Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes New Minister For Local Government
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 4:20 pm Press Release: Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayer’s Union has welcomed the
appointment of a new Minister for Local Government and
encouraged Kieran McAnulty to press pause on the Three
Waters reforms.
Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns
Manager, Callum Purves, said:
“A new Minister for
Local Government presents an opportunity for the Government
to prove that it values local democracy. Whether it has been
seizing water assets from councils or depriving Tauranga
residents of an election, we have seen local democratic
accountability significantly undermined in the past few
years.
“The strongest signal Mr. McAnulty could send
that the Government means business when it talks of a reset
is by pressing pause on Three Waters. Now is the time to
consider alternative models for water reform such as the one
proposed by Communities4LocalDemocracy and backed by 31
councils and the mayors of our two largest
cities.”
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