It's near impossible to get good data on water use in New Zealand. This raises questions about public accountability

  • Written by: Julia Talbot-Jones, Senior lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
It's near impossible to get good data on water use in New Zealand. This raises questions about public accountabilityShutterstock/Dr Ajay Kumar Singh

As New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins embarks on reprioritising policies to focus on “bread and butter issues”, the details of the contentious Three Waters reforms remain unclear.

The reforms represent a radical reshaping of water, wastewater and stormwater management, with the aim of...

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