Waipā residents under financial strain are being urged to chat to council if they are having difficulty paying for regular council-operated services during the lockdown period.
Water rates are now due for Cambridge residents and will be due for residents in Ōhaupō and Pukerimu at the end of April. Future water rates for all other areas will be put on hold while alert level four is active.
Waipā District Council mayor Jim Mylchreest said residents struggling to make these payments should contact council to discuss payment options.
"We provide a number of services that are essential to keeping you and your family healthy and safe throughout the level four lockdown and beyond. These include supplying safe drinking water, maintaining an operational wastewater system and making essential safety repairs to roads.
"Your rates and contribution from central government are what pays for these key services to keep running and allow us to continue providing essential lifelines to our communities," said Jim.
