28288 (2026). Hūhana Lyndon to the Minister of Local Government

28288 (2026). Hūhana Lyndon to the Minister of Local Government: How many committees, listed by name, were identified by the minister to have non-elected voting members in the Northland Region and of those committees, how many members were identified to be non-elected?

Hon Simon Watts: My officials advise me that the following council committees in the Northland region include non-elected members (number listed in brackets). This list does not include statutory committees (such as a District Licensing Committee or a committee established under a Treaty settlement agreement). Far North District Council • Te Kuaka Committee for Māori Strategic Relationships (10) • Te Miromiro Committee for Assurance, Risk and Finance (2) • Te Koekoeā Committee for Council Controlled Organisations (1) • Te Koukou Committee for Transport and Infrastructure (1) • Kaitaia Drainage Area Committee (6) • Motutangi Drainage Area Committee (2) • Waihararara and Kaikino Drainage Area Committee (6) • Whangārei District Council • Te Kārearea Strategic Partnership Standing Committee (8) • Airport Noise Management Committee (5) • Kaipara District Council • Mangawhai Community Park Governance Committee (2) • Raupo Drainage Committee (6) • Taharoa Domain Governance Committee (2) • Audit, Risk and Finance Committee (1) • Harding Park Committee (1) • Northland Regional Council • Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee (6) • Infrastructure Committee (2) • Audit and Risk Committee (4) • Investment Committee (2)