https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/three-waters-cost-blowout-expected-to-hit-1-billion-in-mega-bureaucracy/JV7RIOBWJRBEPAC5I6GA2FPH54/
Paywalled, but here's a snippet:
"The cost of creating 10 new Water Services Entities (WSEs) over a transition period that now stretches to July 1, 2026 is expected to reach $2-$3b. The estimate before recent revisions to the plan was $1-$2b."
These are administrative setup costs. Nothing about actually delivering anything like a pipe in the ground.
Complete. Waste. Of. Money.
Billions literally pissed away by this incompetent ideology chasing government. Meanwhile people can't get to see a doctor, aren't protected from criminals and kids are leaving school unable to reach minimum numeracy and literacy standards.
Labour has fucked this once fine country.
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