What do councils with water meters say about them?
Water use “quickly” dropped by 25% for the average user, the need for new infrastructure was delayed, leaks were identified and fixed more quickly and water bills for the user reduced.
These are some of the things that changed in both Tauranga and Waipā when their councils introduced water meters to their districts in 1999 and 2017 respectively.
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What is full of holes but still holds water?
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Do you think Nawton's FIFO supermarket should be able to sell alcohol?
A liquor licence that would help sustain new supermarket FIFO after it threw a lifeline to a hard scrabble Hamilton suburb is being blocked by city leaders.
Plans to sell beer and wine at Nawton’s brand new Fresh In Fresh Out (FIFO) supermarket have hit speed bumps with two city councillors among those raising concerns over the community’s vulnerability to alcohol harm.
The latest on city finances
Hamilton’s projected deficit has worsened, while development is on a “downward trajectory” not seen since the Global Financial Crisis.
Those findings were in a report to Tuesday’s finance and monitoring committee hui, as the cash-strapped council battles a range of issues and is consulting on a 19.9% rates rise for 2024-25.
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