The government is proposing sweeping changes to the management of the country's drinking water, wastewater and storm water. Photo: CHLOE RANFORD/ LDR
A group of researchers are calling for a serious increase to water infrastructure funding if the network is to survive the intensifying impacts of climate change.
A new report assessing damage from Cyclone Gabrielle has found Aotearoa has low resilience across it's drinking and wastewater infrastructure.
Co-author of the report and Otago University researcher, Marnie Prickett spoke to Guyon Espiner.