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When was he or his office first advised that Tūtahi Joint Venture, comprising Arup, Tonkin & Taylor and Bureau Veritas, was the preferred respondent for the independent reviewer contract on the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership?

Answered Question 32913 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • When was he or his office first advised that Tūtahi Joint Venture, comprising Arup, Tonkin & Taylor and Bureau Veritas, was the preferred respondent for the independent reviewer contract on the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that neither I nor my office received a specific briefing that Tūtahi Joint Venture was the preferred respondent for the independent reviewer contract on the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership. I have received updates on the project throughout the PPP procurement process, but not on the specific details of the independent reviewer contract.