31212 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Local Government

31212 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Local Government: How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2026/27 financial year?

Hon Simon Watts: The Water Services Authority has budgeted $8,000 in the 2026/27 financial year to conduct a carbon audit. The Local Government Commission is not covered by the direction that Crown Agents implement the carbon neutral government programme and has not therefore budgeted any funding for the 2026/27 financial year for the programme. The Local Government Commission is, however, hosted within the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport and its budget sits within Vote Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport which is administered by the Ministry. The Ministry is a participant in the carbon neutral government programme.