Smart Meter Expansion Wellington Water has piloted smart meter initiatives and issued an RFI for approximately 135,000 meters over the next 5-6 years, signaling openness to large-scale advanced metering and data analytics solutions.

Procurement & Delivery Recent procurement scrutiny combined with ongoing capital works indicates a need for improved procurement controls, vendor management, and streamlined project delivery partnerships with external firms.

Capital Works Partnerships Engagements with WT Partnership for quantity surveying and proactive project delivery collaboration suggest appetite for cost management, schedule optimization, and digital project controls to support capital programmes.

Wastewater Reliability Joint efforts on wastewater storage to reduce overflows highlight opportunities for solutions in storage optimization, resilience planning, and remote monitoring to enhance environmental compliance.

Regional Scale & Funding As a regional CCO serving multiple councils with mid-range revenue, there is potential to position services around asset management, data integration across utilities, and scalable maintenance solutions that fit mid-market utilities.