39118 (2026). Mike Davidson to the Minister of Local Government

39118 (2026). Mike Davidson to the Minister of Local Government: What advice, briefings, documents or correspondence has the Minister, or any member of his office, received on the establishment of a regulator for the development and oversight of the Council rates cap and/or how the costs of the regulator will be funded?

Hon Simon Watts: A regulatory analysis summary was made available on the website of the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport alongside the release of the Bill. That is available here: https://www.mcert.govt.nz/publications/regulatory-impact-statement-for-rates-capping-regulator/ Briefings related to the policy development process, are publicly available at: https://www.mcert.govt.nz/publications/rates-capping-briefing-and-cabinet-papers/