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 policies are open for membership comment:

• There are currently no policies open for membership comment

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

Comment

March 2010 : 2010 - The start of water reform? Commentary by Chief Executive Murray Gibb

March 2010: Demand management, water metering and privatisation. 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.

Reports

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

2008/2009 National Performance Review Summary Report - January 2010