3931 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 24 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	3931 (2026)
Question asked:	10 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	18 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_03931_2026
Document guid:	8a9e3b1a-1540-4d6e-b48f-6a8360658afd

3931 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister of Local Government: How many, if any, breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations were found between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026?

Hon Simon Watts: The Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai received the following notifications of Maximum Acceptable Value (MAV) exceedances between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026: • 42 notifications of MAV exceedances submitted for publicly registered supplies between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026 • 67 notifications of MAV exceedances submitted by laboratories in relation to publicly registered supplies between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026