Water Minister the ‘missing actor’ in water reform
Call comes as Wellington’s water authority says annual rates could hit $7000 a year within the next decade, more than double Auckland’s.
Degraded pipes are an expensive problem in Wellington. Photo: Wellington Water.
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Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe says the prospect of annual water bills ramping up to $7000 for Wellington residents within the next 10 years was enough to make her “grumpy”.
That was particularly when compared with what it would be in Auckland, likely at closer to $2500 by
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