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New water regulator board announced as major Government reform moves forward

Source: New Zealand Government Major water reform has taken a step closer with the appointment of the inaugural board of the Taumata Arowai water services regulator, Hon Nanaia Mahuta says. Former Director General of Health and respected public health specialist Dame Karen Poutasi will chair the inaugural board of Crown agency Taumata Arowai. “Dame Karen brings considerable experience in governance and management as Director General of Health and Chief Executive of NZQA, as well as her crucial experience as a member of the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry panel,” Nanaia Mahuta said. “This tragic water contamination incident was a major driver for legislation, including the establishment of an independent regulator, to assure safer drinking water and more efficient wastewater and stormwater networks for New Zealanders.”

Covid-19: Papatoetoe community feeling the pinch after more community cases

Singh owns Ravi Jewellers and said the outbreak “has been bad for business”. Those out running errands or shopping on the street had noticed the reduction in people as well, but many said the community had come together. Chris McKeen/Stuff Ravinder Singh, Papatoetoe businessman said news of the recent Covid-19 cases and subsequent alert level 3 change had hurt his business. Andrew Walbran said, while eating his breakfast outside a bakery, that while businesses might feel a pinch, the response from the community as a whole had been positive. It’s been hard for parents too, with some worried not only about their children, but also about how uncertainty around the outbreak might affect their work and household incomes.

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