33184 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 24 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	33184 (2026)
Question asked:	23 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:
Status:	Awaiting Answer
Reply type:	Question
Document ID:	WQ_33184_2026
Document guid:	2dad52f0-b0ab-495b-a722-ed2152641c77

33184 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What is the Department of Internal Affairs' estimate of the difference in the level of water-related debt transferred, and in the resulting charges to consumers, arising from the asset-value methodology used by Wellington metropolitan councils compared with the capital-investment methodology used by other councils?

Hon Simon Watts: Reply due: 03 Aug 2026