Wellington Water has had an urgent plea to the City Council for $10 million to carry out fixes to its dilapidated network - but was declined.
The Council instead gave them $2.3 million in its annual plan
Rates are set to go up 12.3 percent this year partly , according to Mayor Tory Whanau, because of the historic under investment in the city's water network.
Councillor Nicola Young spoke to Corin Dann.
