Wellington Water requests additional funding to improve operations

The PostRNZWednesday 5 February 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Wellington City Council, Wellington Water, Pat Dougherty

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Wellington Water chief executive Pat Dougherty has requested $37.5 million from the Wellington City Council over the next three years. The funding is intended to replace leaking pipes and increase in-house staff to reduce reliance on external consultants. Dougherty apologised for the entity losing sight of providing value for money to customers.

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First reported by The Post, Wed 5 Feb 2025, 5:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 28 minutes
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