(21-09-2022, 11:44 AM)C_T_Russell Wrote:(21-09-2022, 11:12 AM)Praktica Wrote: That's evidently most of them.Not 100% correct, there are quite a few councils that have got it good.
Particularly in many small rural towns where they have good infrastructure.
Main centres may be different, but a few major councils have got it good.
Also for "technical support" if your drain is blocked on the street, you will have to call your nearest water authority which will be over 100km away from where we live.
Much better to deal with your local council dont you think?
BTW, there is a great deal of kiwis against 3 waters, except for those who live under shit councils who are happy for the rest of kiwis to pay for their mistakes.
Our water in all the main centres is perfectly safe to drink, the whole hawkes bay scandal was just an excuse for putting this legislation into practice.
Yes. We have high rates because of what has been spent on water, and now are being threatened with the government takeover, which is also far more racially inspired than people realise. If I remember rightly the Hawkes Bay fiasco came from them stopping the chlorination of their supply after pressure from the idiots who don't realise how important chlorine is in our daily lives. We now get bombarded in all directions with all kinds of cleaning chemicals when mostly we just need baking soda, lemon juice and chlorine. Safer, and should be cheaper too, but not always. But that's going OT.
I posted my voting papers yesterday. Voted for the mayoral candidate who will stand up to the CE they currently have who has had free reign to do things "his" way and consequently all the best staff have been leaving. Also tried to stick to candidates who show they understand governance and how to handle conflict of interest. Those who start their bios with "I've got a [spouse] and [x] kids get crossed off unless their next sentence is pretty compelling.