Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association

is hosting a

Public Meeting

about the new

IAWAI

 Water Company

7:00pm, Friday 5th of June 2026,

  at the Chapel Hill Community Church Hall,

2 Cate Road, Rototuna.

 

Did you know that IAWAI will?

  • Take control of Hamilton City Council’s water infrastructure on the 1 July 2026.
  • Combine the water services of Hamilton City and Waikato District together into one corporate entity.

According to its strategy[1], IAWAI is planning to:

  • Greatly increase the water costs for residents (from $940 to $1603 by 2029 for the average household in Hamilton, an increase of +71% over the current household average water bill).
  • Double its debt levels to over $1.4 billion by 2030.
  • Install and upgrade residential water meters (expected to cost at least $108 million).

[1] https://hamilton.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Documents/Content-Documents/Environment-and-Sustainability/Water-Services-Strategy-summary-v2.pdf

https://hamilton.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Documents/Strategies/IAWAI-Water-Services-Strategy.pdf

 

PDF version of flier: HRRA flier_5 – Copy

 

Organised by Hamilton Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc.

LOCAL GROUP: Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated