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Stormwater solutions lying in the soil

Stormwater solutions lying in the soil

Update: 2025-10-10
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An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet

Lost in Auckland's push for development has been the need to preserve the sort of sub-soil that absorbs water and encourages trees to grow

Guests:

  • Sue Ira - director of Koru Environmental and Auckland University PhD candidate

Learn more:

  • Read Sue's article on Newsroom.
  • That article came from a piece of research spearheaded by Auckland Council's Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience departments, funded by the Ministry for the Environment. That study is not yet publicly available. But another new report shows why this issue is so important

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Stormwater solutions lying in the soil

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