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Kieran McAnulty

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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

I receive advice from a range of agencies. I am advised that the Treasury and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission regularly publish monthly lists of titles of advice to Ministers. I refer the member to those lists, which can be found…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The titles of 1 papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. I received the following papers: MCERT 11-Sep MCERT2026-010676 MCERT weekly…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

MCERT 7/09/2026 City and Regional Deals – Deal Responsibility Meeting with Auckland Council (9 September 2026) + Implementation Plan MCERT 7/09/2026 Draft Ministry of Housing and Urban Development annual report and non-departmental report…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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None.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

Retirement Villages Act 2003: Changes to the Exit Repayment Provisions

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

As Minister of Housing, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

I receive advice from a range of agencies. I am advised that the Treasury and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission regularly publish monthly lists of titles of advice to Ministers. I refer the member to those lists, which can be found…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The titles of 4 papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. I received the following papers: MCERT 1-Sep n/a Homelessness and Estimates prep…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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MCERT 1/09/2026 Visit to TRC - 3 September 2026 MCERT 2/09/2026 Constructive conference MCERT 2/09/2026 Ministerial approval of Cabinet paper - Amendment Paper to enable development contributions for Fast-track projects KO 3/09/2026 Kainga…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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None.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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As Minister of Housing, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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None

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many social houses, if any, were delivered as part of Kāinga Ora’s Large Scale Projects in each of the last three financial years and how do those numbers breakdown by project?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. The table excludes social housing built by others that Kāinga Ora has sold land to, and 155 social homes built by Tāmaki Regeneration Company.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What changes to funding, if any, have been made to Kāinga Ora’s Large Scale Projects programme since December 2025 and what is the purpose of each such change?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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No changes have been made.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What changes, if any, have been made to Kāinga Ora’s Large Scale Projects programme since December 2025 and what is the purpose of each such change?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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No changes have been made.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What changes, if any, have been made to the Large Scale Projects programme following the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s assurance review of the programme?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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No changes have been made.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 6037 (2026), how much, if anything, was paid to Invise for services provided to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for its Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that Invise was paid $155,250 (including GST) for its services to the Assurance Review of Large-Scale Projects.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 6037 (2026), how much, if anything, was paid to Martin Jenkins for services provided to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for its Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that Martin Jenkins was paid $130,041.85 (including GST) for its services to the Assurance Review of Large-Scale Projects.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 6037 (2026), what was the total cost incurred by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that the total cost incurred by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for the Assurance Review of the large-scale project programme was $285,291.85 (including GST).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    When, if at all, does he expect to release the findings of the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme that he received in December 2025?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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The findings from the report are subject to future Budget decisions and will be made available once relevant decisions have been made.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 6038 (2026), when, if at all, did he provide Cabinet with an oversight of the findings of the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme and what were the key findings he reported?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I am considering the findings of the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme. This is a complex, multi-billion programme that requires careful consideration. I will ensure next steps are based on high-quality evidence,…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many homes, if any, did Kāinga Ora enable in each of its Large Scale Projects in 2025/26 and in each of the previous five years?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. Enabled means that the land Kāinga Ora has developed is ready to be built on - it has enabled homes to be constructed. In the context of the number of…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many contacts, if any, has Kāinga Ora signed with providers delivering its Technology Modernisation programme and for each contract, what products or services will be delivered and what is the name of the provider?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I am advised that Kāinga Ora has signed 4 contracts for the purposes of Discovery with Deloitte (Solutions & Business Integrator and ERP Implementation Partner), HCL (Data & Insights Platform), Team IM Limited (Asset Management Platform)…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 20440 (2026), when will Kāinga Ora proactively release the Technology Modernisation cabinet paper?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that Kāinga Ora intends to proactively release the Technology Modernisation Cabinet Paper in October 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 20440 (2026), has Kāinga Ora concluded the procurement phase of its Technology Modernisation programme and if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that Kāinga Ora has completed the procurement phase of its Technology Modernisation programme.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 33993 (2026), how does the 299 houses that Kāinga Ora recorded as delivered in 2025/26 that had not been issued a Code of Compliance Certificate (CCC) on or before 30 June 2026 breakdown by the month that…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I am advised by Kāinga Ora that the breakdown by month of delivery for the 299 properties is as follows: • September 2025 - 2 • October 2025 – 12 • December 2025 – 6 • March 2026 – 22 • April 2026 – 37 • May 2026 – 43 • Jun 2026 – 177 A…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to his reply to Question 33993 (2026), how many, if any, of the 299 houses that Kāinga Ora recorded as delivered in 2025/26 that had not been issued a Code of Compliance Certificate (CCC) on or before 30 June 2026 received a CCC by…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I am advised by Kāinga Ora that 41 of these homes received their CCC by 31 August 2026. A CCC is not required for occupation of Kāinga Ora homes on Kāinga Ora-owned land. In some cases, homes are occupied while CCC documentation is being…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many tenants, if any, did Kāinga Ora house from the Housing Register in 2023/24 in each Auckland local board?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. This is also my answer to parliamentary questions 38965 (2026) and 38966 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many tenants, if any, did Kāinga Ora house from the Housing Register in 2025/26 in each Auckland local board?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I refer the Member to my answer to parliamentary question 38963 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many tenants, if any, did Kāinga Ora house from the Housing Register in 2024/25 in each Auckland local board?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I refer the Member to my answer to parliamentary question 38963 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many tenants, if any, did Kāinga Ora house from the Housing Register in 2023/24 and how does that number break down by territorial local authority?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. This is also my answer to parliamentary questions 38972 (2026) and 38973 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many tenants, if any, did Kāinga Ora house from the Housing Register in 2024/25 and how does that number break down by territorial local authority?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to my answer to parliamentary question 38971 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many tenants, if any, did Kāinga Ora house from the Housing Register in 2025/26 and how does that number break down by territorial local authority?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to my answer to parliamentary question 38971 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many individual parcels of surplus vacant land identified in June 2025 have been sold for less than their most recent independent or rating valuation, if any, and what is the aggregate difference in dollars between sale prices achieved…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that 11 individual parcels of surplus vacant land identified in June 2025 were sold for less than their most recent independent or rating valuation. Across these 11 parcels, the aggregated sale…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What gross proceeds has Kāinga Ora received from the sale of surplus vacant land identified in June 2025 as at the latest date for which figures are available, and what were the net proceeds after sale costs?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

