A new project merging local councils' water service IT systems as part of the three waters reforms could blow out beyond the $500 million upper limit officials have quoted, National says.
One of local body politics' most vocal Three Waters critics has launched a renewed attack on the reforms, including likening a tweak to the proposed water
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With local body elections coming in October, the contentious reorganisation of drinking, waste and stormwater can be expected to attract a lot of heat.