Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicole McKee
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Of the roles added at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
What specific roles, by title and unit, if any, were created at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in the year to 31 December 2025, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
I am advised that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Organisational Change process came into effect on 15 September 2025 and created the following roles in the year to 31 December 2025. All are 1.0FTE and permanent. • Manager Māori…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have…
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
I refer the Member to the attached document.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, if any, were created at the Ministry of Education in the year to 31 December 2025, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised that, between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025, the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) has created 13 roles I refer the Member to the attached tables that show the roles created at the Ministry, by business group and…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Of the roles added at the Ministry of Education in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that, of the 13 roles added to the Ministry in the year to 31 December 2025, 9 are funded permanently. The four fixed term positions have no disestablishment costs associated with…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at the Ministry of Education in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have since been…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
I refer the Member to the attached tables showing the roles disestablished and the redundancy costs at the Ministry of Education in the year to 31 December 2025, This includes roles where the effective date is in 2026, but the overall…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Of the roles added at the New Zealand Customs Service in the year to 31 December 2025, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, if any, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs
I am advised that Customs established 90 roles between 1 July 2025 to 27 March 2026. All of these roles are funded beyond June 2026, including 12 fixed-term roles related to projects which will be disestablished in 2026/27. There is no…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were created at the New Zealand Customs Service in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs
I am advised that Customs established 90 roles between 1 July 2025 and 27 March 2026. I refer the member to Table One attached, which provides a breakdown of these roles by role title, unit, date of establishment, number of established…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at the New Zealand Customs Service in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have since…
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs
I am advised that for the period 1 July 2025 to 27 March 2026, Customs disestablished 30 roles. No roles were transferred or contracted to external providers. The total cost associated with these disestablishments was $277,425.06. I refer…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Of the roles added at Inland Revenue in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that all three new roles created by Inland Revenue in the twelve months to 31 December 2025 are ongoing and funded through existing baselines.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were created at Inland Revenue in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that in the twelve months to 31 December 2025, Inland Revenue created three new roles that previously did not exist: • RD#2068 Customer Enquiries Assistant (June 2025) • RD#2069 Commissioner Support (May 2025) • RD#2070…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at Inland Revenue in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have since been transferred…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that in the twelve months to 31 December 2025, Inland Revenue disestablished three roles: • RD #2016 Customer Service Administrator (August 2025), Customer & Compliance Services - Individuals • RD #2043 Deputy Commissioner…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Of the roles added at Statistics New Zealand in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
What specific roles, by title and unit, were created at Statistics New Zealand in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Dr Shane Reti
Member for Whangārei · National Party · Minister of Statistics
I am advised by Stats NZ that 185 roles were created in 2025. I refer the Member to the table attached for a breakdown by role title, type, date and business unit. Roles that are not funded further that 30 June 2026 are fixed term or…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at Statistics New Zealand in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have since been…
Answered by
Hon Dr Shane Reti
Member for Whangārei · National Party · Minister of Statistics
Budget 2025 required Stats NZ to return $6.2 million in baseline internal learning and capability development funding over four years and this equated to around 50 percent of current funding for corporate learning and capability. I am…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, if any, were created at the Department of Conservation in the year to 31 December 2025, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
I am advised that the Department of Conservation’s human resource information and management systems use position creation and disestablishment for a wide range of reasons, including administrative changes and changes in delivery work…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Of the roles added at the Department of Conservation in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
I am advised that the Department of Conservation’s internal budgets for the 2026/27 financial year have not yet been confirmed. In accordance with standard Departmental practice, once these have been confirmed, all budget holders will…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at the Department of Conservation in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have since…
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
I am advised that the Department of Conservation’s human resource information and management systems use position creation and disestablishment for a wide range of reasons, including administrative changes and changes in delivery work…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What is the estimated redundancy and transition cost associated with staff hired at the Ministry for the Environment in the year to 31 December 2025 who may not transfer to the new ministry, if any, after the Ministry for the Environment…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Grigg
Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment
The establishment of the new Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) is being undertaken under Section 86 of the Public Service Act which will transfer the vast majority of the staff into the new agency. Section 86…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Of the roles added at the Ministry for the Environment in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Grigg
Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment
The majority of roles that were created in the year to 31 December 2025 were fixed term in nature, with a variety of finish dates based on projected work and funding. Of the 158 roles created in 2025, provided in my response to Written…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were created at the Ministry for the Environment in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Grigg
Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment
I refer the Member to the attached table detailing the 158 roles that were created in 2025. The majority of roles created were fixed term in nature, to support business priorities.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at the Ministry for the Environment in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions that have since…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Grigg
Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment
No permanent roles were disestablished in 2025. However, as part of the 2024 change process, a number of fixed term roles concluded in 2025. These roles had been filled by permanent staff who were not reassigned to a permanent role through…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Of the roles added at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?
