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What rail activities, if any, were reduced or deferred to generate the savings recorded in the Rail Network Investment Programme 2024–2027 – Reprioritisation initiative in Budget 2026, the proceeds of which are used to fund rail initiatives in the 2027–2030 programme, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered Question 24293 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What rail activities, if any, were reduced or deferred to generate the savings recorded in the Rail Network Investment Programme 2024–2027 – Reprioritisation initiative in Budget 2026, the proceeds of which are used to fund rail initiatives in the 2027–2030 programme, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

KiwiRail returned $170m in Budget 2026, from tagged contingency funding for the current three-year Rail Network Investment Programme 2024 – 2027. This was the remaining funding after the freight programme was fully funded on approval in 2025. As such, no rail activities were reduced or deferred to generate the savings in this initiative.