5453 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 06 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5453 (2026)
Question asked:	19 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	02 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05453_2026
Document guid:	74f61712-7e9b-4257-8340-8e9432e84dfa

5453 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister of Local Government: Following Reply 3931 (2026), how many of the breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations between 1 Jan 2026 and 10 February 2026 were linked to severe weather events?

Hon Simon Watts: The number of Maximum Acceptable Value (MAV) exceedance notifications relating to severe weather events are included below: • Three notifications of MAV exceedances were submitted for publicly registered supplies during this period • Seven notifications of MAV exceedances were submitted by laboratories in relation to publicly registered supplies during this period