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What specific questions did the Minister of Finance ask about the Department of Internal Affairs' process for assessing councils' water services delivery plans?

Answered Question 33189 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What specific questions did the Minister of Finance ask about the Department of Internal Affairs' process for assessing councils' water services delivery plans?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

At an Infrastructure and Investment Ministers Group meeting, I asked whether the process had prioritised getting plans approved over ensuring plans were effective, and how the Department had tested the proposed debt that would be transferred to the new water services entities.