Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
Showing 51 to 67 of 67 written questions.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
Has the Minister read the Review into the Future for Local Government Report and if he has, what actions, if any, does he believe would be valuable next steps?
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
I have not read the report in full.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
When the Minster said in response to oral question 7 on 20 August 2026 "That’s why this Government recently updated the list of work-related diseases in the Accident Compensation Act after more than 15 years," was he aware that the review…
Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What advice, reports or briefings, has the Minister or any member of his office had, if any, on the impact that removing water services from the rates calculation as a result of Local Water Done Well and/or Rates Capping legislation, will…
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What advice, reports, briefings or correspondence has the Minister had, if any, on Fire and Emergency New Zealand's approach to work injury ACC claims and does she have confidence in FENZ senior leadership to address such claims…
Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What advice, reports, briefings, aides memoire, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What advice, reports, briefings, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?
Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
How many people, if any, have written to the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees, between January 1 2026 and June 2 2026, by month?
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
Does the Minister agree with Mayors Phil Mauger and Mel Tavendale and LGNZ that many of the drivers of rates’ increases, such as government mandates, inflation, insurance and interest rates, are out of their Council’s control and, if so,…
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
I agree that many factors drive council rates, and that councils can control some more than others. Consideration of what should and should not be included in the rates cap during the policy development process.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
How, if at all, will he address the failures to meet Te Tiriti obligations identified in The Legacy of PCP and its Dioxins in Aotearoa Report, specifically the “limited evidence of meaningful partnership” (Article 1), “the limited and…
Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
The report references matters over multiple portfolios. In so far as ACC is concerned, I expect ACC to act fairly and consistently in line with the Accident Compensation Act 2001 when assessing claims and considering evidence in relation…
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
How many, if any, former sawmill workers exposed to pentachlorophenol have died while waiting for the Government to include exposure to it to the list of occupational diseases covered by the Accident Compensation Act?
Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
No reply has been published yet.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
Why did the Minister include the 31.4% water services portion of the Watiaki District Council's Annual Plan in answer to an oral question on ‘how much ratepayers could save with a rates cap?' on August 26th, when water services are…
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The example was given to demonstrate the delta between the proposed increase and a hypothetical 4% increase.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
Will the Minister apologise to the Waitaki District Council for using their 2026/27 Annual Plan to demonstrate the savings a rates cap could have made in answer to oral question 4 on 26 August 2026, without first taking out the water…
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
No.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What portion of the average 14% rates increase across the country used in his answer to an oral question on 26 August 2026 that "In 2024, we saw average rates increases across the country of 14 percent. If we’d had a 4 percent rates cap at…
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The 14% increases relate to median projected total rates increases, as reported in the Local Government Performance information on the MCERT website.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
I refer the member to my response to question 38173 (2026).
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?
Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised by officials from the Department of Internal Affairs that this information will soon be made publicly available. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me. This information is available at the…
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?
Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
None.
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?
Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
None.