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When will the Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal be signed, and what accounts for it being signed later than the Auckland and Western Bay of Plenty deals?

Answered Question 34953 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • When will the Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal be signed, and what accounts for it being signed later than the Auckland and Western Bay of Plenty deals?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

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

Answer

I expect the Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal to be signed when Cabinet and the respective councils have agreed to it. Deals are signed when they are ready, and the signing order was determined by which deals were ready first.