42892 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 12 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	42892 (2025)
Question asked:	31 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	08 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_42892_2025
Document guid:	ac693298-582c-4c8a-b4d7-9310fcbb750a

42892 (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 25 August 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 during the week beginning 25 August 2025: - [Datacom] Response to August meeting (25 August 2025); - [DIA] Scope of a working group to identify further opportunities to reduce the cost of providing water services (27 August 2025); - [Water Services Authority] Briefing on changes to Acceptable Solutions (27 August 2025); - [DIA] Local Government Status Report WE 28 August 2025 (28 August 2025); - [DIA] Taituarā Conference, 5 September 2025 (28 August 2025) - [DIA] Title withheld (28 August 2025); - [DIA] Title withheld (28 August 2025); -[DIA] Rates Rebates efficiencies (28 August 2025); - [DIA] Title withheld (28 August 2025); - [DIA] Local Government Commission: Decision Briefing for the 2025 appointments round (28 August 2025) - [Commerce Commission] Crown Monitor to Watercare: Quarterly Report;