29883 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

29883 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on how the funding impact statement framework interacts with the Commerce Commission's ring-fencing enforcement role under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, and whether the framework as designed gives the Commerce Commission sufficient visibility of fund transfers to carry out that role effectively?

Hon Simon Watts: My officials consulted with the Commerce Commission (the Commission) during the development of the new funding impact statement templates to ensure that the Commission could collect information through these forms that would help them enforce the ring-fencing requirements under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.