Drinking Water Testing

Drinking Water Testing

The Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand are the government issued regulatory requirements for the consumption of drinking water. Drinking water quality will vary greatly depending on rainfall run-off and the land use of the surrounding catchment. It is always advisable to check whether your drinking water meets the requirements of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations 2022. This is especially important as water quality is largely impacted by the local environment and can be impacted by contaminants such as nitrates and E. coliWe are an IANZ accredited Drinking Water laboratory allowing us to perform testing to meet the requirements of the Drinking Water Quality Assurance Rules 2022. For more information click here to link to Taumata Arowai.

Routine (Basic) Water Testing (including E. coli)

The analytes included in the Routine(Basic) Water (including E. coli) Profile can be found here.

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Latest Stories

Anzac Day Hours

A reminder that our Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Blenheim, and Christchurch labs will be closed on Friday 25th April. Our Bay of Plenty lab will remain open. If you plan to send any time or temperature-sensitive samples, please ensure you schedule these to arrive before or after this date, to avoid delays.
  09 Apr 2025

Easter Hours

A friendly reminder that our Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Blenheim, and Christchurch labs will be closed on Friday, 18th April, and Monday, 21st April. Our Bay of Plenty lab will remain open. If you plan to send any time or temperature-sensitive samples, please ensure you schedule these to arrive before or after this date, to avoid delays.
  09 Apr 2025

Announcement: Hill Labs Broadens Food and Water Services with Acquisitions

We are pleased to announce that at the end of this month, a series of acquisitions will take place on the same day. Firstly, a new company jointly owned by Hill Labs and Sam Brooks will acquire the Canterbury-based sister companies ‘Food and Health Standards’ (FHS) and ‘Auditing Solutions’ (AS) from Ian and Gail Shaw. FHS and AS provide Environmental Health Officer services, food safety auditing services, and municipal water sample collection services to a range of customers within and beyond Canterbury. Secondly, the water operations within FHS, led by Lisa Shaw, will be carved out and moved into Hill Labs, while maintaining a close relationship with FHS.
  17 Feb 2025

What our customers have to say

"We've always found them to be responsive in getting results back and giving advice on problems we might be facing."

Andrew Hutchinson, Technical Manager, Turners & Growers

"We strongly recommend Hill Labs as a sound testing service provider to the honey industry."

Nick Walker, Technical Manager, Egmont Honey

"Their sample registration system has made things simple and seamless - collect, scan and send!"

Mathew Bannister, Compliance Manager, First Fresh New Zealand

Accreditations

As a New Zealand accredited laboratory by International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), Hill Labs' commitment to quality is tantamount to our overall operating philosophy. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work.