Source: Porirua City Council
Under Local Water Done Well, the Government has said the way we manage water services (drinking water, wastewater and stormwater) in Aotearoa needs to change.
Porirua City Council is working with Hutt City, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City and Greater Wellington Regional Council and with mana whenua partners to find the best solution for water services. Together, we’re proposing two options for the future of water services in Porirua and our region.
This is the most important decision we’ll make for our city in decades and we want to hear your views as it will have an impact on our city, your rates and the way you pay for water.
Option 1: Multi-council-owned water organisation (Council’s preferred option).
Option 2: Modified version of the current Wellington Water model (with a new planning, regulatory and accountability framework).
We also want your feedback on some other changes proposed in Porirua’s draft Annual Plan for 2025/26.
The services we provide – like rubbish, recycling, roads, parks, pools, libraries, and especially infrastructure – are costing more than ever, and rates in Porirua are at an all-time high (with a 17.5% increase last year and an average rates increase of 18.4% across the Wellington region).
This year, after making cuts and finding savings, we’ve managed to cut the planned rates increases for 2025/26 from a new starting point of 15% down to an average of 6.75%.
Some other ways to reduce costs include higher increases to some fees and cutting some grants or funding, and we want to hear your views on proposals to:
- increase entry fees at Cannons Creek Pool
- raise fees for building consents
- increase paid parking by 50 cents per hour
- stop the Chamber of Commerce grant and cut the Event Investment Programme funding.
Have your say before midnight 20 April. Making a submission is quick and easy, with five questions (one on water and the four proposals above), and you can also make comments.
