Formal Enquiry - UHCC

How the Auditor General Office saw the .

Upper Hutt City Council
Non-standard

2024/25

Qualified opinion
Statement of service provision: The total number of complaints received about water supply, wastewater, and stormwater. The Department of Internal Affairs has issued guidance to assist local authorities in applying the Rules, including how to count complaints. The Council has not been counting complaints in accordance with this guidance and the method of recording was likely to have understated the actual number of complaints received for these performance measures.Our opinion on these performance measures was also qualified in the 2024 performance year.

The average quality of ride on the sealed local road network, measured by smooth travel exposure. Reported performance of this performance measure is based on surveys of road roughness and traffic volumes. The traffic volumes are based on actual counts of certain roads and the use of these counts to estimate traffic volumes on the rest of the sealed local road network.We were unable to obtain assurance over the reliability of estimated traffic volumes used in the calculation of this performance measure. This was because the actual traffic counts used as an input to estimated traffic volumes are not sufficiently up to date, as there have been no traffic counts on the road network in the last two years.Therefore, the Council does not have sufficiently reliable data to calculate the average quality of ride on the sealed local road network measured by smooth travel exposure. The actual quality of ride on the sealed local road network may differ materially from the result reported.

Emphasis of matter paragraphs
Uncertainty over the fair value of three waters assets. Note 10 on pages 141 to 142 of the financial statements outlines the significant uncertainties over the fair value of three waters assets as at 30 June 2024 and 30 June 2025. The fair value of these assets has been affected by increased costs of construction over the last few years. The review of procurement arrangements and changes to the region’s water services delivery model could lead to future changes in construction costs, which increases the uncertainty over the estimated fair value of these assets.

Inherent uncertainties in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions. The Council has chosen to include a measure of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its performance information. In considering the public interest in climate change related information, we draw attention to page 84 of the annual report, which outlines the inherent uncertainties in the reported GHG emissions. Quantifying GHG emissions is subject to inherent uncertainties because the scientific knowledge and methodologies to determine the emissions factors and processes used to calculate or estimate quantities of GHG sources are still evolving, as are GHG reporting and assurance standards.

Future of water delivery. Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 21, Post balance date events of the financial statements outline that in response to the Government’s Local Water Done Well reforms, the Council has decided to establish a multi-owned water organisation with Porirua City, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City and Greater Wellington Regional Councils to deliver water, wastewater and stormwater services from 1 July 2026. The financial impact of this decision is unknown because details of the exact arrangements are still to be considered.

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Our mayors interview with Ryan Bridge - May 2026

"The most efficient council in the country"???

@2.20 minutes.

'Not sure we've been given much of a choice' | Ryan Bridge TODAY Upper Hutt mayor Peri Zee says she isn't convinced about the benefits of amalgamation, but they will do their part and be constructive. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Mayors recent (May) interview with Martin Edwards.

Mayor Peri Zee Full interview May 2026 Upper Hutt Mayor Peri Zee interview May 2026

- Corruption and Fraud.

"Why you ask."

- Stay informed - Simplifying Local Government.

What is the actual cost to make this happen?
What are the potential saving to be had?
Will this ensure improvement in the councils compliance and conformance across legislative and regulative outcomes, where they have been failing for more than 20+yrs!

Note: Significant failure's that they know to have been causative of serious injury and harm to the community and public.

*Are you keeping up to date on where the council are taking us and our ratepayer's money?

Workshop: Simplifying Local Government - 26 May 2026
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Questions:
1. Did these guys properties have Resource Consent or Building Consent requirements?
2. How were they meeting these requirements, given the length of time they were operating in the district?
3. Who had been doing the checks, audits, was compliance and conformance being met?
4. Why wasn't the wider context of their UH setup investigated further?
A quick review of the public records suggest their was much more than the news media presented, why?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360991806/flashy-car-jewellery-and-3m-property-father-and-son-behind-lucrative-stolen-car-ring?fbclid=IwY2xjawTBJDBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9LNjBPKUbgY-KnCUwvqb_JaBxElMo30hqO50SJmr2lEGnymMi0w_dlb1xL0_aem_TT4uLFMANeveR-VHe8ttOA

Flashy car, jewellery and $3m in property: Father and son behind lucrative stolen car ring Abdul Karim Alizadah and his son Jahangir ran car wrecking yards in two cities that received more than 100 stolen cars in less than a year.

- What was the outcome from the ComCom review... how was that the end of it.

Who was really pocketing the money from the 3x price hikes...

Commerce Commission investigating ‘potential unlawful conduct’ The competition watchdog is looking into parties that provide services to the beleaguered Wellington Water, The Post can exclusively reveal.

Peri Zee - Mayor of Upper Hutt

QnA about amalgamation.

What are your thoughts as ratepayers, as the community of Upper Hutt, do you trust that these elected member's have your best interest at the heart, or are they just going through the motions, with an existing agenda playing out in the back ground, behind closed doors.

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Dog bites Cat and the - regulatory processes committee swings in to action.

"However, the council’s regulatory processes committee, including mayor Peri Zee and councillors Dave Wheeler and Daniel Welch, upheld the classification at a hearing last week, following 21 minutes of closed-door deliberations."

Yet no actions taken when "Facts and Evidence" to show and explain that an Industrial Building wasn't legally compliant, nor conformant with building regulations, and hasn't been for more than 20 yrs, including failed and false BWOF, signed off by , which makes them legally liable under the Crimes Act.

Complicit Action Only... by our Mayor and CEO.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361034620/cat-killed-menacing-dog-who-attacked-who-first

as reported by Justin Wong - Local Democracy Reporting.

Cat killed by ‘menacing’ dog ‒ but who attacked who first? The 9-year-old german shepherd’s owners say the punishment is disproportionate, because it was a defensive reaction to being attacked by the cat.

All day everyday in Upper Hutt, and yet the prefer to ignore the "facts and evidence". Complicit with &