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What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the risk that first-generation plans prepared under the new planning system will need to be redone if councils are reorganised after the 2028 local elections? and 1 other question

Answered 28830, 28838 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Questions

  • 28830

    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the risk that first-generation plans prepared under the new planning system will need to be redone if councils are reorganised after the 2028 local elections?

  • 28838

    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the implications for regional spatial planning boundaries if local government boundaries change as a result of reorganisation under Simplifying Local Government?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

The Head Start pathway is designed to support delivery of the new planning system. It gives councils that are ready to move early the confidence to keep implementing the new planning system now, while shaping governance arrangements that better align over time with how the new planning system is designed to work. Delivering the new planning system remains core business for all councils, whichever pathway they choose.