43555 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 18 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43555 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	11 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43555_2025
Document guid:	51b05342-5948-48cc-86c1-123476963110

43555 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: How many staff, if any, were working on reviewing councils’ Water Service Delivery plans at 3 September 2025 and how does that number break down by permanent staff, staff on short-term contracts and contractors?

Hon Simon Watts: The following staff from the Department of Internal Affairs are reviewing councils’ Water Service Delivery Plans, broken down by contract type: • Permanent staff: 1; • Fixed-term employees: 11; and • Contractors: 4.