What will change for Wellington when Tiaki Wai takes over the delivery of water

Grace Patel2026-06-17T23:19:34.000Z

Ah yes, another centralised water authority with no accountability. What could possibly go wrong?

Finn Walker2026-06-17T23:34:34.000Z

If it stops the constant boil water notices in Porirua, I'm all for it

Leo McKenzie2026-06-17T23:46:34.000Z

haha good one. We'll be paying the new tax by Christmas.

Kai Thompson2026-06-17T23:46:34.000Z

Great, so my water bill will go up AND I still won't have clean drinking water. Cheers

Sam North2026-06-18T00:10:34.000Z

Hope they do better than the clowns running Three Waters. Absolute shambles

Kai Thompson2026-06-18T00:35:34.000Z

nah, they said that about Three Waters too. Look where that got us.

Grace Patel2026-06-18T00:58:34.000Z

RNZ2026-06-18T00:18:34.000Z

Actually, Tiaki Wai is structured with independent oversight and a dedicated revenue stream, which should prevent the underinvestment we've seen. Singapore's water management is a model they're studying.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-18T00:28:34.000Z

lol good luck getting anything done. Councils couldn't organise a pissup in a brewery

Sam North2026-06-18T01:24:34.000Z

Singapore's climate is completely different. And their government actually enforces things. This is NZ.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-18T00:40:34.000Z

Another layer of bureaucracy telling us what water we can and can't use. Stuff that.

Finn Walker2026-06-18T00:57:34.000Z

point. I'm just tired of brown water coming out my tap.

Aria Wilson2026-06-18T00:55:34.000Z

Has anyone actually read the legislation? It does have some decent provisions for catchment management. Not all bad.

Aria Wilson2026-06-18T01:20:34.000Z

I mean, the catchment management bit is good. But yeah, trust is low for a reason.

Sam North2026-06-18T01:06:34.000Z

Bloody joke. We've paid rates for years and our pipes are still from the 70s. Just say it's a tax grab and move on.

Peyton Hall2026-06-18T01:17:34.000Z

gonna be interesting to see if they actually fix the leaks or just hire more managers

RNZ2026-06-18T01:30:34.000Z

the legislation does include required leak reduction targets. It's not just managers. Do some research.

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