55809 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government
Written Question
Published date: 15 Dec 2025
55809 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: What methodology will councils be required to use when reporting rates as a percentage of local house prices during the transition to the rates-cap regime, and will the Government prescribe a standardised house-price measure?
Hon Simon Watts: The Department of Internal Affairs will develop the regulatory framework before the full regulatory model comes into force. This will include processes for information disclosure on any prescribed reporting categories.