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Further to Reply 5308 (2026), was the Minister, or any ministerial colleague, consulted on or informed of the framing and timing of NZTA's November 2025 public statement prior to its release?

Answered Question 19451 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Further to Reply 5308 (2026), was the Minister, or any ministerial colleague, consulted on or informed of the framing and timing of NZTA's November 2025 public statement prior to its release?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my reply to 18719 (2026). On 10 November 2025, my office was provided a copy of the media statement by NZTA and informed it would be released later that day.