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How many councils, if any, does he expect to have their structure determined through the Back Stop process, and what opportunity, if any, will residents of those districts have to make submissions on the outcome?

Answered Question 35792 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many councils, if any, does he expect to have their structure determined through the Back Stop process, and what opportunity, if any, will residents of those districts have to make submissions on the outcome?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. I am unable to comment on how many councils will go through backstop until after Cabinet has approved the Head Start proposals that will progress to the detailed design phase. Decisions on the design of the backstop process have yet to be made.