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Further to his replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 8536 (2026), 55524 (2025), 55526 (2025), and 54625 (2025), in which he states that he did not receive advice from Treasury on the Riverlink variation in any of his ministerial capacities, was he aware at the time he signed the variation on 17 March 2025 that the Minister of Finance had not yet sought or received advice from Treasury on the same variation request, and if so, why did he not wait for that advice before signing?

Answered Question 17930 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to his replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 8536 (2026), 55524 (2025), 55526 (2025), and 54625 (2025), in which he states that he did not receive advice from Treasury on the Riverlink variation in any of his ministerial capacities, was he aware at the time he signed the variation on 17 March 2025 that the Minister of Finance had not yet sought or received advice from Treasury on the same variation request, and if so, why did he not wait for that advice before signing?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

It’s the Minister of Finance’s prerogative to ask for advice on matters from the Treasury. In response to the second part of the question, I consider I received sufficient advice from Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to make an informed decision.