Does the Minister think that skipping the standard exposure draft consultation process for the wastewater regulations was a mistake, and what specific process change, if any, has the Minister put in place to prevent equivalent drafting errors from occurring in subsequent tranches of the wastewater standards published on 17 November 2025? and 1 other question

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• 30169

  Does the Minister think that skipping the standard exposure draft consultation process for the wastewater regulations was a mistake, and what specific process change, if any, has the Minister put in place to prevent equivalent drafting errors from occurring in subsequent tranches of the wastewater standards published on 17 November 2025?

• 30173

  Was an exposure draft of the Water Services (Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards) Regulations 2025 released for technical review before they were made on 17 November 2025, and if not, why not?

  Original response/referral lodged: 8 July 2026