It's looking likely Wellington's residents will avoid facing harsher restrictions on their water use- for the moment.

The region is currently under level two restrictions, with a ban on all sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential homes in Wellington, Porirua, Hutt, and Upper Hutt.

Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Daran Ponter warns that the city isn't out of the woods just yet.

"We're being told that level three is likely to be a more realistic possibility in early February. Of course, that's the hottest period of the year, so that makes sense."

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