bp charge and Christchurch Airport will build one of the region's largest EV (electric vehicle) charging hubs with up to 20 fast EV charge points expected to be open to the public by early 2025.
The papers indicate councils could be made to relinquish their water services to the new entities if too few opt into the proposed restructure voluntarily. The reforms follow concerns over drinking water safety since 2016’s Havelock North campylobacter outbreak left four people dead and 5500 ill. It also reflects growing alarm at wastewater contaminating the environment, and the effects of under-spending on maintaining infrastructure. The cabinet papers indicate that each new entity would need a major city to subsidise costs in rural districts, and cities opting out would be problematic.
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By 2023 or 2024 new entities are expected to take over provision of the three water services, including ownership of infrastructure assets such as pipes, pumping and treatment stations, and ponds.