55812 (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:	55812 (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_55812_2025
Document guid:	0fac5921-262e-49c8-9673-4f4eb1ee80f1

55812 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Will councils be provided with a formal right of appeal if the regulator declines an application to exceed the upper bound of the rates cap, and if so, what form will this appeal mechanism take?

Hon Simon Watts: These details are subject to further Cabinet decisions.