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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What reviews, if any, of SMART’s privacy capabilities, security, hosting, procurement or delivery assurance have been conducted; by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my responses to written parliamentary questions 38616 and 33142 (2026).

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have all reviews or tests of the SMART tool’s readiness for service been completed; if not, which reviews or tests specifically have not been completed?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that all required reviews were completed prior to SMART going live.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of August 17th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

The Ministry of Education has advised that, during the week of 17 August 2026, three schools in the external model received the same meal twice. Information regarding meals served to internal and iwi/hapū model schools is not available.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of August 17th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that during the week beginning 17 August 2026, one dietary meal did not meet the needs of a student.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of August 17th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that one meal-related investigation was closed during the week beginning 17 August 2026. New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) could not establish the root cause and assessed the incident as isolated. No…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of August 17th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of August 17th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of August 17th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that surplus numbers reported from external model suppliers for the week of 17 August 2026 was 75,608 (13.7 percent of total meals).

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of August 17th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that schools in the school lunches programme are required to return surplus meals to their supplier.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

I refer the Member to Attachment 1. I have received two further documents, but I believe it would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of government decision making processes to release the title at this time.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

The titles of advice I receive as Associate Minister of Police are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications/corporate/information-advice-to-minister Some…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

Titles of advice I have received are proactively released periodically on Police's and the SFO's website.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to the list below of briefings I received from Education agencies for the week beginning 24 August 2026: Draft Ministry of Education Annual Report 2026 Background and talking points on the Education (School Attendance)…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 24 August 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

As Associate Minister of Police, none.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet during this period.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I took the following paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026. • Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill: Approval for Introduction. Please note, one further title has been withheld as sensitive…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None. Please note, weekly information regarding meals served to internal and iwi / hapū model schools is not available.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many lunches, if any, that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that during the week beginning 10 August 2026, there was one specific dietary or religious meal served that did not meet those needs.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Education received three complaints about meals in the week beginning 10 August 2026.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of August 10th 2026; and if so, what were the findings of the investigation?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that across all providers, surplus collection is included in the per meal price. The exception is one supplier, where an additional Friday pickup has been included at the request of…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that surplus numbers reported from external model suppliers for the week of 10 August 2026 was 80,087 (13.97 percent of total meals).

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of August 10th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that schools in the school lunches programme are required to return surplus meals to their supplier.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

I refer the Member to Attachment 1. I have received one further document, but I believe it would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of government decision making processes to release the title at this time.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

The titles of advice I receive as Associate Minister of Police are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications/corporate/information-advice-to-minister Some…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

Titles of advice I have received are proactively released periodically on Police's and the SFO's website.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to the list below of briefings I received from Education agencies for the week beginning 17 August 2026: - Publication of regular attendance data for Term 2 2026 - Final amendments to kōhanga reo licensing criteria –…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 17 August 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

As Associate Minister of Police, none.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet during this period.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the number of constabulary staff at New Zealand Police (actual strength (not including vacancies) as of August 2026?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that as of 3 August 2026, Police had 10,921 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Constabulary employees, made up of 10,593 FTE Constables and 328 FTE Authorised Officers.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Is the readiness of the firearms reforms being tracked, if so, what metric is being used?

Answered by

Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice

Answer

The readiness of the firearms reforms is an operational matter. I am advised that progress towards implementation of the firearms reforms is tracked through regular programme status reporting to the Firearms Regulator Programme Steering…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was New Zealand Police, Police Association and other unions consulted on staffing of the Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand?

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Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice

Answer

The consultation process for the establishment of Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand is an operational matter.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister received any briefing on matters relating to the consulting process for establishment of the Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand?

Answered by

Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice

Answer

The consultation process for the establishment of Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand is an operational matter. While I am not responsible for the management of that process, officials have kept me informed of progress.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister received any briefing on matters relating to the consulting process on the establishment of the Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

On 13 August 2026, I received one briefing from Police regarding the consultation process with Police staff on the establishment of Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What date will the Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand be established?

Answered by

Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice

Answer

23 September 2026.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have Ministry of Justice staff been consulted on the establishment of the Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand?

Answered by

Hon Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice

Answer

Ministry staff have not been consulted on the establishment of Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand, as they are not part of the Firearms Safety Authority. Staff that are not affected by this change are not consulted.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have New Zealand Police staff been consulted about Te Tari Pūreke - the Firearms Safety Authority being replaced by Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand, if so, what date did this occur?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that on 27 July 2026, Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand commenced a consultation process with Firearms Safety Authority Police employees. However, as Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand had not yet been…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 10 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

I refer the Member to Attachment 1. I have received three further documents, but I believe it would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of government decision making processes to release the titles at this time.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 10 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

The titles of advice I receive as Associate Minister of Police are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications/corporate/information-advice-to-minister Some…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 10 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

Titles of advice I have received are proactively released periodically on Police's and the SFO's website.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 10 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to the list below of briefings I received from Education agencies for the week beginning 10 August 2026: • Attendance Q&A Information Pack • Proactive Release of Official Information Act Responses Some titles have been…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 10 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 10 August 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active…