Damien O'Connor has recently gotten into it with ZB's Barry Soper, as he blames Barry Soper for the "Five Waters" expression taking off.

The Three Waters legislation is being expanded to cover geothermal and coastal waters, in addition to fresh water, hence the expression becoming a talking point.

Jamie Mackay, host of The Country says that this ongoing Three Waters legislative reform may set the pace for how the Government processes 11,000 submissions on the pricing of agricultural emissions.

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