Wellington Water debacle: councillor theatens legal action

From Nine To Noon, 11:25 am today

There is growing anger in Wellington over revelations the capital's ratepayers have been paying nearly three times more for water repairs than in other parts of the country.

A Wellington city councillor is threatening legal action against the Wellington Water- the Council Controlled organisation. Two reports released yesterday found structural problems, poor value for money from contractors, and an incident of alleged theft at the agency.

An urgent meeting of council leaders has been held this morning. RNZ reporter Nick James with the latest.