43582 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

43582 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What is the estimated population coverage of each council-controlled water provider planned to be established under the Local Water Done Well policy, if any, and how many households will each provider serve?

Hon Simon Watts: I have been advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that following implementation of water services delivery plans, two thirds of councils serving 76 percent of New Zealand’s population will be providing water services via council-controlled organisations.