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Splash4nz

  1. Splash's creator, Frances Harrison, is leaving NZ to pursue sustainability initiatives in France. Uncertain if future water messages.
  2. Waitakere City residents can request an assessment to see how they can make their homes healthier and more sustainable. Ring 839 0400
  3. Where do your local candidates stand on water and environmental issues? Ask them the tough questions.
  4. Water supply & wastewater will be important topics for the new Auckland Council. What’s your opinion on volumetric vs fixed price charges?
  5. Re-usable drink bottles in glass or stainless steel are a healthy and environmentally responsible choice.
  6. Our Auckland region dams are currently at 98.4% capacity. Easy to believe with this incessant rain. Are you 'wrinkly yet?"
  7. There’s so much rain right now it would be smart to collect this free stuff to use later. Waitakere offers raintank rebates until end Octobe
  8. Need a new tap washer? It's not as simple as it used was. Plumbers understand the different types of washers and cartridges available now.
  9. More and more people are asking about how to stop wasting water and electricity. Hard-earned money goes down the drain so easily.
  10. Never tip cooking fat, oil or grease down the drain. It will block your sewer pipe or your neighbour’s one, probably be expensive to fix.
  11. Many people have a leaky toilet that drips into the toilet bowl. It’s an annoying sound and wastes a lot of water and money.
  12. Consider installing a semi-permeable surface next time you need to lay paths or a driveway. Better for stormwater management.
  13. Waitakere is still offering rebates for raintanks plumbed into homes. Get in quick while the council is still here.
  14. Waitakere is assisting homeowners to fund improvements to homes to make them healthier to live in. Retrofit your home 8390400
  15. Consider installing a semi-permeable surface next time you need to lay paths or a driveway. Better for stormwater management.
  16. Wastewater charges will become volumetric in Auckland later this year. The more water you use, the more you’ll pay for wastewater treatment.
  17. Wastewater charges will become volumetric later this year. The more water you use, the more you’ll pay for wastewater treatment.
  18. Can you find items at home that have not had water used in their manufacture or distribution? We're quite dependent on water.
  19. There are holes in the sky where the rain gets in, but they’re ever so small, that’s why rain is thin – Spike Milligan.