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The Three Waters Reform Programme is a major, intergenerational project. It aims to ensure that New Zealand's three waters — our drinking water, wastewater and stormwater — infrastructure and services are planned, maintained and delivered so that these networks are affordable and fit for purpose. The current situation does not achieve this for all communities.
Today, on behalf of their communities, 67 different councils own and operate the majority of the drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services across Aotearoa.
Working with councils, the Government will establish four new publicly-owned multi-regional entities that benefit from scale and operational efficiencies and reflect neighbouring catchments and communities of interest.
The Government is taking a long-term view, building a system that will deliver better health and wellbeing outcomes for all communities and one that protects our environment for generations to come.
For more information about our journey so far, go to: Three Waters Reform Programme.