To provide the information requested would take substantial effort and collation. In accordance with SR 210/6 I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering this question cannot be justified in this case.

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

I receive advice from a range of agencies. I am advised that the Treasury and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission regularly publish monthly lists of titles of advice to Ministers. I refer the member to those lists, which can be found…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The title(s) of 3 paper(s) has been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as it is under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. MCERT 24-Aug MCERT2026-010507 Meeting with the New Zealand Property Investors…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

KO 25/08/2026 Event Brief - Site visit to 116 Whites Line East KO 25/08/2026 Homeownership Products Quarterly Report to 31 March 2026 MCERT 26/08/2026 Quarterly update – delivery of Budget 24 and Budget 25 social homes MCERT 26/08/2026…

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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None.

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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None.

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

As Minister of Housing, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many further reviews of the social housing delivery pipeline, if any, has Kāinga Ora undertaken or commenced since the review completed on 19 June 2025, and when is each expected to conclude?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to WPQ 8729 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many households were on the social housing register in each territorial authority in which one or more of the 212 cancelled projects was located, both as at 19 June 2025 and as at the latest date for which figures are available?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the Housing Dashboard published by the Ministry of Cities, Regions, Environment and Transport which contains the requested information.…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did Kāinga Ora or the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development provide to Ministers on the effect of the cancelled projects on social housing supply and on the social housing register, and on what dates was that…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I have not received any advice from either the former Ministry of Housing and Urban Development or Kāinga Ora regarding the effects of cancelled projects.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many households were on the social housing register nationally as at 19 June 2025 and as at the latest date for which figures are available?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the Housing Dashboard published by the Ministry of Cities, Regions, Environment and Transport which contains the requested information.…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the net change in the total number of homes owned or managed by Kāinga Ora between 30 June 2025 and the latest date for which figures are available?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the attachment.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many of the surplus land parcels sold have been purchased by, respectively, community housing providers, iwi or Māori entities, other Crown agencies or local authorities, and private purchasers, if any?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

To provide the information requested would take substantial effort and collation. In accordance with SR 210/6 I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering this question cannot be justified in this case.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many homes have been consented on land sold by Kāinga Ora as surplus since 19 June 2025, if any, and how many of those are social or affordable homes?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that they do not hold this information.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many hectares of surplus vacant land are currently listed for sale or under negotiation, if any, and in which territorial authorities is that land located?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

To provide the information requested would take substantial effort and collation. In accordance with SR 210/6 I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering this question cannot be justified in this case.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many hectares of vacant land does Kāinga Ora hold in total as at the latest date for which figures are available, and how does that compare to its total vacant land holdings as at 19 June 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it holds approximately 146 hectares of vacant land related to public housing nationally as at the end of June 2026. This compares to approximately 112 hectares in March 2025. The…