Minister Simeon Brown discusses Government's plans for water and local councils

Update: 2024-08-15

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Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has unveiled changes to allow new council-owned water companies to be able to access more cheap borrowing from the Local Government Funding Agency.

To discuss what these changes mean, in the wake of years of public debate over the previous Government's 'Three Waters' proposal, this week Georgina is joined by the Minister to get the explanation on how this will work.

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Minister Simeon Brown discusses Government's plans for water and local councils

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Minister Simeon Brown discusses Government's plans for water and local councils

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Minister Simeon Brown discusses Government's plans for water and local councils