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Did any staff from the Minister of Transport's office, or from the office of the Prime Minister, contact officials in agencies for which the Minister is responsible between November 2025 and April 2026 to request preparatory materials, transition documents, or briefings of the kind ordinarily prepared for a new minister; and if so, who made that request?

Answered Question 13178 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • Did any staff from the Minister of Transport's office, or from the office of the Prime Minister, contact officials in agencies for which the Minister is responsible between November 2025 and April 2026 to request preparatory materials, transition documents, or briefings of the kind ordinarily prepared for a new minister; and if so, who made that request?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

No