To an extent. The Government cancelling three waters has forced massive rate rises across the country so yeah you might have seen this no matter who was in.
I think credit is still due for sticking to it though, especially when you have candidates pretending they can do this with no rate rises, and pay for billions of dollars of underinvestment by putting back a few carparks.
The cynic in me assumes that this is a deliberate ploy in the hopes that it will force councils to privatise their 3 water infrastructure. National & Act’s biggest problem with 3 Waters was that Iwi involvement was a major handbrake on further privatisation.
To an extent. The Government cancelling three waters has forced massive rate rises across the country so yeah you might have seen this no matter who was in.
I think credit is still due for sticking to it though, especially when you have candidates pretending they can do this with no rate rises, and pay for billions of dollars of underinvestment by putting back a few carparks.
The cynic in me assumes that this is a deliberate ploy in the hopes that it will force councils to privatise their 3 water infrastructure. National & Act’s biggest problem with 3 Waters was that Iwi involvement was a major handbrake on further privatisation.