Several urban authorities have joined forces to form an integrated platform for managing the delivery of water, wastewater and stormwater services across the Wellington metropolitan region. It's the first time such a model has been put into effect in New Zealand and - as the architects of this regional initiative hope - it could be a game-changer. Where in urban New Zealand do you even need to think twice about where your water comes from and how it got there? Certainly not in Wellington, where in spite of the engineering challenges of a topsy-turvy urban spread and susceptibility to natural disaster, water is delivered safely and smartly via the region's 6,500-kilometre-long water network.
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