Just when you thought Wellington’s water woes couldn’t get any worse, they have.  

The city is facing severe water shortages with warnings residents may have to boil their drinking water and some suburbs could run completely dry.  

People have queued for hours to get their hands on emergency water tanks.  

It comes as the city is losing 44 per cent of its treated drinking water to leaks, making for a communications nightmare when it comes to telling locals to conserve water.  

So, how did it get to this point and why did councils let the situation get so bad before acting?  

Today on The Front Page, Greater Wellington Regional Council chairman Daran Ponter joins us to discuss the looming crisis.  

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Georgina Campbell
Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox
Producer: Ethan Sills

Just when you thought Wellington’s water woes couldn’t get any worse, they have.  
The city is facing severe water shortages with warnings residents may have to boil their drinking water and some suburbs could run completely dry.  
People have queued for hours to get their hands on emergency water tanks.  
It comes as the city is losing 44 per cent of its treated drinking water to leaks, making for a communications nightmare when it comes to telling locals to conserve water.  
So, how did it get to this point and why did councils let the situation get so bad before acting?  
Today on The Front Page, Greater Wellington Regional Council chairman Daran Ponter joins us to discuss the looming crisis.  
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Georgina Campbell Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox Producer: Ethan Sills

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.