New Zealand's water is in the poo | 1News' John Campbell

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New Zealand’s water infrastructure is a “ticking time bomb” that may “bankrupt” some councils, and will “increasingly fail, with serious health risks”.
Mayors and experts have provided eye-opening insights to TVNZ chief correspondent John Campbell for his new series, Water Woes.
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@GueyDuck13 2 ай бұрын

It's almost like we need a nationwide water commission

@nikiTricoteuse 2 ай бұрын

Thank you John, for being our voice. If only someone had come up with a way of spreading the cost...

@faheemal-saleem1917 2 ай бұрын

Local government authorities are not able and will never be able to handle these issues.

@vincetay3162 2 ай бұрын

As a water infrastructure expert, all these problems reflect poor strategic planning; neglect and poor asset management; and underinvestment by successive government (local and federal). The low productivity levels within NZ workforce and economy in particular, the construction industry over many decades add another dimension to the problem.

@anneliu3816 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, increasing rates is not a sustainable solution.

@julialinde8600 2 ай бұрын

This is an issue all throughout NZ with successive councils and politicians passing the buck. The current government is doing the same thing now cancelling infrastructure and major projects. So I don’t see this change any time soon.

@graemeblackledge2076 2 ай бұрын

It should all be on Wellington city records, when those concrete water pipes were laid and their life span and recommended maintenance. It will also be on record how many mayors deferred this crucial maintenance ... shame on them, they know they are responsible

@jamesblack683 2 ай бұрын

Just a matter of time before some overseas private company comes along and owns it all

@jakejacobs4411 2 ай бұрын

The outlined problem is well defined in this article. The first solution is to levy bottling companies to provide funds to repair water infrastructure. Water often has more value than oil ( both in dlloar terms and for life). OPEC doesn't give away its oil, why do we give away our water.

@GTRoberts 2 ай бұрын

NZ is far too small to allow each council to have its own pet project(s). It's stupid thinking in the 21st century. Unfortunately, more voters believed Nationals / NZF / ACTs lies about co-governance in regards to 3W. So the voters are the only ones to blame for a lack of working waters infrastructure.

@jonnosjimny 2 ай бұрын

It’s not only the water infrastructure.

@garethkirby3904 2 ай бұрын

Why give more money to councils that have mismanaged this for so long? No consequences or accountability.

@tamaracardon2562 2 ай бұрын

So where has all the money gone that was taken off the tax payers over all these years to maintain all this..

@user-jm3mo6sb6v 2 ай бұрын

Central government needs to help small local councils with money and larger councils with legislation. There is no excuse for Wellington's water infrastructure problems as they've had the income. Ancient Roman water infrastructure still works however it was built to last unlike local infrastructure that would have been built as cheap as possible. So it astounding that councillors in major cities can't fathom the idea that every inch of pipe would need to be replaced at least once or twice a century and should have funding priority over pet or vanity projects.

@andrewj7994 2 ай бұрын

We need to deal with large scale corporate failure and the lack of productivity growth in the country. Councils are a result of a problem going back decades that Central Government has refused to deal with.

@StealthFB22 2 ай бұрын

Who let this get so bad…

@greggiles7309 2 ай бұрын

Beer is safer,

@sirlyndon124 2 ай бұрын

As someone who has worked in water treatment and automation this video couldn't have been hit the nail on the head any harder

@danieljessop7140 2 ай бұрын

I blame wasteful spending by councils. Art pieces, fancy gardens, wages and neglect. The corruption in council and previous governments is finally coming to a head. Whakatane has just spent millions on council building, courthouse and now they want to waste more on a park that is fine the way it is.

@mattthesparky 2 ай бұрын

Weak response from Simeon Brown. National should have gone back to the original report commissioned in the wake of the Havelock North incident and provided a fully costed alternative to Labour's solution immediately after the election. They scrapped water entities reform without doing so and now it just looks like they are sweeping the problem under the rug. All they really needed to do was copy Labour's reforms but build all the entities into a ministry which is democratically accountable and exclude the unelected race based elements. It was really only those elements which soured the public view of the reforms.

