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Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 2:48 pm
In July 2020, the Government launched the Three Waters
Reform Programme – a three-year programme to reform local
government three waters service delivery
arrangements.
This reform programme builds on the
progress made through the Three Waters Review and
establishment of Taumata Arowai.
Taumata Arowai will
be the new water services regulator for New Zealand which
will be committed to ensuring all communities have access to
safe drinking water and have an oversight role in protecting
the environment from the impacts of waste and
stormwater.
The Ministry of Health is the current
drinking water regulator. Taumata Arowai will become fully
Monday, 26 July 2021, 11:15 am
Ngāti Toa Rangatira has placed a two-week rāhui on Te
Awarua o Porirua in an effort to ensure the health and
wellbeing of the entire community.
Te Rūnanga o Toa
Rangatira CEO, Helmut Modlik says that the iwi is
dissappointed that two sewerage spill incidents occured in
the Porirua harbour as a result of long term failure to
invest in water infrastructure in the Porirua
region.
“Our local infrastructure is clearly aged,
overburdened and unable to meet current demands, let alone
the future growth in our rohe,” Helmut
said.
“Urgent investment must be made now to ensure
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