$15b earmarked for Auckland wastewater plan
2 sources·Updated July 29, 2026
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- Newsroom NZ·19h agoGovt reins in spending on the ice, while enabling $15b spray on Auckland’s water
Even as Antarctica NZ was signing a contract for a scaled down Scott Base at ministers’ direction, Local Government Minister Simon Watts attended a Watercare function to celebrate increased spending on Auckland’s pumps and pipes
Read at Newsroom NZ → - RNZ National·23h ago$15b earmarked for Auckland wastewater plan
Watercare chief executive Jamie Sinclair said the city has had decades of underinvestment while continuing to grow.
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