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Three Waters: Officials warn water bills could increase ‘significantly’
Officials warn regulation will be needed to avoid households being hit with big bills.
$3.88m Three Waters funding approved
The majority will go to upgrades of the Masterton wastewater network.
Water plant shut down over fears of chemical contamination
An Onehunga water treatment plant was closed due to chemical detection.
Watch: Boat capsizes in large surf off Manu Bay
Video shows the moment a boat capsized in large surf off Manu Bay in Raglan early on Sunday morning. Video / Supplied
Letters: Rebuilding Better, petty crime, Three Waters, Auckland Council savings, superannuation
OPINION: Letters on FIFA World Cup, blaming the government, Kainga Ora, and inflation.
John MacDonald: Three Waters is still a dog's breakfast
OPINION: Nothing is going to stop the Government's water reforms.
Letters: Individual and collective responsibility
OPINION: Letters on Winnie the Pooh, Sir Murray Halberg, vernacular, and Three Waters.
Letters: National's Superannuation "attack"
OPINION: Letters on the Reserve Bank, Sky TV, Kirikiriroa, Russia, and a WWI memorial.
Gang crackdown extended, Three Waters warnings & rare protests in China | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 November, 2022
Police crackdown on gangs extended, Three Waters entrenchment warnings were made & rare protests sweep China in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Three Waters entrenchment: Labour warned a year ago that clause could be 'constitutionally damaging'
Cabinet decided to kick the matter back to Parliament’s Business Committee.
‘Dangerous precedent’: Lawyers’ concern over entrenched Three Waters provision
Amendment is to protect against privatisation, but many are concerned about the process.
$2b raid: How emergency Covid funds were redirected to bolster Budget '22
Former Treasury adviser says it was an “accounting trick”.
NZ’s groundwater still ‘widely vulnerable’ to faecal contamination - stocktake
New analysis links intensive farming to areas with concerning nitrate and E. coli trends.
Focus: PM admits 'confusion' over Three Waters bill
PM Jacinda Ardern admits there is 'confusion' over the Three Water bill and has asked for the scope to be clarified. Video / Mark Mitchell
Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success
Our approach to infrastructure is not working, so what do we need to do differently?
Chris Bishop: Results of underinvested infrastructure in plain sight
COMMENT: We need new tools to better use what we have already.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
Bill backlog: Wellingtonians stung with three water invoices at once
One resident was shocked when a bill worth more than $850 arrived in her letterbox.
Mike Hosking: Three Waters is a stinker of a policy
OPINION: The policy is a dog, and if Labour had half a brain they would bin it.
Te Awa Tupua: Whanganui at the confluence of global trends
OPINION: The sacred river can ensure intergenerational prosperity for the region.
World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
Much of the growth is coming from developing nations in Africa.
Explainer: MPs propose fixes to Government’s controversial water reforms
What's in the Government's changes to water reforms?
Residents report ‘earthy’ smell and taste in Wellington’s water
Residents across the city are reporting the strange odour.
Shane Reti: Public won't like it if Three Waters legislation is rushed through
MP Shane Reti has concerns over the haste of the Three Waters legislation.
Letters: Cost of living, German recovery, Three Waters, and John Roughan
OPINION: Letters on fireworks, unruly kids, potholes, Black Ferns, and Donald Trump.
‘Outrageous’: Taxpayers foot $2.1m bill for controversial Three Waters Auckland HQ
The lease is for 3100sq m at a cost of about $2.1m a year, says a market source.
Three Waters alternative will keep infrastructure in councils’ hands - Mayor
In the proposed alternative councils will maintain their management and control.
Mayors unite against 3 waters, Iran actions condemned & Melbourne cup fever | Focus Morning Bulletin: 1 November, 2022
New Mayors uniting against the government's three waters reforms, assisted death numbers revealed & Melbourne cup fever begins in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
PM on Wayne Brown, Three Waters: Rates will rise if NZ fails to tackle infrastructure
The meeting was billed as a be a polite and friendly get-to-know you event.
Government seeks to offer Three Waters certainty
Local Government Minister has pledged to offer the Three Waters sector some certainty.
'Doomed': Wayne Brown calls for council halt on Three Waters reforms
Brown campaigned against Three Waters.
'Surely this is madness': Uproar at hui over water bottling consent
There was uproar at a community hui on a water bottling consent granted in Whanganui.
Govt 'open to changes' on Three Waters reform - Ardern
Opposition parties say local election results are a 'rejection' of Three Waters reforms.