The Cabinet paper referred to two key challenges of affordability and capability that are facing New Zealand's three waters service delivery.

There was specific reference in the Cabinet paper to Watercare as an example of one approach to service delivery that had successfully built capability through the scale of its operations.

[6] Raveen Jaduram was chief executive for six years, but resigned in October 2020, amidst controversy about his salary.

[8] Watercare is building a large main trunk sewer between Western Springs, near Auckland Zoo, and the Māngere wastewater treatment plant.

The commissioning of the Central interceptor is expected to bring an 80% reduction in the incidents of sewage pollution of the inner city beaches and waterways that currently occur during wet weather overflows.