55813 (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:	55813 (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_55813_2025
Document guid:	4a0acb86-a7af-4f6a-a9b3-481dde982044

55813 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Will the regulator have the authority to review, amend, or reject the long-term planning assumptions councils use for asset management and future expenditure when councils seek approval to exceed the rates cap?

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