Who does he think that Rt Hon Winston Peters was referring to when he said “"They made a budgetary mistake at the start as to what it costs were…”? and 10 other questions

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• 28948

  Who does he think that Rt Hon Winston Peters was referring to when he said “"They made a budgetary mistake at the start as to what it costs were…”?

  Original response/referral lodged: 13 July 2026

• 28952

  Does he stand by his statement “To the best of my knowledge there was some sort of cock-up with the original booking, and then it was corrected, and by the time they corrected it there must have been a change in the cost structure of the trip” if so, who made the change to the cost structure for his March 2025 ministerial travel to Toronto Canada?

  Original response/referral lodged: 13 July 2026

• 28953

  Does he stand by his statement “To the best of my knowledge there was some sort of cock-up with the original booking, and then it was corrected, and by the time they corrected it there must have been a change in the cost structure of the trip” if so, who requested the change to the cost structure for his March 2025 ministerial travel to Toronto Canada?

• 28954

  Does he stand by his statement “To the best of my knowledge there was some sort of cock-up with the original booking, and then it was corrected, and by the time they corrected it there must have been a change in the cost structure of the trip”, if so, what change to the cost structure was made for his March 2025 ministerial travel to Toronto Canada?

• 28955

  If no errors were made by his office as he stated on 18 June 2026, who made the “sort of cock-up with the original booking” that was made for his March 2025 ministerial travel to Toronto Canada?

• 28956

  If no errors were made by his office as he stated on 18 June 2026, how did he overspend his Cabinet approved budget for his ministerial visit to Toronto Canada in March 2025?