After hearing about Tiaki Wai and their consultation, and that councils around the country are standing guarantor for the Local Government Funding Authority (LGFA) and this will include all Water entities being created around the country with up to 500% recenue to debt ratios. 2025 figures put the current debt for LGFA at approx $26b. List of LGFA Guarantor's Guarantee Arrangements As part of understanding the Tiaki Wai Structure, the Partners committee is the shareholders (C

AI Generated Image Councillor runs Water and Rates meeting 4 Community vs Mayor Zee Upper Hutt says “Not Appropriate”. The two Points to this letter to the editor are: 1. Will our Mayor, Deputy chair of the Partners committee which Cr Edwards is also on, run a public meeting for Upper Hutt Residents? Cr Edwards from Hutt City Council, who seconded the nomination to place our Mayor as Deputy of the Partners Committee, has setup a meeting on Rates and Water costs fo

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