Water is a taonga not an asset 06 May 2021 07:15 AM Author: NPDC Dinnie Moeahu Cr Dinnie Moeahu It’s interesting to see and read about the importance of looking after our water ways these days. The government’s plans to reform our three waters over the coming years, the desperate need to install water meters to “help” our community conserve, preserve and protect our “asset.” Well forgive my scepticism, but when it comes to conserving and protecting our water ways, the truth is that successive governments and councils have failed. You don’t have to research much to find the staggering amount of historic and current environmental breaches regarding our three waters. So let’s test the waters (no pun intended) on how important water has been to central and local government.