28505 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question
Published date: 26 Jun 2026
28505 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Simon Watts: As the Minister of Local Government, I received the following advice, reports, briefings, aide memories, or any other documents from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 8 June 2026: • PM brief – Christchurch – 8 June 2026 • Aide Memoire - Meeting with Hokonui Rūnanaga, 11 June 2026 – 8 June 2026 • Aide Memoire - Southland Mayoral Forum – 9 June 2026 • Aide Memoire - Otago Regional Council – 9 June 2026 • Auckland City and Regional Deal – Ministers and Mayor meeting (11 June 2026) – 9 June 2026 • [Title withheld] – 10 June 2026 • Proactive release: Local electoral system reform briefings – 10 June 2026 • Proactive release of Cabinet materials related to regulatory arrangements of development levies – 10 June 2026 • [Title withheld] – 10 June 2026 • LG Status report week ending 11 June 2026 – 11 June 2026 • Regulatory obligations on councils under current law – 11 June 2026 • Simplifying Local Government – Proactive release of Head Start advice – 12 June 2026 • [Title withheld] – 12 June 2026 • 2026/27 Examination of Estimates: Final hearing pack support – 12 June 2026 I also received the below from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment: • [Title withheld] – 12 June 2026