Conserve water in the home, garden and workplace.
This is a great achievement, but there are still things you can do to help conserve water.
Check out our free water education programme.
Find tips for schools: Be Waterwise for businesses and organisations Download booklet (2MB)
We offer this service to help you use water more efficiently. All you need to do is spend about 30 minutes on the phone, telling us how your family uses water.
We will send you a personalised report outlining the best ways for your household to use less water.
Over the following 12 months our partners, the EcoMatters Environment Trust, will track your water use and update you on progress.
Call us on (09) 442 2222, press 3 or
Email: info@water.co.nz
You’ll save money by reducing your water bill. If you use a lot of hot water, you may also lower your energy bill.
You’ll also help reduce the infrastructure we have to build, to manage water and wastewater.
A study of water use in Auckland found that households typically use between 140 and 175 litres of water a day.
The activities that take the most water are showering and doing the laundry.
Running your garden hose for an hour uses up to 400 litres and costs around $1.35, depending on your water pressure.
Tapped In (Summer 2015/16): Case study and water-saving tips.
Tapped In (Autumn 2016):Case study and checking for leaks.