34962 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 16 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	34962 (2026)
Question asked:	03 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	11 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_34962_2026
Document guid:	205454c9-a790-4764-b9ca-f670019756b9

34962 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Which private sector organisations and which iwi or hapū entities were consulted during the negotiation of each City and Regional Deal, if any, and what records of those meetings are held?

Hon Simon Watts: The City and Regional Deals strategic framework encourages local government to engage early with Māori organisations and entities to identify opportunities to partner with Māori, to attract iwi investment, and to use Māori/iwi expertise in City and Regional Deals and projects under a Deal. City and Regional Deals will also need to honour pre-existing Treaty of Waitangi obligations.