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Does the Minister agree with the statement from a spokeswoman for Tiaki Wai chairman Will Peet that the issue of debt being unrelated to water infrastructure was not raised with him at their meeting, and if not, why not?

Answered Question 20927 (2026)
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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Does the Minister agree with the statement from a spokeswoman for Tiaki Wai chairman Will Peet that the issue of debt being unrelated to water infrastructure was not raised with him at their meeting, and if not, why not?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

Will Peet, Chair of Tiaki Wai, sought a meeting with me to discuss water in Wellington. Officials from DIA and advisors briefed me and joined me for a fast and wide-ranging discussion. Reasonable people could recall and interpret this discussion differently.