As part of the Government’s Local Water Done Well policy reforms and new legislation, Wairoa District Council is now considering how they can better, and more cost-effectively, provide these essential services.

What is local water done well?

Local Water Done Well (LWDW) is a new set of laws changing how councils handle the oversight and operation of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. It allows councils and their communities to keep ownership of their services and assets while offering new ways to deliver and pay for water services.

Under the new approach, councils must both find better and more efficient ways to provide these services, and meet new health, environmental and economic regulations.

The Government prefers, but is not requiring, councils to work together to form larger water entities to invest in infrastructure. Wairoa District Council is working with nearby councils to explore joint solutions.

Consultation Document 

There are three key components of Local Water Done Well

You can read the legislation at: www.dia.govt.nz/Water-Services-Policy-legislation-and-process 

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK 

You can make a submission on how we deliver water services in the future from
Monday May 12 2025 until 11.59pm on Sunday 15 June 2025.

Anyone can make a submission by filling out the form by:

• filling out the submission form at the button to the right of this page
• picking up a submission form from our Council office on Queen Street or Wairoa Library
• You can email your submission form to feedback@wairoadc.govt.nz, or drop it off at our Council offices, or post to Local Water Done Well feedback, Coronation Square, Queen Street, Wairoa PO Box 54, Wairoa 4160, Hawke's Bay.