Water Testing

Water Testing

Hill Labs is New Zealand's largest water testing laboratory with the most extensive range of water tests available. Using the very latest technology our water testing suites have been designed to meet the requirements of specific situations, including chemistry and microbiological tests.

Drinking Water

The Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand are the government issued regulatory requirements for the consumption of drinking water.

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Agricultural Water

Understanding the quality and composition of water on farm is a critical component to modern farm-system management. Hill Labs offers a variety of agricultural water tests so that you can have all of your on-farm needs met by a single supplier.

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Other Water Testing

As New Zealand's largest water testing laboratory, Hill Labs can utilise the very latest technologies to conduct water testing including: bottled water testing, swimming pool and spa pool water testing, and winery water testing.

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Helpful links

Our team of testing experts has meticulously crafted these documents to offer recommendations tailored to your testing requirements.

Latest Stories

Reflections from the NZSSS Conference by Erin McIlmurray

The New Zealand Soil Science Society conference was held in Rotorua in December 2024 and Erin McIlmurray, our Market Sector Manager - Agriculture, attended for the first time. She took away some new learnings and discovered some valuable insights.
  13 Feb 2025

Honey Updates

As we approach another busy testing season, it's gratifying to report an increase in extraction samples arriving at our lab. Our team is well-prepared to maintain the excellent standards of service that we are known and trusted for.
  13 Feb 2025

Hill Labs Introduces New Wine Testing Suite in Response to MPI's Export Changes

In November 2024, MPI launched a new Trade Certification Portal. One of the changes was to allow the updates of the free trade agreement with the EU to be implemented. To align with these updates, Hill Labs has introduced a new EU Reduced Suite. The analysis request form has been updated with these two options - this can be found on our resources page.
  13 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.