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![Paeroa's wastewater plant upgrade gets closer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paeroa's wastewater plant upgrade gets closer
Hauraki District Council has signed the contracts for the project.
![Letters: Take heed of Efeso Collins’ aspirations; Three Waters payouts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Take heed of Efeso Collins’ aspirations; Three Waters payouts
OPINION: 'Efeso Collins was a bridge between Pasifika people and the rest of New Zealand.'
![Three Waters execs paid out $355k each after 10 months work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three Waters execs paid out $355k each after 10 months work
The former executives were each on the job for just 10 months.
![Mayors 'frustrated' by Three Waters repeal - warn of double figure rates increases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mayors 'frustrated' by Three Waters repeal - warn of double figure rates increases
One Mayor warns they are now facing 4 years of 14 percent rate rises
![‘Overwhelming' resistance: Residents want city to trim $4.75b budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Overwhelming' resistance: Residents want city to trim $4.75b budget
The city needs that money to fund proposed projects over 10 years.
![Labour’s warning to ratepayers as Govt lays out Three Waters replacement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour’s warning to ratepayers as Govt lays out Three Waters replacement
The Government claims its plan is the most efficient way to deliver reform.
![What repealing Three Waters could mean for your rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What repealing Three Waters could mean for your rates
Adding hundreds of millions of dollars in costs and an urgent revision to previous budgets
![Tory Whanau, Green MPs, and a National government. So what’s the plan for Wellington?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tory Whanau, Green MPs, and a National government. So what’s the plan for Wellington?
Money is drying up for the transformation Tory Whanau campaigned on.
![No ‘white knight’ for Wellington councils facing water shortages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No ‘white knight’ for Wellington councils facing water shortages
The region has moved to Level 2 water restrictions this week.
![Whanganui, Rangitīkei, Ruapehu await more details of Three Waters' repeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui, Rangitīkei, Ruapehu await more details of Three Waters' repeal
The Government plans to repeal Three Waters early next year.
![Paula Bennett: The Government has a plan, it just needs to implement it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paula Bennett: The Government has a plan, it just needs to implement it
The new Government has been swiftly implementing its 100-day plan.
!['Massive overruns': Three Waters staff on five-year contracts in for big payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Massive overruns': Three Waters staff on five-year contracts in for big payout
Luxon said it was a bit like gardening, ripping the trees out rather than trimming leaves.
![Steven Joyce: Centralisation isn’t working - it’s time to trust the regions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Steven Joyce: Centralisation isn’t working - it’s time to trust the regions
OPINION: Health, education, water...if centralisation continues, problems will get worse.
!['Strange' Three Waters $107m software contract should be probed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Strange' Three Waters $107m software contract should be probed
NZ software boss says offshore legacy company's $107m win was 'strange'.
![Mahuta says she could've had more support from key Labour ministers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mahuta says she could've had more support from key Labour ministers
She said she carried the weight of the Three Waters reform alone.
![‘We’re in trouble’- Freshwater targets could cost Wellington $3.5b](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘We’re in trouble’- Freshwater targets could cost Wellington $3.5b
Wastewater upgrades are needed to prevent E. coli from entering rivers, lakes and streams.
![S&P: Ditching Three Waters could downgrade councils’ credit ratings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
S&P: Ditching Three Waters could downgrade councils’ credit ratings
Credit rating agency wary of National's plan for NZ's water infrastructure.
![Auckland water charges could double if Three Waters repealed, council staffer says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland water charges could double if Three Waters repealed, council staffer says
An anonymous council staff member says water charges could double in four years.
![Whanganui's Three Waters timeframe shortens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui's Three Waters timeframe shortens
“There is uncertainty about whether the reforms will go ahead."
![Three Waters amendment bill passes third reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three Waters amendment bill passes third reading
Labour and the Green Party have supported the Water Services Entities Amendment Bill.
![Alternative plan for water reform ready for October election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Alternative plan for water reform ready for October election
Water cycle: Taxpayers' Union hopes a new government will pick up its water reform plan.