Three high-profile and popular mayors in the lower South Island are putting their jobs on the line in the October local elections by refusing to reject the government's controversial three waters reforms.
In 2020 the government announced a suite of reforms entitled Three Waters. It was a concise, arresting title, but the path from announcement to the introduction of the Water Services.
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