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Editorial: Focus on funding in Mahuta's local government review 30 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta wants to know how councils can maintain and improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders in the communities they serve. Photo / Mark Mitchell Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta wants to know how councils can maintain and improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders in the communities they serve. Photo / Mark Mitchell NZ Herald EDITORIAL There are several good reasons to pay close attention to the independent review of local government announce...

Councils will soon have to decide whether they opt into Government water reforms or not. As well as the Essential Freshwater reforms, the Government is also pursuing the Three Waters reform to address a decades-long ageing critical infrastructure (stormwater, wastewater and sewerage). There are also new rules coming in for national drinking water standards. Clutha District mayor Bryan Cadogan said the lack of information coming from the Government about the reforms was “like playing a mystifying card game”. “We have to decide whether we’re giving away one-third of a billion dolla...

ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff The Government wants to take control of water out of the hands of councils and create publically owned water authorities. The Government should fund water infrastructure the same way it funds roading, instead of going ahead with widespread reforms, Gore District Council chief executive Steve Parry says. A report from Parry, which was tabled at a full council meeting on Tuesday, says councils should not just accept that delivery of Three Waters infrastructure should be removed from their control and vested in a new publicly-owned entity, without considering what might be ...