A few weeks ago, in yet another excellent article, David Williams of Newsroom wrote an article on how a report which had been prepared within Ecan had been buried. Here’s the first few paragraphs: Canterbury’s oft-criticised water regulator, ECan, is being accused of hiding a damning report which … [Read more...]
3 Waters, an orchestrated litany of lies
Local government continues to organise behind the scenes. Last week’s talk by the deputy mayor to the Tuesday Club was another example of how locals are thinking about new ways of delivering water. One issue which will assist the 3 Waters campaign is that the poll numbers are drawing the political … [Read more...]
This week’s speakers Andrew Turner and Pauline Cotter
This week Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner and Councillor Pauline Cotter will speak about a Canterbury model which could be developed to address the 3 Waters challenge which central government has its own solution to. There is no challenging the issue that everybody in New Zealand deserves to have good … [Read more...]
Garry writes – on Three Waters…
Who is on the Advisory Panel, and what they are advising on (or not!) To say I am disappointed in the makeup of the people appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs to the advisory panel to review the governance of the proposed 3 Waters structure is an understatement. Here’s who’s on … [Read more...]
Last Week – conversation about three waters
We had an excellent session debating 3 Waters. Jim O’Malley chairman of the Infrastructure Committee at the Dunedin City Council was a vigorous participant. Most of what was discussed is covered in this week’s notes, especially the writing of Brendon Harre which is below. Feedback from last … [Read more...]
Brendon Harre writes on why wastewater should not be part of the 3 Waters scheme:
Brendon argues in his paper, which is below, that wastewater should not be part of the 3 Waters proposal. This makes sense as in Christchurch the roads and the riverbanks are part of what makes the storm water system work. How will this new agency, as proposed by government, delineate between what … [Read more...]
The Cashmere Stream enhancement group highlights another element of how the 3 Waters reform could destroy locally led initiatives with storm water
There is a wonderful community led, supported by CCC, project which is planting along the Cashmere Stream. I have written about this over the last couple of years and this week received an email outlining their latest plans and calling for people to attend a meeting. I do wonder if the 3 Waters … [Read more...]
3 Waters proposed restructure – feedback from readers
Here are some of the emails I have received. My apology for not printing them all but they are all saying similar things. Here’s one from a very senior public servant: Continue to enjoy the Tuesday club. Remain stunned with the three waters approach being taken - it would just be great to have … [Read more...]
This week’s forum on 3 Waters
This week we will run a workshop on Zoom for people to play with ideas of what would be possible if we had different models to deliver the 3 Waters in our towns and cities. The Minister has promoted a deeply flawed model which cuts out local participation and steals the assets owned for … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 2 November 2021
Today I am considering the decision by the Labour government to remove our water infrastructure from local control. This is the worst abuse of power I have ever seen by central government toward local government. In this column I analyse the actions of the Minister, the involvement of an … [Read more...]
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