34585 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question
Published date: 28 Jul 2025
34585 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 7 July 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Simon Watts: As the Minister of Local Government, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes and reports from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 30 June 2025: -Briefing: Response to the Petitions Committee: Chained Dog Awareness NZ Trust: Mandate the Desexing of Dogs in NZ Except to Registered Breeders. (7 July 2025); - Briefing: Final version of CME for the Authority (to be published 10 July) (7 July); - Note: Secondary Legislation for presentation to the House – Environmental Performance Measures Record-Keeping Requirements for Water Network Operators 2025 (8 July); - Report: Local Government (Water Servies) Bill: Committee of the whole House supporting material. (9 July 2025); - Briefing: Advice on Gisborne District Council. (9 July 2025) ; - Briefing: City and Regional Deals: Leveraging existing government funding (9 July 2025) ; - Briefing: Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill: First reading speech and related documents. (10 July 2025) ; - Briefing: Water Infrastructure Strategy Paper update (11 July 2025) ;