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Taumata Arowai letter to Wellington Water Limited - 22 December 2023

18 January 2024

Taumata Arowai letter to Wellington Water Limited - 22 December 2023

Read our 22 December 2023 letter to Wellington Water Limited.

On 22 November 2023 Wellington Water Limited sent us a letter advising of a potential shortage of drinking water in the Wellington Region in late January or early February 2024.

This is the letter we sent in response.

Last updated: 26 August 2025