Restoring the health of the ManawatÅ« River is part of the purpose of Palmerston North's future wastewater management. The youngest candidate, William Wood, said the new wastewater treatment plant was a necessity, not a “nice to have”. “Nobody wants to see rates go up, but the council has no choice but to go ahead with the project. Fairness in how the local cost of the project is distributed is also essential. “It is the exact reason we shouldn’t allow our local council to throw money around like an eight-armed octopus at all the ‘nice to haves’.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2021 15:56 UTC