43564 (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:	43564 (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_43564_2025
Document guid:	4387f6ec-7d59-4c50-9695-6e6a1ea771bc

43564 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What plans are in place, if any, to address regional variations in the affordability of water services across New Zealand, following the submission of councils’ Water Service Delivery Plans?

Hon Simon Watts: None – this is for councils to manage.