Like most places in New Zealand, the tap water in Wellington is being poisoned. Our water is not clean because it contains the toxins fluoride, chlorine, and aluminium.
And it's not just drinking the tap water that's a problem - bathing and showering in it leads to chlorine absorption too.
A good household carbon filter will take out chlorine, asbestos, and aluminium, so is fine for showering. But it won't get the fluoride out - that poison is in there for good, and you will need to obtain spring or aquifer water for drinking.
(Reverse osmosis filters and distillers will get some of the fluoride out, but they remove the good minerals too, and this may cause other problems - this is a complex topic)
If you are unable to obtain water free from a good source, and have to buy bottled water, keep in mind that a lot of bottled water is just tap water that's been filtered to get rid of the chlorine taste, but some bottled water is good quality - in NZ choose NZ water bottled at source by independent operators and avoid anything from dodgy countries (eg. China or USA) or dodgy companies (eg. Coca Cola)
Clean drinking water free of the toxins fluoride, chlorine and aluminium, is available
directly from the Petone Aquifer, Corner of Jackson and Buick Streets, Petone Wellington
directly from the Petone Aquifer, Corner of Jackson and Buick Streets, Petone Wellington
