Water New Zealand Policies, Comment, Submissions, Reports and Media Releases

Policies

The Board has introduced a more formalised approach to policy development. Policies are considered by the Board, and then made open for membership comment before ratification.

The following policy is currently open for membership comment. Please direct comments to Peter Whitehouse by 7 September.

• Draft Policy: Training and Standards in the Water Industry

The following policies have been ratified by the Board:

• Policy: Central Leadership
• Policy: Flood Risk Management
• Policy: Integrated Water Management
• Policy: Water Metering and Volumetric Charging on Domestic Dwellings
• Policy: Reserves and Treasury Policies
• Policy: External Audit Independence
• Policy: Water as a Strategic Asset
• Policy: Water Harvesting and Storage

Comment

July 2010 : Water New Zealand Policies. Commentary by Chief Executive Murray Gibb

July 2010: Column from President Martin Smith.

Submissions

Water New Zealand makes submissions on behalf of members to Parliament on issues that relate to the fundamentals in the Association's Vision Statement: Promoting and enabling the sustainable management and development of the water environment.

• Submission on Waikato - Tainui Raupata Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill - January 2009.
• Submission to the Board of Inquiry on the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management - January 2009.
• Submission on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill - July 2009.
• Submission on Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill - July 2009.
• Submission on the Local Government ( Auckland Law reform) Bill – February 2010
• Supplementary Submission on the Local Government ( Auckland Law reform) Bill - February 2010
• Submission on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill - June 2010

Reports

2007/2008 Pilot National Performance Review Summary Report - January 2009

2008/2009 National Performance Review Summary Report - January 2010