Well said Tova O'Brien - Three waters Fallout

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I've got a friend who is on the Master Plumbers Association who has no doubts that most local councils don't have the finances or political courage to maintain the water infrastructures in their management. Between his comments and the knowledge that my late father installed much of New Plymouth's water, stormwater and sewer pipework back in the 1960's which is still in service. Typically those water mains are asbestos cement as was the norm back then so not a cheap procedure to replace them now.

What National have done by ditching 3 Waters is to push a huge upcoming infrastructure back onto the councils so expect significant rates rises coming to your town soon.