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...]
A few different opinions on the 3 Waters proposed reforms
There were many articles written during the week. I thought I would reprint some of them. The first one I can’t remember where I read it! I agree with their final comments: With the Government’s Review into the Future for Local Government underway, now is a good time for New Zealanders to … [Read more...]
Three Waters Reform Oct 2021
The government has badly read the tea leaves on the public reaction to their proposed water reforms. Having bombarded people with bullshit TV ads for months the public have seen right through them. It has been a massive waste of public funds. Last week a poll was published by the Taxpayers Union … [Read more...]
Finally, one of the local Labour MP’s, Duncan Webb, responds regarding 3 Waters reforms
Duncan Webb this week replied to one of the Tuesday Club attendees and below are his comments and between each of the comments there are responses on whether he is correct, or not. His comments are in blue. The responses in red. Before I start I must, again, question where … [Read more...]
Three Waters reforms latest summary
A summary of what exactly is happening with 3 Waters was produced recently by RNZ. Here it is: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/452865/three-waters-what-you-need-to-know There are 67 local authorities in New Zealand. Seven (7) are supporting the proposed 3 Waters plan of the … [Read more...]
Garry writes 5 October 2021
I was reading a book last night by my friend Vivian Hutchinson. It’s about active citizenship and its essence. The Tuesday Club is an example of us all being active in our community. Vivian wrote that active citizenship is woken up when we start by answering three questions. They … [Read more...]
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