remains a pressing issue. Councils and utilities are developing Water

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Protecting Auckland’s Infrastructure: Watersmart Implements FloodFree Barriers for Critical Pump Station

In late January 2023, Auckland experienced an unprecedented deluge as a summer’s worth of rain fell in a single day. The torrential downpour caused widespread flash flooding across the city, resulting in nearly $2 billion in property damage. Among the affected areas was the suburb of Wairau Valley, where floodwaters inundated a critical wastewater pump

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World Water Week

World Water Week 25-29 August 2024 Next week is World Water Week, which is a great time to reflect on the key water issues we are facing, not only as a nation, but also around the globe. Held since 1991 in Stockholm, this year’s theme is ‘Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future’.

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House of the year

House of the Year People’s Choice Award We’re very excited to have Aquacomb featured in one of this year’s People’s Choice Award for House of the Year finalists. Built by Universal Homes, Aquacomb was installed in the 70sqm apartment in Northcote, and it will help its future owners save significant amounts of water. Aquacomb is

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