18108 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government
Written Question
Published date: 15 May 2026
18108 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What correspondence, if any, has the Minister received from or sent to council-controlled organisations since 1 January 2025?
Hon Simon Watts: As the Minister of Local Government, I have received the following correspondence from council controlled organisations since 1 January 2025:
Watercare Services Limited, Auckland
• Infrastructure - December 2025
• Central Interceptor tunnel site visit – 25 March 2025
• Capital works spend and awards – July [2025] - 1 September 2025
• Capital works spend and awards – September [2025]-9 October 2025
• Capital works spend and awards – October [2025] - 6 November 2025
• Capital works spend and awards – November [2025] - 11 December 2025
• Gazetting of the Watercare Charter regulations – March [2025]
• Capital works spend and awards – December [2025] -6 January 2026
• Update 1: Herald Island residents asked to boil their water until further notice - 5 February 2026
• Capital works spend and awards – January [2026] - 5 February 2026
• Capital works spend and awards February [2026] - 6 March 2026
• Update 2: Boil water notice lifted for Herald Island - 6 February 2026
• Final compensation decision for Mahurangi oyster farmers – 19 March 2026
• Update 1: Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak and Three Kings residents asked to boil their water until further notice – 6 April 2026
• Capital works spend and awards March [2026] - 7 April 2026
• Update 2: Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak and Three Kings residents asked to boil their water until further notice - 7 April 2026
• Update 3: Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak and Three Kings residents BOIL WATER NOTICE LIFTED - 8 April 2026
• Watercare Preparation for Cyclone Vaianu - 10 April 2026
• Capital works spend and awards April [2026] - 6 May 2026
• INV1895 Invitation – Opening of Snells Wastewater Treatment Plant - 30 July 2025
Wellington Water Services, Wellington
• Applying foundational information disclosure – Wellington Water – Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024 – April 2025
• Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant – 16 February 2026