@kelleywatson7932 2 ай бұрын

Council funding other projects as opposed to water infrastructure

@JenniferA886 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad I live off grid

@Unknown-gi1uj 2 ай бұрын

Its not about replacing it, its about growing supply which councils havn't invested in. We have an expanding population, but we don't have expanding storage and water capacity. For one, councils are just not acquiring the land that is required, which ultimately has to come from developments, but because land is only getting more expensive, many large developers will do anything and everything to inflitrate the local councils so they get to keep their land, develop it and the entire community suffers the consequences of infrastructure that is not expanding.

@scottyjensen1979 2 ай бұрын

Every new build in the country should only be consented if it has tanks for water collection off the roof, urban areas included. You can bury tanks under driveways if there is no yard. wouldn't add too much to a build cost but would take every new house off the stressed infrastructure.

@PeterMorris-rn4sd 2 ай бұрын

At what point are local councils going to be held accountable to focus on core infrastructure instead of oover priced vanity projects that are not needed

@toneclark7675 2 ай бұрын

Where's all the money that should have been for the maintenance years ago??

@rorylarsen54 2 ай бұрын

Unbeleivable

@DjSam3973 2 ай бұрын

If the water treatments are failing then the govt should be stepping in to get it up to scratch not bloody councils.

@user-ih5me9ym2w 2 ай бұрын

I have a solution. Cut all unecessary spending in govt, media, consultancy firms, professional meeting attendees, slack councellors and pay actual engineers and the men and woman who can fix these problems. Rate payers who're being fleeced by slack talking heads deserve better.

@matty665 2 ай бұрын

The whole country should just pay for it all to be fixed or replaced. It's a nation wide issue let's get it done. Oh and make all State High Ways two lanes FFS.

@megm.c4026 2 ай бұрын

composting toilets make so much sense.

@christianlee7244 2 ай бұрын

time to invest in rainwater catchment systems with basic gravity water filtering capacity in every home affected by this to ease the pressure on the system.

@PikachooUpYou 2 ай бұрын

Central government should be putting money in. People from outside the area benefit from water and sewerage in these areas so people from outside the area should also be supporting it. I will not approve of any move to privatise the systems.

@Emustrider 2 ай бұрын

Councils need to take responsibility for wasteful spending over the last 6 years. Should not expect central goverment to bail them out when they want to spend millions of dollars on skateparks, monuments and local iwi settlements.

@t.m.g1456 2 ай бұрын

Bro it’s a yes or no question are you going to put any money into this plan 🤦‍♂️

@mikerotch2572 2 ай бұрын

Get away with paying for resource consents and all sorts of consents. That's where alot of money gets wasted and hidden, even stolen/mis managed with admin hoo-hah..

@SneedTechIndustries-gf5hn 2 ай бұрын

I lived in Wellington for 14 years. Never once saw a burst pipe.

@germanshep2008 2 ай бұрын

So why is the question not asked where the councils are spending there money. Planter boxes and silly other ideas and how much in wages and trios overseas?

@joecoolnz1 2 ай бұрын

Government's water strategy... status quo until it turns to 💩

@TroySurmon 2 ай бұрын

Could be lack of skilled labour not just budget

@lifeisgood9474 2 ай бұрын

The previous councils did a poor job in asset management where they should've done proactive maintenance during the past 20-30 years, not bring it up now when everything is blowing up, however it is typical in the past for people to not bother with water especially when we still have some asbestos pipes from more than 50 years ago

@mohitraghavnz 2 ай бұрын

Kiwis should move to Australia. In WA, they are spending billions on infra atm.

@gavinlocke5980 2 ай бұрын

New Zealand is in a bad way. With no way out.

@walkinshawkiwi 2 ай бұрын

Auckland is all good.

@user-ng5rc5vo3v 2 ай бұрын

An the council need to stop putting theses buildings next to sea an rivers an lets not forget the dumps across the country next o beaches an river water ways

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

If only there was a combined approach to help all of these small councils.... oh yeah, there was that 3 waters approach Labour already had under way!

