Current environmental incidents
We respond to a variety of environmental incidents in the region that affect our air, water and land. Here you can find the latest serious environmental incident alerts.
This page covers alerts for unexpected or urgent incidents involving discharges to land, air, and water, where we need the public to avoid a particular area. Here's how you can report an environmental incident.
If you are looking for warnings related to toxic cyanobacteria or faecal contamination at recreational water sites, see our health warnings.
Smoke discharge from Burwood Hospital boiler stack
Incident date: Sunday 22 March 2026
Last updated: 5pm, Friday 27 March 2026
We are investigating smoke discharges from the Burwood Hospital boiler stack following multiple reports from nearby residents about visible smoke and a strong burning odour.
We are actively working with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora as the organisation works to understand and remediate the cause of the smoke as quickly as possible.
If you are affected and haven’t already reported it, please let us know by calling 0800 765 588 (24 hours).
We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.