55805 (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:	55805 (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_55805_2025
Document guid:	26a0d9fa-7538-47e0-b699-4b5dbfaaf10d

55805 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Will the Government monitor or place limits on increases to councils’ fees and charges to prevent cost-shifting from capped rates revenue to uncapped non-rates revenue sources?

Hon Simon Watts: Councils should make use of the full range of funding and financing tools available to them where appropriate.