@cameronfleming488 2 ай бұрын

Easy first step would be water metering, then nationally creating a water commission and doing those needed upgrades over time.

@melsyte 2 ай бұрын

What about Whangarei

@CB-xh2qn 2 ай бұрын

Yeah Three Waters work right? Esp in Wellington?

@Triple7racing_nz 2 ай бұрын

And how much has been spent on cycle lanes and art installations in the last decade alone? Pretty sure water is more important.

@nzhaggisnz 2 ай бұрын

Humanure - no water used and wasted, mixing with our waste creating a toxic sludge that cost l this $$ to treat. Humanure when done properly is safe and creates the best compost for your gardens.

@theadventurousone3179 2 ай бұрын

Everyone go to Bottled water now 😔

@bradleyholmes7833 2 ай бұрын

but they all drive round in new utes! council filling their own pockets

@jackweta 2 ай бұрын

Just make the laws on water quality, waste water, sewage. Let the law drive the change.

@mattheweden-pc5pk 2 ай бұрын

Wellington councils should be looking after the water works instead of building the nice to haves, the cycle ways will not fix everything

@roberthooker4970 2 ай бұрын

Tararua council needs to just rate it people to the max. Particularly businesses including farms.

@barbarathomas2561 2 ай бұрын

Eye-watering costs to upgrade. Councils do not have the financial resources and increasing the rating base will not cover it. Can you blokes not see that. This could be a much bigger story, Campbell is wasted on these soundbites - though at least he's saying something.

@JoBlack-dg6ey 2 ай бұрын

Too little investment by local councils. Not central goverments problem. Council failing to introduce water meters encourages people to waste water = $millions down the drain

@kymcampbell2734 2 ай бұрын

Well what the hell have the councils been doing ? Its 100% they're job to monitor and plan maintainance for its local infrastructure. This is pure inept negligence!

@JamesDio-yu5yd 2 ай бұрын

So it only wellington isn't.

@huepix 2 ай бұрын

Wellington loses 45%. And virtually no one cares.

@roberthooker4970 2 ай бұрын

Local government ( which National,ACT and NZ First say they know what they are doing) has not go on with job. The MP for Pakuranga and the PM had know idea when they ptomoted their opinions. Labour took on the job. Not perfect answer.

@curtisdavies7424 2 ай бұрын

Maybe they should all focus on replacement of water infrastructure rather than building cycleways and road humps?? Just thought.

@faheemal-saleem1917 2 ай бұрын

Instead of seven small water supply projects,the prudent thing to do is a unified water project and pump to network.

@klburroughsnz 2 ай бұрын

What is wrong with NZ - do we not realise that for decades rural communities have been collecting and surviving quite well by collecting their own water! If everyone was to install a rainwater tank on their property the strain on infrastructure would be greatly diminished. At least install one for use around the property if not for human consumption It has been proven that water meters reduce consumption by 1/2, so we are wasteful. Once you're metered, or have to provide for your self you become much better stewards of a precious resource. Time to wake up NZ and stop expecting underfunded councils to provide everything for you. Or don't complain when Rates skyrocket even more, and you're charged 'an arm and a leg' for water in and out of your property

@roberthooker4970 2 ай бұрын

Labour put money to assist but MP for Pakuranga would say they will give money . Difference to be noted.

@chintupawan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks to our politicians and policies

@greggiles7309 2 ай бұрын

Sell it like Electricity and charge for its supply, thats what Luxcon can do,

@Unknown-gi1uj 2 ай бұрын

This is all just a load of shit, say you have 10,000 residents, paying $3000 each, that 30million per year. For just 1 million, you can get hectares of land. How many full time jobs are there in these local councils, i would argue many councils don't need full time staff.

@MA-ik7ys 2 ай бұрын

The biggest tax on a nation is the govt itself

@sg305 2 ай бұрын

Woke Wellington with no water........everyone else can pay for it? typical . First thing is every property has to have a meter......and every street so you know exactly where the problems are.

@user-ng5rc5vo3v 2 ай бұрын

The money that paid for the jab should have been used to replace all water structure across nz probably would of been cheaper an actually more beneficial for the people