14 Apr 2023

National Party says three waters revamp not much change

From Morning Report, 6:47 am on 14 April 2023

You can change the badge on a Lada, but it's still a Lada.

That's how National Party leader Christopher Luxon describes the rebranded three waters reforms announced by the government on Thursday.

Co-governance remains, but the proposed four bodies managing water assets has been increased to 10, as a way to have more of a local connection to water management.

But National's local government spokesperson, Simon Watts, says the rebrand won't fool New Zealanders, and that it's basically the same broken plan.

Watts spoke to Corin Dann.