Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff discuss the future of Auckland and the city's growth prospects. The new water entity, while being partly owned by Auckland Council, would be run several steps removed from councillors. But he said he hoped that a different model could be worked out for Auckland, which would belong to a water entity stretching from Auckland to Northland. "Auckland could be the centre of excellence that provides advice and assistance to the other water entities," Goff said. The reforms would see 67 councils merge their water assets like pipes and reservoirs into four large water entities.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 15, 2021 06:00 UTC