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What intellectual property has NZTA retained from unsuccessful Warkworth to Te Hana bidders, and how, if at all, will that intellectual property be used on later sections of the Northland Corridor?

Answered Question 34447 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What intellectual property has NZTA retained from unsuccessful Warkworth to Te Hana bidders, and how, if at all, will that intellectual property be used on later sections of the Northland Corridor?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Under the bid stipend arrangement, NZTA obtained the rights to use all design and other project specific material produced by the unsuccessful bidders. This will be retained by NZTA and can be used on later sections of the Northland Corridor or on any other NZTA project on the state highway network where NZTA considers that material may benefit a project.