The Wellington region's scrapping mayors are lining up their positions ahead of a critical meeting over the co-owned Wellington Water entity on Monday.
Yesterday Wellington City's mayor and a majority of councillors called for the chair of the regional water entity, Nick Leggett to be removed from the role.
Upper Hutt's Mayor made the same call earlier in the week.
This morning Porirua Mayor Anita Baker has described Wellington City Council's proposal as a kangaroo court.
The uproar follows two report summaries released this week that found Wellington Water's maintenance spend on contractors was far higher than other regions, and there was poor financial oversight.
One report suggested a spend on contractors 30 per cent higher than comparable regions.
In the letter to the Wellington Water Committee - which the region's mayors all sit on - Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says the concerns highlighted in the two reports were not new, and had been raised in an earlier report.
Further, if the committee does not remove Nick Leggett as chair, then he, Wellington Water chief executive Pat Dougherty, and another board member responsible for audit and risk, should front her council with answers.
Porirua mayor Anita Baker says the proposed `kangaroo court' is a disgrace.
Pipe that burst on Brandon Street, Wellington. Photo: RNZ/Jazlyn Whales
