The Labour Party criticizes the National Government for repealing affordable water reforms, arguing that ratepayers will face significantly higher water costs due to a lack of government support for aging infrastructure and a failure to address systemic financial risks.
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Okay, yeah, so Fonterra have been supplying the residents of Waitara for a long time with their drinking water, which has been great. There was never an obligation, I guess, to do that, but they did it. And yes, state-of-the-art water. Obviously, they are a food-producing factory. But I guess, you know, from my perspective, I think probably the motive for the move was... Anyone that's supplying houses with water is deemed to be a water supplier and probably don't want to go under the new regulatory standards.
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failure to support local authorities
Release: Every ratepayer to pay more under National’s plan for water serviceslocal governments must lead, not be sidelined
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