30169 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 13 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30169 (2026)
Question asked:	29 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	06 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30169_2026
Document guid:	277ac7aa-8e10-4db8-9fdf-8924a52bc22b

30169 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Does the Minister think that skipping the standard exposure draft consultation process for the wastewater regulations was a mistake, and what specific process change, if any, has the Minister put in place to prevent equivalent drafting errors from occurring in subsequent tranches of the wastewater standards published on 17 November 2025?

Hon Simon Watts: No