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Legislation and reports
Legislation, reports and documents regarding Taumata Arowai.
Read our main documents including Cabinet papers and minutes, and whānau, hapū and iwi Māori engagement documents.
Legislation
Water Services Bill – Pāremata Aotearoa | New Zealand Parliament website
Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020 – New Zealand Legislation website
Cabinet papers and minutes
Department of Internal Affairs website:
- Cabinet paper and minute – Approval of the Taumata Arowai – the Water Services Regulator Act Commencement Order 2021, 18 February 2021 (PDF 1MB)
- Cabinet paper and minute – Water Services Regulator Bill: approval for introduction, December 2019 (PDF 830 KB)
- Cabinet paper and minute – Institutional arrangements for a drinking water regulator, September 2019 (PDF 8.8 MB)
- Regulatory impact assessment – Decision on the organisational form of a new drinking water regulator, September 2019 (PDF 5.7 MB)
- Business case – A new drinking water regulator, August 2019 (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Cabinet paper, minute, and regulatory impact assessment – Strengthening the regulation of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater, July 2019 (PDF 11 MB)
Ministry of Health website:
- Cabinet paper – Government response to Havelock North drinking water inquiry (PDF 482 KB)
- Appendices – Government response to Havelock North stage two report (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Cabinet minute – Government response to Havelock North drinking water inquiry (PDF 291 KB)
Whānau, hapū and iwi Māori engagement (September 2020)
Department of Internal Affairs website:
- Taumata Arowai and Three Waters Reform Programme iwi and Māori pre-workshop introductory webinar slide pack (PDF 661 KB)
- Minister Mahuta’s Speech Notes – 15 September (PDF 165 KB)
- Taumata Arowai and Three Waters Reform Programme iwi and Māori hui a motu A3 (PDF 6 MB)
- Taumata Arowai and Three Waters Reform Programme iwi and Māori pre-workshop Water Services Bill webinar slide pack – 17 September 2020 (PDF 423 KB)
- Taumata Arowai and Three Waters Reform Programme iwi/Māori pre-workshop introductory webinar recording (YouTube video)