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What was the cost, if any, to the Water Services Authority of the additional stakeholder engagement and statutory consultation required under the Water Services Act 2021 to correct the drafting errors identified after the wastewater standards were published on 17 November 2025?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What was the cost, if any, to the Water Services Authority of the additional stakeholder engagement and statutory consultation required under the Water Services Act 2021 to correct the drafting errors identified after the wastewater standards were published on 17 November 2025?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai (the Authority) has resourced all work related to stakeholder engagement and statutory consultation required for the wastewater standards through the Authority’s existing staff.