18520 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 18 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	18520 (2026)
Question asked:	04 May 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	12 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_18520_2026
Document guid:	3a40287e-7e8d-47fd-9448-54b96b26b6f6

18520 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the outcomes or progress of inter-council partnership arrangements involving Canterbury councils?

Hon Simon Watts: I have received the following advice from the Department of Internal Affairs about inter-council partnership arrangements involving Canterbury councils: • Briefing: Simplifying Local Government - Preliminary Overview of Council Submissions, 26 February 2026; • Summary of Council Progress on Simplifying Local Government, May 2026; and • Summary of Council Progress on Simplifying Local Government, April 2026.