28831 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 30 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	28831 (2026)
Question asked:	16 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	24 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_28831_2026
Document guid:	966321c2-c1ee-4066-8af5-641ec8535e2e

28831 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the risk that councils will incur expenditure on governance arrangements or service delivery models that later require redesign as a result of reorganisation under the Head Start or backstop processes?

Hon Simon Watts: I refer the member to the answer to written parliamentary question 28828 (2026).