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A New Zealand Taxpayers Union’s ‘Stop Three Waters’ roadshow will visit Auckland, Mangawhai and Whangarei this month and next.
Union spokesman Jordan Williams says the roadshow is to hear and highlight the concerns of ratepayers and elected councillors threatened by the government’s Three Waters regime and will call on the Select Committee in charge of the legislation to do the same.
Union members will meet community leaders, mayors, councillors and local government candidates, and ask them to sign a Community Leaders’ Appeal, calling on the Prime Minister to halt the controversial reforms.
“Three Waters is a uniquely local issue,” Williams says. “Ratepayers in every community have paid for water assets that are proposed to be being taken by Wellington, with the removal of local control.
“We will be visiting these assets and meeting with affected ratepayers face-to-face. We say the Select Committee that will be considering the Three Waters proposals should do the same thing and get on the road to listen to local communities.”
The roadshow will be in Auckland on June 30, Mangawhai on July 2 and Whangarei on July 3. Times and locations are yet to be announced.
The itinerary can be viewed at www.ThreeWatersRoadshow.nz
