30167 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

30167 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Does the Minister consider the evidence base for amendments to the Local Government Act 2002 to be adequate, when the Department of Internal Affairs' Regulatory Impact Analysis panel found the RIS could not meet the consulted criterion and identified a major lack of evidence on the nature of the problem, its costs and benefits, and the risks of unintended consequences?

Hon Simon Watts: Yes