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NZ PM Hipkins throws Ardern's water policy on bonfire

Jacinda Ardern's water infrastructure reforms are the latest policy to be axed by her successor as New Zealand prime minister, Chris Hipkins.

AAP · Apr 12, 2023

Already under fire politically, Three Waters is also threatened by NZ's critical shortage of skilled engineers

There were nearly 300 water engineer positions advertised on recruitment website Seek last month. The high demand for these specialist engineers bodes ill for the government’s Three Waters reform, which will rely heavily on experts the country currently doesn’t have in the required numbers.

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2022

With the Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that safe and affordable water is a human right

While ostensibly about improving New Zealand’s water infrastructure, the government’s proposed Three Waters reforms have instead become a lightning rod for political division and distrust.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022