Lawrence Gullery12:43, Jul 13 2021
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Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta will lead the discussion on the three waters reform at the Local Government New Zealand conference.
Mayors thirsty for more information on the plan to merge their 67 public water systems will be able to get some answers when they meet Government officials in the South Island. The three waters reform will be the hot topic at this year’s Local Government New Zealand [LGNZ] conference and AGM in Blenheim, July 14-17. LGNZ president Stuart Crosby said there was a “degree of angst” among mayors about the reform. “Mayors are passionate about their communities and they’re wondering what it will all look like for the people they represent.
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The proposed boundaries for the four planned water entities. Under the Government’s “preferred” boundaries, the drinking water, storm water and wastewater services provided by Nelson City Council along with most of the three water services provided by Marlborough District and Tasman District councils will be amalgamated into “entity C”, which also includes the east coast of the North Island, down to and including Wellington. The water services for Palmerston North are also included in the proposed boundary for entity C. Utikere, a former deputy mayor who was on the Palmerston North City Council for 10 years before winning a seat in Parliament at the 2020 general election, said the “whole point of having these entities is efficiencies, meeting that longer-term need and focus”.