Water New Zealand
Episodes
The people behind water - what inspires our young winners
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attracting people to the water industry is becoming a keychallenge - with thousands of extra skilled staff needed to fill job vacancies over the next ...
Building back better for a resilient South Dunedin community
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you grapple with issues facing a community that will be below sea level by the turn of the century?It’s clear that something has to change.Jo...
Growing our relationship with water through indigenous values
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Indigenous values and knowledge are increasingly embedded in our relationship with water both in Aotearoa New Zealand and across the Tasman.Ahead of M...
Doing local water well - councils prepare for new water service requirements
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Councils have been under pressure to meet the September deadline for Water Services Delivery Plans and as part of that, finalise decisions about their...
Balancing technical expertise with human impact: reflections from the flood frontline
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engineers working in flood management are well-versed in the technical aspects of flooding. But what happens when you talk to distressed people who ...
Tackling Microplastics - understanding the risks and solutions in biosolids
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As our plastic addiction continues to impact all corners of the globe, microplastics – tiny particles of plastic – that escape wastewater treatmen...
Global Water Challenges: Turning Talk into Action
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The water sector is facing global challenges – from climatechange to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water scarcity and resilience.Finding soluti...
Cybersecurity in water: How to protect your organisation from growing threats
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t be your organisation’s weakest link when it comes to cybersecurity, says audit manager, lawyer, director and cybersecurity enthusiast, Jenni...
Integrating Mātauranga Māori and indigenous knowledge to shape a sustainable water future
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding the common ground between Mātauranga Māori and western engineering science is key to unlocking great partnerships between mana whenua ...
Talking economic regulation for water
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ensuring that water utilities have good understanding and management of their assets will be a key performance indicator that the Commerce Commission ...
Cyclone Gabrielle - coping and rebuilding after crisis
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Exploring Istanbul's Ancient Underground: Discover the 6th-Century Basilica Cistern and Byzantine Water Engineering with Professor Jim Crow
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest tourist attractions in Turkey’s Istanbul is, believe it or not, a water reservoir from the 6th century. The Basilica Cistern is...
How smart metering and Artificial Intelligence can combat network water leakage
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could we ever reach the point of zero leakage from pipes? Losing water due to leaking pipes is becoming increasingly unacceptable as climate change an...
Local Water Done Well - Challenges and opportunities
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Government and Auckland Council recently announced that Watercare will be the first water service provider to become a new council-owned utility u...
Finance and Investment
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tāwara o te Wai - Water New Zealand's podcast series In this episode Jon Reed and Hannah Edmond, is joined by Melbourne based, Dinesh Kumareswara...
Water resilience - dealing with the big dry
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tawara o te Wai – Water New Zealand’s podcast series Drought – what happens when water demand exceeds the ability of suppliers to meet the ne...
Future of water - challenges on both sides of the ditch
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ensuring a sustainable and affordable water future and the need to attract new young people to the water sector are two key challenges the industry f...
Inside COP28 - the water discussion
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don't under-estimate COP28 progress despite the failure to agree to a fossil fuel phase out and the rapidly closing timeframe to avert a climate c...
COP28 - NZ water leaders head to Dubai
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Water will be one of the key discussions at the COP28 meeting currently underway Dubai. Around 200 countries will be meeting at the UN climate meeting...
Navigating to Net Zero - Yarra Valley Water's ambitious targets - episode four
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating to net zero –Episode 4. Yarra Valley Water plans to generate all its own energy and be carbon neutral by 2025. But it’s not stopping th...
Young water professionals unravel climate change
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Climate Change is arguably the biggest challenge facing the water sector here and internationally. That's why there was a huge emphasis on climate...
Navigating to Net Zero - How Anglian water has taken a lead - episode 3
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anglian Water is a world leader in reducing carbon emissions. As an early starter, the big UK water utility embarked on its carbon zero journey in 200...
Navigating to net zero - Queenstown's journey - Episode 2
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four years ago Queenstown Lakes District Council declared a climate and ecological emergency recognising the need to act now to protect the natural en...
Navigating to net zero – Wellington Water’s roadmap - Episode 1
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Water New Zealand’s four-part series on how the water sector can achieve carbon zero by 2050 Episode one – Jon Reed and Hannah Edmond talk to Fras...
Using nature to design better stormwater solutions - pre conference workshop preview
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Workshop facilitators Stu Farrant and Allan Leahy discuss the importance of multi-disciplinary stormwater design and why developers, designers and r...
A Conversation with Alan Sutherland | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Water New Zealand podcast: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk.
Developing Equitable Relationships with Iwi | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Water New Zealand podcast: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk.
A conversation with Tā Tipene O'Regan | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Water New Zealand podcast: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. In this episode, Water New Zealand CEO, Gillian Blythe talks to former long-s...
Pathway to Water - uplifting the workforce | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Water New Zealand podcast series: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. In this episode, Debra Harrington has a conversation with Mumtaz Parke...
Carbon Challenges - looking at ourselves | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the fourth episode in the Water New Zealand podcast series: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. In this episode, Lesley Smith has a conversation...
Plastic Pandemic | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third episode in the Water New Zealand podcast series: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. In this episode Debra Harrington has a conversati...
Te Mana o te Wai | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode in the Water New Zealand podcast series: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. In this episode Mumtaz Parker has a conversation...
World Water Day 2022 | Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode in the Water New Zealand podcast series: Tāwara o te Wai - Water Talk. In this episode Chief Executive, Gillian Blythe h...