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Is the $98 million in external professional services costs recorded in Reply 34451 (2026) included within the $3.649 billion net present value cost of the Warkworth to Te Hana project referred to in Reply 34979 (2026), or is it additional to that figure?

Answered Question 39702 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Is the $98 million in external professional services costs recorded in Reply 34451 (2026) included within the $3.649 billion net present value cost of the Warkworth to Te Hana project referred to in Reply 34979 (2026), or is it additional to that figure?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The cost of professional services required to develop the project and to prepare and run a PPP procurement are in addition to the cost of designing and delivering the project.