24 Aug 2020

Cooks Deputy PM promises changes to water system set up

From , 6:01 am on 24 August 2020


The Cook Islands Government is promising changes to the legislation to establish the agency that will manage the huge new water system on Rarotonga

Te Mato Vai, which is costing tens of millions of dollars - a sizeable of which is provided by New Zealand taxpayers - has been beset with issues, with many unhappy at the way the government has gone about the scheme.

But Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown told Don Wiseman the recent select committee consultations over To Tatou Vai, which will set up the authority to run the system, will lead to some changes.

Cook Islands Finance Minister Mark Brown

Cook Islands finance minister Mark Brown Photo: Cook Islands News