News, updates, and commentary from NZ Flow Group on irrigation, compliance, and water measurement across New Zealand.
Resolution decides how much detail you see, in life and in a flow meter. Totaliser digits, pulse values, and 15-minute data explained, and why a high resolution reading can still be the wrong number.
Flow meters run on trust as much as electronics. What quality instruments, scheduled verification, and an accountable service provider actually mean for the number feeding your bill, your council, and your drinking water.
A deep dive into the latest electromagnetic flow meter releases from four major manufacturers, what each one replaces, whether it retrofits onto existing sensors, and a quick-reference comparison table.
Three terms that get used interchangeably but mean genuinely different things. What each one actually involves, when you need which, and why we offer verification and validation but not calibration.
A Matariki long weekend, another nail-biting England World Cup win, and why a couple of extra days off matter more than they get credit for.
From floppy disks still running US air traffic control to a working data centre on the sea floor, five genuinely strange, fact-checked pieces of modern technology most people have never heard of.
A deep dive into every output type available on modern mag flow meters, pulse, 4-20mA, HART, Modbus RTU, Profibus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, Foundation Fieldbus, IO-Link, and cellular.
Why councils are specifying smart meters over mechanical ones, how the technology actually works, and the questions ratepayers should be asking as the national rollout gathers pace.
A deep dive into flow metering requirements, permitted discharge limits, penalties, and the calibration vs verification confusion buried in the fine print.
Irrigation, municipal, and industrial consent holders all carry the same obligation: 15-minute interval data, sent daily, every day of the year.
A reflective look back at one week across municipal, industrial, and farm sites, and what each job taught us about keeping an eye on the equipment we rely on.
It's British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone, with five British drivers on the grid. A look at how F1 telemetry works, and how it compares to the telemetry on your point of take.
Two separate government reforms are reshaping regional government and resource management law. Here's what's actually confirmed, what's still in progress, and what it means for your consent.
Standard mag meters need straight pipe runs to measure accurately. Zero:zero designs remove that requirement, but each brand gets there with a different engineering approach.
From 3 September 2026, anyone consented to take 5 litres per second or more must report 15-minute interval water use to council daily. Here's what that means and how to check you're ready.
From today, new council-owned water entities like Tiaki Wai take over drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services across parts of NZ. Here's what it means for bulk metering and compliance.
IrrigationNZ has released a major manifesto calling for a nationally co-ordinated approach to water security, and with El Niño on the way, the timing couldn't be more critical.
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