Making water boring again – Opinion piece by Dr John Small
In this edition of Be our Guest in Consumer NZ’s 2026 Autumn issue, our Chair Dr John Small takes readers on a journey from Leonardo da Vinci to leaky gutters – and on to the overhaul of New Zealand’s water services.
Published
27 March 2026
The Commission’s mission is to help build a system so reliable, so well run, and so future proof that none of us ever have to think about it. In other words, to make water boring again.