Key Participating Organisations

Sampling and Analysis

Reliable sampling, accredited testing, and clear reporting for community water and wastewater systems.

Overview

We provide end-to-end sampling, laboratory testing, and reporting services that help organisations such as councils and water entities confidently manage drinking water, wastewater, and environmental compliance.

From field sampling through to IANZ-accredited laboratory analysis and structured reporting, we ensure your data is consistent, auditable, and delivered in a format you can act on.

The result: less operational burden, lower compliance risk, and better decision-making.

What we help you achieve

Confident compliance with drinking water and resource consent requirements
Early detection of operational issues through reliable process control data
Reduced admin load across sampling, coordination, and reporting
Consistent, trusted data across all monitoring programmes
Access to specialist sampling and analysis capability without building it in-house

What we do

We support councils with:

Water and wastewater sampling
Accredited laboratory testing
Compliance and process control monitoring
Landfill and trade waste sampling programmes
Structured reporting and data delivery

Our laboratory is IANZ accredited for biological and chemical water testing, ensuring high-quality, defensible results.

Who this is for

This service is designed for:

Council and/or water entities’ water and wastewater operations teams
Compliance and regulatory teams
Asset and infrastructure managers
Landfill and trade waste operators

If you’re responsible for monitoring, compliance, or reporting – this service is built for you.

Why Co-Lab

Accredited, trusted laboratory testing (IANZ) delivering compliance-grade, auditable results
End-to-end service from field sampling to reporting, reducing handovers and complexity
Up to 20 years of sector experience supporting council water and wastewater operations
Consistent, reliable data delivery designed for operational and regulatory decision-making
Built specifically for local government, aligned with real-world compliance and operational needs

Accreditation & quality

Our laboratory is IANZ accredited for biological, chemical and drinking water testing.

We maintain strict quality systems to ensure:

Reliable, repeatable testing
Auditable compliance data
Confidence in regulatory reporting

Analysis requests

Our laboratory is IANZ accredited for biological, chemical and drinking water testing.

We maintain strict quality systems to ensure:

Reliable, repeatable testing
Auditable compliance data
Confidence in regulatory reporting

Analysis Request Form

Please complete the form below and email it to the laboratory at laboratory@hcc.govt.nz.

This form tells us:

what testing you require
how you would like the results reported
where the costs should be charged
details about the sample, including the location, date and time it was collected

If you need sample containers supplied or require laboratory staff to collect samples on your behalf, please contact the laboratory directly.

When delivering samples to the laboratory, ensure each sample is clearly labelled with:

sample location
date collected
time collected (where applicable)

Talk to us

If you’re looking to simplify sampling, strengthen compliance confidence, or improve visibility across your monitoring programmes, we can help.

Get in touch with our Co-Lab Sampling & Analysis team.