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Did any official from the Minister of Housing's office, or from the office of the Prime Minister, contact officials in entities for which the Minister is responsible from November 2025 to 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 13181 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • Did any official from the Minister of Housing's office, or from the office of the Prime Minister, contact officials in entities for which the Minister is responsible from November 2025 to 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 Housing

Answer

No, they did not.