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What proportion, if any, of the more than $675 million approved by the NZ Transport Agency Board to progress consenting, design, route protection, site investigations and early works on the Roads of National Significance is allocated to public consultation and community engagement? and 16 other questions

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Questions

  • 31765

    What proportion, if any, of the more than $675 million approved by the NZ Transport Agency Board to progress consenting, design, route protection, site investigations and early works on the Roads of National Significance is allocated to public consultation and community engagement?

  • 31771

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the SH6 Hope Bypass; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31777

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the SH1 Belfast to Pegasus Motorway and Woodend Bypass; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31782

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to SH1 Wellington Improvements; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31787

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to Otaki to north of Levin; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31797

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the Petone to Grenada Link Road; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

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  • 31802

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the SH2 Hawke's Bay Expressway; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31807

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to SH29 Tauriko (wider scope); if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31813

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to SH29 Tauriko West - Omanawa Bridge; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31818

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to Takitimu North Link Stage 2; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31822

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to Takitimu North Link Stage 1; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31829

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to SH1 Cambridge to Piarere; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

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  • 31832

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to Hamilton Southern Links; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31837

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to Mill Road; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31842

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the East-West Link; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31847

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the SH16 North-West Alternative State Highway; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

  • 31853

    Does the NZ Transport Agency record expenditure on public consultation and community engagement as a discrete cost category in relation to the Northland Corridor; if not, in which cost categories is that expenditure recorded?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Public consultation is not a discrete cost category and occurs throughout the project development lifecycle. Costs occur across investment case, property, pre-implementation and implementation phases.