Local Water Done Well - Consultation

Consultation Notice - Local Water Done Well

Council is now consulting with the community on Local Water Done Well.

Consultation opens Monday, 12 May 2025 and Closes 11.59pm Sunday, 15 June 2025

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.

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.

The consultation document and online submission form is now available on our website.

The document is also available from Wairoa District Council’s Main Office

Submissions can be made: 

• Online at https://www.consultations.nz/wdc/
• Using the submission form that can be collected from the Wairoa District Council Office
• By emailing feedback@wairoadc.govt.nz

If you wish to speak to your submission, a date and time will be arranged with you. Please remember to include the following in your submission: name, address, phone number and/or email address and whether you wish to be heard (if applicable).

Please direct any queries to the email above or call Council on 06 838 7309.