Yesterday the government announced a $761 million stimulus for Three Waters, an initiative to improve the management of drinking water, stormwater and wastewater. The investment into water infrastructure is a key aspect of the government’s planned Covid-19 recovery, with hopes to improve water health and avoid outbreaks such as the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock north four years ago. Jess Hopkins spoke to Alex Walker, the Mayor of the Central Hawkes Bay District Council about the funding, and how it could help in avoiding a repeat of the events in Havelock North