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Christchurch gardeners up in arms over proposed water charge

07:56 am on 5 June 2020

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Gardeners in Christchurch are up in arms about the prospect of having to pay for water.

The Christchurch City Council says 20 percent of households use more than than half of the city's water and introducing a water charge could both conserve the resource and raise $2 million a year.

Conan Young reports.