http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/overwhelming-support-for-labours-commercial-water-charge/

Meanwhile National is frightened of being left behind:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2017/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504338&objectid=11913181&ref=rss
This is the policy that was passed by Parliament (except with 26 weeks
instead of 22), against strenuous opposition by National, who in a
dubious move vetoed the will of parliament on spurious cost grounds.

Look for National to do a u-turn on royalties for commercial water
users as well before the election - they've run out of ideas for
themselves. . . .

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