28850 (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:	28850 (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_28850_2026
Document guid:	e35ea868-8b87-40b9-a3e3-4d479d74547e

28850 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What analysis, if any, has the Minister received on the financial costs and savings to ratepayers of amalgamating territorial and/or unitary authorities into new unitary authorities, as contemplated by the Head Start pathway announced on 5 May 2026?

Hon Simon Watts: I refer the member to the answer to written parliamentary question 28846 (2026).