A six hundred-page report released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs has warned that households could face a water bill up to fourteen thousand dollars in twenty fifty one if New Zealand doesn’t upgrade its water infrastructure.

It said up to $180b is needed to rehaul the country's infrastructure and recommended slimming the number of providers from sixty seven territorial or council-owned authorities to just one to four publicly-owned providers.

Justin spoke to Victoria University's Dr Julia Talbort-Jones on the proposal's potential effectiveness and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff on his thoughts.