What specific roles, by title and unit, were created at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, and when were each of those roles created?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was a departmental agency hosted by DPMC until 25 September…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What specific roles, by title and unit, were disestablished at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the year to 31 December 2025, broken down by the date of disestablishment, any redundancy costs, and the number of functions…
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was a departmental agency hosted by DPMC until 25 September…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Question published
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice
I took the following one paper to Cabinet: • 16 March 2026: Electoral Amendment Regulations I took one further paper but believe it would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of government decision making processes to release the…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Further to his reply to Question 7166 (2026), on how many occasions, if any, has Kāinga Ora’s Chief People and Assurance Officer been advised of bullying cases in the past year?
Further to his reply to Question 7166 (2026), on how many occasions, if any, has Kāinga Ora’s Chief Executive been advised of bullying cases in the past year?
Further to his reply to Question 7166 (2026), on how many occasions, if any, has Kāinga Ora advised its board of bullying cases in the past year?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing
Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that in the past year, there have been no substantiated cases of bullying. Accordingly, the Chief People and Assurance Officer, Chief Executive (or equivalent roles) or the Board has not been…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to his replies to Questions 7166 and 7109 (2026), does his providing the number of bullying cases at Kāinga Ora identify a specific person and if so, how?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing
Further to my replies to WPQs 7166 and 7109 (2026), I did not provide the number of bullying cases at Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. As no numerical information was provided, this does not identify a specific person.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to his reply to Question 7166 (2026), on how many occasions, if any, has Kāinga Ora advised him under the “no surprises” convention of bullying cases in the past two years?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing
Under the no surprises convention, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities has not advised me of any bullying cases in the past two years.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to his reply to Question 7166 (2026), on how many occasions, if any, has Kāinga Ora advised him of issues under the “no surprises” convention in the past two years and how many of those matters were of significant seriousness,…
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing
Under the no surprises convention, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities may inform my office of matters it considers this appropriate. I do not hold records of such notifications in a form that would identify individual instances or enable…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Judith Collins
Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister for the Public Service
I refer the Member to reply number 1463 (2025).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicole McKee
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
I received the following advice: • 17 March 2026 – Briefing: Minister’s Arms Advisory Group Meeting Pack • 19 March 2026 – Briefing: Justice of the Peace • 19 March 2026 – Briefing: Real Estate Authority board and Complaints Assessment…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice
I refer the Member to attachment 1. I have received eighteen 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.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Judith Collins
Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister for the Public Service
I refer the Member to reply number 8619 (2025).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicole McKee
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Justice
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve between 1 October and 31 December 2025, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
What instructions, if any, has he issued ministers regarding the use of exceptions to the Cabinet Fees Framework since 1 November 2025?
What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve between 1 October and 31 December 2025, by organisation?
What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). In July 2025, Cabinet agreed to a revised Fees Framework for determining or reassessing the fees paid to…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
How many exceptions to the Cabinet Fees Frameworks, if any, were declined by Cabinet in 2025, broken down by Ministerial portfolio?
How many exceptions to the Cabinet Fees Frameworks, if any, were agreed to by Cabinet in 2025, broken down by Ministerial portfolio?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). In my capacity as Prime Minister and Minister for National Security and Intelligence, I presented no papers to…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Shane Jones
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources
I am not responsible for any boards.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve between 1 October and 31 December 2025, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Shane Jones
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources
I am not responsible for any boards.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Judith Collins
Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister for Space
In my capacity as Minister for Space, none.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve between 1 October and 31 December 2025, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Judith Collins
Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister for Space
In my capacity as Minister for Space, none.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Mark Mitchell
Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery
None
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve between 1 October and 31 December 2025, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Mark Mitchell
Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I have not approved any board fee increases under the Cabinet Fee Framework in 2026 to date.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve between 1 October and 31 December 2025, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I did not approve any board fee increases under the Cabinet Fees Framework between 1 October and 31 December 2025.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fee increases, if any, has the Minister approved in 2026 to date, by organisation?
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
New Zealand Meat Board.