14581 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 07 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	14581 (2025)
Question asked:	23 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	01 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_14581_2025
Document guid:	b3298a91-8000-4354-8471-aafe9160ef22

14581 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Has the Minister been advised of risks or unintended consequences of rates pegging, like in New South Wales and if so, what were these?

Hon Simon Watts: I have been briefed on rate pegging risks and unintended consequences if the system is not well designed. Risks and unintended consequences of rate pegging in New South Wales include reducing the fiscal sustainability of councils and councils becoming more reliant on state funding.