Kāpiti District Mayor K Gurunathan has warned the Government the district ‘flatly opposes’ any compulsory marriage with other councils to supply water.
He says one of the Government’s delivery options is ‘mandatory aggregation, something which has not gone down well with a significant number of councils across the country’.
But he also says the Council keen to talk funding with Government during discussions on New Zealand’s water management
Three waters review
Local Government Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, released Cabinet’s Three Waters Review paper this week.
This looks at reshaping drinking water regulations and explores different water service delivery options. Full story in main (column left), November 24.
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