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Did he give any consideration to exercising a statutory power to remove Pat Dougherty or Mike Rudge from the NZTA board, rather than their stepping down as announced on 27 July 2026?

Answered Question 34388 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Did he give any consideration to exercising a statutory power to remove Pat Dougherty or Mike Rudge from the NZTA board, rather than their stepping down as announced on 27 July 2026?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Both members resigned.