Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 27, 2021 11:09:45 GMT 12
BARBARA KURIGER AND CHRISTOPHER LUXON LAUNCH PETITION AGAINST WATER SERVICES BILL
Two National MPs believe the latest regulation for rural water schemes from the Labour Party shows it is "deeply out of touch with provincial New Zealand".
National's Rural Communities spokeswomen Barbara Kuriger and Local Government spokesman Christopher Luxon have launched a petition against Labour's Water Services Bill.
"As it stands, the Water Services Bill would expose tens of thousands of rural water schemes to disproportionate bureaucracy, just so they can continue supplying water between, for example, a farmhouse, a dairy shed and workers' quarters," Luxon said in a statement.
When the bill was introduced in July 2020, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta said the new legislation was "a major step change" to ensure the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.
It would also make a significant contribution to urban and coastal water quality through a national oversight role of wastewater and stormwater, Mahuta said.
The bill was introduced as part of Taumata Arowai - the new water services regulator for New Zealand.
The bill would require Taumata Arowai to track down and register around 70,000 farm supply arrangements, each of which will need to write safety and risk management plans, Luxon said.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/barbara-kuriger-and-christopher-luxon-launch-petition-against-water-services-bill/QVWOAJX2W67BWUNIZHZTRCFZLY/
Two National MPs believe the latest regulation for rural water schemes from the Labour Party shows it is "deeply out of touch with provincial New Zealand".
National's Rural Communities spokeswomen Barbara Kuriger and Local Government spokesman Christopher Luxon have launched a petition against Labour's Water Services Bill.
"As it stands, the Water Services Bill would expose tens of thousands of rural water schemes to disproportionate bureaucracy, just so they can continue supplying water between, for example, a farmhouse, a dairy shed and workers' quarters," Luxon said in a statement.
When the bill was introduced in July 2020, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta said the new legislation was "a major step change" to ensure the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.
It would also make a significant contribution to urban and coastal water quality through a national oversight role of wastewater and stormwater, Mahuta said.
The bill was introduced as part of Taumata Arowai - the new water services regulator for New Zealand.
The bill would require Taumata Arowai to track down and register around 70,000 farm supply arrangements, each of which will need to write safety and risk management plans, Luxon said.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/barbara-kuriger-and-christopher-luxon-launch-petition-against-water-services-bill/QVWOAJX2W67BWUNIZHZTRCFZLY/