Water Services Delivery Plan

Whangarei, Kaipara and Far North district councils have agreed to establish a Northland-wide council-controlled organisation (CCO) to deliver drinking water and wastewater services from July 2027.  

This change is coming as a result of the Local Water Done Well reforms, which aim to address New Zealand’s long-standing drinking, wastewater and stormwater challenges.  

A joint Water Services Delivery Plan was adopted by all three of Northland’s district councils in August 2025 and approved by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in early October 2025. 

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