30161 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 15 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30161 (2026)
Question asked:	29 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	07 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30161_2026
Document guid:	9adb7f6f-409a-40b4-adc6-9334e454e71d

30161 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether water service providers that sought to have water services strategies in place by 30 June 2026 were able to do so?

Hon Simon Watts: The Department of Internal Affairs provided updates to the Minister of Local Government through the weekly status reports about the three water organisations that were expected to publish their water services strategies by 30 June 2026. Those organisations are IAWAI, Tiaki Wai and Selwyn Water and all three have published their respective water services strategy.