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Welcome to our new look website

We've redeveloped our website with you in mind. Check out our supply type pages, learning hub and improved search.
If you can't find what you're looking for, please email us at info@taumataarowai.govt.nz

Report a concern or complaint

Find out what to do if you are concerned about your drinking water.

If you believe your drinking water is not safe, the first thing you should do is raise your concern directly with your drinking water supplier.

However, if after raising your concern with your drinking water supplier, you believe your drinking water is still unsafe, then please let us know by completing this form: hinekorako.taumataarowai.govt.nz/concernoutbound.

Not sure who supplies your water?

Most people are on a water supply owned by either their district or city council, or water management company such as Water Care in Auckland and Wellington Water.

If you’re not sure who your drinking water supplier is you can find out on the Public Register of Drinking Water Supplies.

Council and government supplies without protozoa barriers

Since late 2023, we have been working with council and government drinking water suppliers with supplies that lack critical treatment barriers that prevent protozoa (single-celled parasites, like cryptosporidium and giardia) or bacteria from contaminating the water.

Read the March 2025 progress update  

Drinking water emergencies

Find out more here about what to do in a drinking water emergency to protect the health of you and your whānau.