The fifth-largest aquifer in New Zealand, Waiwhetū fills a wedge-shaped depression underneath the Hutt Valley and Wellington Harbour, and releases freshwater from deep beneath the seabed through ...

A new NIWA study in Wellington Harbour will help scientists find untapped drinking water around the world. For the first time, NIWA used several techniques to map and understand the Waiwhetu Aquifer.

A map showing where CentrePort proposes to dredge the sea floor at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.SUPPLIED / Dominion-Post Dredge it or lose it, is the message from CentrePort as public ...