Auckland councillors will meet officials from the Department of Internal Affairs next week to consider the Government’s proposed Three Waters reforms. Under the plans, water services would no longer be controlled by councils and would instead be operated by a small number of publicly-owned, multi-regional entities. In a statement Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta said after years of under-investment in water services and infrastructure reform is needed. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is overseeing the Government’s Three Waters reforms. He said a common complaint from councils is a lack of detail on the proposed reforms and how they will work.

Source: Stuff March 23, 2021 21:54 UTC