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Simeon Brown: Local Government Minister says that council-controlled water plans are expected to be financially sustainable

Published: Feb. 12, 2024, 7:11 p.m.

The new Local Government Minister is confident in his replacement to three waters.\xa0

The government's looking to introduce legislation attempting to make it easier for councils to make council-controlled water entities.\xa0

Labour's Local Government Spokesperson Kieran McAnulty fears smaller councils with high debts will be left in the dark.\xa0

But Minister Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking that plans put forward by councils are expected to be financially sustainable.\xa0

He says they're going to have economic regulation to make sure they're not gold-plating the infrastructure, and that it's cost effective.\xa0

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