protect and promote drinking water safety and related public health outcomes; and

effectively administer the drinking water regulatory system; and

build and maintain capability among drinking water suppliers and across the wider industry; and

give effect to Te Mana o te Wai, to the extent that Te Mana o te Wai applies to the functions and duties of Taumata Arowai; and

provide oversight of, and advice on, the regulation, management, and environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

promote public understanding of the environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks.

provide national-level oversight, leadership, communication, and co-ordination in relation to—

identify and monitor matters that affect the safety of drinking water, and the environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks, including current and emerging contaminants; and

develop and consult on draft standards and compliance rules that relate to drinking water composition and develop other regulatory requirements and measures necessary to fulfil its responsibilities under this or any other enactment; and

provide oversight of, and information to central and local government in relation to,—

facilitate, promote, or support research, education, and training, to support drinking water safety and regulation, the management of risks to sources of drinking water, and the environmental performance, management, and regulation of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

build and maintain the capability of drinking water suppliers to fulfil their regulatory responsibilities; and

provide guidance, advice, or information on matters that relate to drinking water safety and regulation, the management of risks to sources of drinking water, and the environmental performance, management, and regulation of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks; and

identify, prepare, or promote national guidelines and best practices that relate to—

perform or exercise the functions, duties, and powers conferred or imposed on it by this Act or any other enactment; and

perform any other functions or activities that are consistent with its objectives and that Taumata Arowai considers are necessary or desirable to enable the achievement of those objectives, except functions or activities performed by any central government agency or another regulator; and

perform any other functions relevant to its objectives that the responsible Minister directs in accordance with section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

monitor and enforce compliance with relevant drinking water legislation and standards, and other regulatory requirements for which Taumata Arowai has responsibility; and

grant exemptions under the Water Services Act 2021; and

if a drinking water supplier is not properly performing the supplier’s functions or duties under an enactment that relates to drinking water, appoint, or require the drinking water supplier to appoint, an alternative operator of the supplier’s drinking water supply.

the compliance, monitoring, and enforcement activities of regulatory agencies; and

public health, particularly in relation to the objectives and functions of Taumata Arowai; and

the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and its principles; and

perspectives of Māori and tikanga Māori; and

performance monitoring and governance.

section 28 (method of appointment of members):

section 30 (qualifications of members):

section 31 (requirements before appointment):

section 32 (term of office of members):

section 35 (validity of appointments):

section 36 (removal of members of Crown agents):

section 41 (process for removal):

section 43 (no compensation for loss of office):

section 44 (resignation of members):

section 45 (members ceasing to hold office).

receive remuneration, in accordance with the fees framework; and

be reimbursed for actual and reasonable travelling expenses incurred in carrying out their roles as members.

developing and maintaining a framework that provides advice and guidance for Taumata Arowai on how to interpret and give effect to Te Mana o te Wai; and

providing advice on how to enable mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and kaitiakitanga to be exercised; and

any other matters requested by the board.

have regard to the advice of the Māori Advisory Group; and

demonstrate how it has had regard to that advice in Taumata Arowai’s annual report (prepared under section 150 of the Crown Entities Act 2004), which must include—

provide the Māori Advisory Group with an opportunity to include commentary in Taumata Arowai’s annual report on the Māori Advisory Group’s role and the advice it provided to Taumata Arowai over the period covered by the annual report.

prepare a memorandum of understanding, setting out how they will work together; and

prepare and agree the terms of reference for the Māori Advisory Group.

building and maintaining credibility and integrity, so that Taumata Arowai is trusted by consumers, drinking water suppliers, wastewater network operators, stormwater network operators, Māori, and government:

ensuring that Taumata Arowai has suitable expertise to build and maintain confidence in its capability as a regulator:

developing sector capability, by promoting collaboration, education, and training:

partnering and engaging meaningfully with other people and organisations:

partnering and engaging early and meaningfully with Māori, including to inform how Taumata Arowai can—

acts in a manner consistent with the operating principles in section 18; and

maintains systems and processes to ensure that, for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act, Taumata Arowai has the capability and capacity—

apply in addition to the duties of the board in sections 49 to 52 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and

are collective duties owed to the responsible Minister for the purposes of section 58 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.