55800 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 15 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	55800 (2025)
Question asked:	01 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	09 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_55800_2025
Document guid:	a97ab866-b0f8-4be9-b2fe-9870976775c8

55800 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What assessment has the Government undertaken of how the rates-cap regime will affect different types of councils - such as high-growth metropolitan councils versus low-growth provincial councils - given their differing infrastructure and service-delivery pressures?

Hon Simon Watts: As part of targeted consultation (open until February 2026), the Department of Internal Affairs is seeking views on how the target range could be set to account for regional differences.