Wellington Water controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Financial controls and contractor oversight investigation
A company report identified weaknesses in oversight of financial processes and consultants and contractors, including an alleged theft involving tens of thousands of dollars. The Commerce Commission opened an investigation into allegations of potentially unlawful conduct by contractors.
2022
Prolonged fluoridation-equipment failure
Wellington Water disclosed that treatment-plant fluoridation equipment had failed for extended periods. The company initially provided an incomplete account of the duration and then announced an independent inquiry into the equipment failures and its communications.