The Minister-in-charge of Three waters says we've lost sight of its real aims.
A new report's outlined proposed changes based on cross-party select committee recommendations.
These include an annual shareholders meeting and a mix of rural, provincial and metropolitan councils present on regional groups.
Nanaia Mahuta says that debate around co-governance has been a distraction - and we've lost focus on the reform's key drivers.
She says these are that we have an unsustainable way of funding infrastructure, as well as a cost-of-living crisis - so we need to find a way through this.
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