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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered Question 4436 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

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

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I have received the following aides-memoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, and other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 2 February 2026: • Email Advice: [Title withheld] - 3/02/2026 • Cabinet Paper: Rates capping - draft Cabinet paper on detailed policy design - 4/02/2026 • Briefing: Response to the Local Government Commission report back on the standard code of conduct - 4/02/2026 • Briefing: Water Services Authority members - expiry of terms - 3/02/2026 • Briefing: Draft responses to 2024/25 annual review post-hearing questions - 4/02/2026 • Status Report: Local Government Status Report WE 5 February 2026 - 5/02/2026 • Briefing: Update on the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant failure - 5/02/2026 • Briefing: Initial advice on the Ratepayers Assistance Scheme (RAS) Business Case - 5/02/2026 • Briefing: Update on insurance provision in Westport and other places - 5/02/2026