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Costs to fix our water infrastructure are increasing as we get a better picture of its current state.
Every council has now submitted their plan under the Government's Local Water Done Well programme.
As ¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞtalk ZB first revealed last week, the final bill is expected to be almost $48 billion - about $9 billion more than first thought.
Water New Zealand Chief Executive Gillian Blythe told Andrew Dickens with all the plans submitted, we've now got a better picture of water infrastructure than we ever have before.
She says it's like when you look at your own house and realise you've got to spend some money fixing a roof or painting a window.
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