Waiwera reservoir is basking in a new kind of glory ☀ A new transportable chlorination plant run entirely by renewable energy is set to deliver some bright savings … more than $200,000 a year. How? Keep reading a The site is so remote that there’s no mains power on offer, so…

Now, that's the way to tie a bow around our micro-tunnelling work 🌈 As the team was wrapping things up today, this epic rainbow was spotted above our Rawalpindi Reserve site in Mt Albert. Our Central Interceptor micro-Tunnel Boring Machine, Domenica - the teeth of our…

Let’s cut to the chase! That’s the cutterhead from our micro-Tunnel Boring Machine, Domenica, as she is lifted piece by piece from the shaft at Norgrove Avenue. Last week, she broke through into that very shaft to complete the second of two mini poo tunnels that will connect to…

“The start is good, but the breakthrough is the best!” Nicely put, Steve! He's one of our micro-Tunnel Boring Machine operators. Well, this morning there was another breakthrough by Domenica! 🎉 The micro-Tunnel Boring Machine has completed the second of two link sewers that will…

D ... and if he was talking about Tuesday, he was right 'cos, 'what a day'! 458 million litres of water was used across Auckland on Tuesday. That’s ten times the storage capacity of our new reservoir at Redoubt Road. The reservoir holds the equivalent of 18 Olympic-sized swimming…

Not many people get to walk on the moon, and not many get the chance to go deep into the bowels of Auckland and walk through an empty sewer tunnel. When the end of the year rolls around, link sewer C – a mini poo tunnel – will be filled with combined wastewater and stormwater…

Our crew have fixed the burst pipe that feeds Te Henga Reservoir. While the reservoir slowly fills up, we need everyone residing on and around Scenic Drive North to continue to be mindful of your water use for the remainder of today (Wednesday 17 April). The easiest way to do…

Not all heroes wear capes; sometimes they wear hi-vis. Our reactive water crew members Kevin, Jay and Luke recently saved a life while responding to a leak in Mt Roskill. During their works they heard a scream, so they rushed over to see what was wrong. As they approached, they…

Who needs the gym when you have a tunnel to dig by hand 💪 You may have seen this yarn on Seven Sharp but we dig it so much that we thought it deserves a second viewing. It was back to old school hard yakka (work) for our Central Interceptor crew who got their sweat on digging a…

It moss be love ❤️ ‘cos a vulnerable moss is doing well since being moved upstream in Meola Creek. To the delight of our Central Interceptor ecologists, Fissidens berteroi had moss-tly set up home on the creek's rocks. It’s only found in a handful of locations across the country,…

For an hour today it’ll be quieter than usual at our sites. We’re putting our hoods up and turning the volume down to support our friends and whānau in the autistic community. About 93,000 New Zealanders have some form of autism which affects cognitive, sensory, and social…

🚽 Well, that’s one way to find your niche. That was 11 years ago, and process technician Jason is still happy as Larry working in wastewater. So, what is it about the daily grind that keeps him coming back for more? There’s one way to find out – click the link 👉…

Move aside massive machines, it's muscle power that's needed for this Central Interceptor job 💪 Watch 👀

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Now, that’s a photo 👍 This Friday, we’re heading back to 1923 with an epic view up Nihotupu Valley. The tramline you’re looking at snaked to the wharf on Big Muddy Creek at Parau. Construction materials used to build Upper Nihotupu Dam were sent on a barge ride across the…

An Easter poem about your loo,
that porcelain throne you sit on, hover or dangle over,
well, it has needs just like your pet dog, Rover.
While you hoe into an Easter egg or two,
spare a thought for what NOT to feed your loo.
It’s a creature of habit,
a fuss pot if you will,
it…