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Further to Reply 8830 (2026), when NZTA described the fraud to media in November 2025 as having been discovered through a July 2025 audit, was that description reviewed and approved by senior leadership before publication; and does the Minister consider that description to have been accurate and complete?

Answered Question 11431 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Further to Reply 8830 (2026), when NZTA described the fraud to media in November 2025 as having been discovered through a July 2025 audit, was that description reviewed and approved by senior leadership before publication; and does the Minister consider that description to have been accurate and complete?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA advises me that the description was reviewed and approved by senior leadership prior to publication. I acknowledge that the wording in my response to Written Parliamentary Question 8830 (2026) may have caused confusion. NZTA advises that the review undertaken in February 2025 identified previously unknown potential issues. This particular issue was subsequently confirmed as fraud following the risk assessment that was completed in July 2025.