Council seeks to change minds on unpopular water meters
Council seeks to change minds on unpopular water meters Robin Martin © Provided by Radio New Zealand New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, left, and deputy mayor Richard Jordan. New Plymouth has signalled it wants to begin installing residential water meters next year and start charging households for water usage within four years. The meters are included in the city's draft long-term plan which was adopted last night - a plan that is also looking to usher in a decade of steep hikes to rates. The introduction of water meters proved hugely unpopular in a pre-consultation ahead of ...