Election 2023 - Three Waters Policy
Act
Spokesperson:
Simon Court
Link to
policy here
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Simon Court
- Give control of water resources back to regional and local councils, allowing them to work with their local communities to develop acceptable standards and rules for nitrates, sedimentation run off, and freshwater quality.
- Stipulate that environmental standards must focus on outcomes based on science.
- Liberalise water storage requirements to increase farmer resilience to climate and seasonal pressures whilst maintaining aquifer health.
- Allow councils to opt into a system in which water resource consents would be converted into time-based tradable water permits.
- Read more here
Green Party
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
Labour
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
National
Spokesperson:
Christopher Luxon
Link to
policy here
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Christopher Luxon
- Repeal Labour’s Three Waters legislation and scrap the four mega-entities.
- Restore council ownership and control, but with stronger central government oversight
- Ensure there are strict rules for water quality, and for investment in infrastructure.
- Ensure water services are financially sustainable so that future generations don’t inherit outdated or failing infrastructure.
- Read more here
New Zealand First
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
TOP
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
Te Pāti Māori
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.