Submission on the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill
13 June 2024
Local government agrees that how we deliver water services (drinking, wastewater and stormwater) to New Zealanders must improve. Broader system issues have created longstanding challenges, which are negatively affecting many communities now and will affect even more in the future. LGNZ’s members want better outcomes for communities through water services reform, and for this reform to give councils longer term clarity and certainty. But councils have diverse views on what reform should look like and what it means for their communities, as the Committee will hear directly from councils. These views should be respected and provided for.