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On what grounds did he depart from the advice of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in approving the variation to the IAF agreement on 17 March 2025, and what written record exists of his reasons?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • On what grounds did he depart from the advice of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in approving the variation to the IAF agreement on 17 March 2025, and what written record exists of his reasons?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I refer the member to the publicly available copy of the advice, which can be found on Kāinga Ora’s website: https://kaingaora.govt.nz/assets/Publications/OIAs-Official-Information-Requests/August-2025/29-August-2025-Riverlink-Development.pdf?v=7191205ea6ec2b4458ab794c03d8add13c29bdda