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        As flood risk increases, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says he’s focused on designing a rates capping system that enables councils to get ‘sufficient revenue’ for their role in helping to 'build out of our infrastructure deficit’
      
 
    
        31st Oct 25, 11:21am
      
  
        
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        As flood risk increases, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says he’s focused on designing a rates capping system that enables councils to get ‘sufficient revenue’ for their role in helping to 'build out of our infrastructure deficit’
      
 
    
        Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says the topic of who pays for climate adaptations is a ‘tough’ conversation, plans to work with coalition partners and also opposition to figure out principles around this
      
 
    
        21st Oct 25, 3:40pm
      
  
        
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        Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says the topic of who pays for climate adaptations is a ‘tough’ conversation, plans to work with coalition partners and also opposition to figure out principles around this
      
 
    
        Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says government objective is to mitigate genuine hardship not distort risk signals for homeowners hit by extreme weather
      
 
    
        18th Oct 25, 9:15am
      
  
        
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        Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says government objective is to mitigate genuine hardship not distort risk signals for homeowners hit by extreme weather
      
 
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        Climate Change Minister Simon Watts to introduce legislation clarifying the responsibility of local government by requiring adaptation plans in the highest priority areas
      
 
    
        16th Oct 25, 10:52am
      
  
        
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        Climate Change Minister Simon Watts to introduce legislation clarifying the responsibility of local government by requiring adaptation plans in the highest priority areas
      
 
    
        Document on climate adaptation framework 'quite silent' over where costs will fall, Local Government New Zealand says
      
 
    
        10th Jul 25, 3:34pm
      
  
        
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        Document on climate adaptation framework 'quite silent' over where costs will fall, Local Government New Zealand says
      
 
    
        Climate change will continue to bring 'substantial financial costs', need for change urgent - Independent Reference Group says in document on adaptation framework
      
 
    
        10th Jul 25, 7:44am
      
  
        
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        Climate change will continue to bring 'substantial financial costs', need for change urgent - Independent Reference Group says in document on adaptation framework
      
 
    
        New Zealand ranks second in OECD for natural disaster costs as infrastructure faces rising risks
      
 
    
        5th Feb 25, 9:28am
      
  
        
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        New Zealand ranks second in OECD for natural disaster costs as infrastructure faces rising risks
      
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
