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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does he stand by his statement at the Social Services and Community Committee on 17 June 2026 that the data in the Homelessness Insights report is "variable" and "not tier one data", and which specific data sources in that report does he…

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Yes. People living without shelter can be very transient and their circumstances may change from night to night. This combined with a history of trauma that leaves many with a distrust in authority, means that it can be very difficult to…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the revised scope of the Conical Hill Flyline at Hanmer Springs?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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Hurunui District Council was approved funding to deliver a fly-ride on Conical Hill. The funding recipient has subsequently decided to withdraw from the contract.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the revised expected completion date for the new Whanganui Hub, and which facilities included in the original scope will no longer be delivered?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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The original scope of the new Whanganui Hub included a new Police Hub Building and a Custodial Care Facility. The revised scope for the IRG-funded portion includes only the Custodial Facility and has a revised completion date of June 2027.…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original budget and the current estimated cost of the new Whanganui Hub, and has any funding been returned to the Crown?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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The original budget for the new Whanganui Hub and Custodial Facility was $25 million. The current estimated cost of the Custodial Facility is $25 million with the estimated cost of the new Whanganui Hub to be confirmed once the design is…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the reduced scope of the new Whanganui Hub for New Zealand Police?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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The original scope of the new Whanganui Hub agreed under the IRG “Shovel Ready” programme included construction of a NZ Police hub building and a custodial care facility. Only the custodial facility will now be delivered under the IRG…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), of the total Crown funding committed to the Te Whau Pathway, how much has been spent and how much, if any, has been returned to the Crown?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Crown funding spent to 23 June 2026: $36.87 million. $0 Crown funding has been returned to Crown.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), how many kilometres of the originally agreed Te Whau Pathway will not be delivered under the reduced scope, and does the Government intend to fund the remaining sections?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Approximately 2.4km of pathway ~700m of pathway will not be delivered under the reduced scope. The Government currently does not intend to fund the remaining sections under the IRG Shovel ready programme

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), which infrastructure works originally agreed for the Tara-Ika Growth Area will not be delivered under the reduced scope?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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The full scope will be delivered over time by Horowhenua District Council but outside of the IRG Shovel ready programme to fit in with another wider programme.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope, including the length of pathway, and what is the reduced scope now to be delivered for the Te Whau Pathway?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Original scope – Construction of approx. 4km of 4m wide boardwalk and 1km of concrete path to contribute towards the 15km long shared pathway. Reduced Scope to be delivered - Construction of approx. 1.6km of 4m wide boardwalk and 270m of…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the current expected completion date for the Northwestern Busway, and has it changed from the original funding agreement?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Current expected completion date: October 2026 Original funding agreement completion date: March 2024

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), has the total cost of, or Crown funding for, the Northwestern Busway changed as a result of the contract split?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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I am advised the contract split is not considered to have increased the total cost of the IRG funded components of the Northwestern Busway. Rather, significant increases in land acquisition and project cost escalation pressures increased…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), why was delivery of the Northwestern Busway split from one delivery agent to two, being Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport Agency?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and Auckland Transport (AT) are jointly delivering the Northwestern Busway programme. The transfer of some responsibilities from AT to NZTA for the Westgate Station and Brigham Creek land components of…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the revised expected completion date for The Theatre Royal, and how does it compare with the date set out in the original funding agreement?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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The initial completion date was October 2023, which has now been revised to December 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), has the Crown's funding contribution to The Theatre Royal changed, and what is the current total estimated project cost and the share now met by Timaru District Council?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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The funding contribution has not changed. Information regarding total project costs is commercially sensitive, and I do not consider it is in the public interest to release.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the revised scope of The Theatre Royal project delivered by Timaru District Council?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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The initial scope was to support the upgrade of the Timaru Theatre Royal and construction of a connected heritage facility. This has now been revised to the separation of construction work into two stages to have the heritage museum be…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the current expected completion date for the Dawson Falls Lodge development, and which milestones under the funding agreement remain outstanding?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit is currently working with the funding recipient regarding the expected completion date. Information regarding milestones is commercially sensitive, and I do not consider it is in the…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the total Crown funding committed to the Dawson Falls Lodge development, how much has been paid to date, and has any been returned to the Crown?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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No funding has been returned to the Crown. You can find a full list of all Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit managed projects on the Grow Regions website. This provides details of each project, including approved and…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the revised scope of the Dawson Falls Lodge development delivered by Te Rere o Kapuni Limited?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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The initial scope was to support the refurbishment of the Dawson Falls Lodge. This was revised to support the demolition and rebuild of the lodge.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    As part of the Government's review of social housing allocation, is it considering maximum limits on how long a tenant may remain in a social house, or new obligations on social housing tenants, and if so what is being considered?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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The Government has agreed in principle to a proposed policy direction for the social housing review. As part of our second key shift focussed on improving flows out of social housing to housing independence, the Government is exploring…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    On whose advice was the accessible-homes target removed from Kāinga Ora's Statement of Performance Expectations, what proportion of Kāinga Ora's housing stock is currently accessible, and what is the current wait time for applicants…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the 2025/26 Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) was developed in line with the organisation’s refocusing on their core mandate endorsed through the turnaround plan. To ensure the…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the basis for his estimate that approximately 29 percent of social housing tenants could afford a lower-quartile market rent, does that estimate count the income of all members of a household or only the named tenant, and will he…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I am advised that the estimate referred to is based on analysis of total household income, not just main tenant income, relative to prevailing lower-quartile market rents for a house of the size the household would require in the area…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many social housing households does he estimate will pay higher rent as a result of the change to income-related rent subsidies, and what is the estimated average weekly increase?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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This estimate was included in material released as part of Budget 2026. Modelling undertaken for Budget 2026 indicates that around 84,000 social housing households will face an increase in the rent they pay as a result of the change to…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does he stand by his statement at the Social Services and Community Committee on 17 June 2026 that there is "no particular science" to the setting of the income-related rent contribution rate that determines what social housing tenants pay?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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The setting of the income-related rent contribution reflects a range of policy considerations, including affordability for tenants, fairness, and the sustainability of the social housing system. My comments made at the Social Services and…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What modelling, if any, did the Government undertake to set the social housing income-related rent contribution at 30 percent of a tenant's income, up from 25 percent, and will he release that modelling?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Analysis and modelling informed decisions on incomerelated rent settings, including consideration of household incomes, affordability, and the overall sustainability of the social housing system. This modelling is highlevel and is intended…

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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 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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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 15 June 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

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The title(s) of 4 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. HUD 18-Jun HUD2026-010015 TAN Meeting 24 June HUD 19-Jun HUD2026-009990 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 15 June 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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KO 15/06/2026 Build Cost Performance and Context HUD 18/06/2026 Landlords and Renters Pulse Surveys HUD 19/06/2026 HUD Weekly Report - 19 June HUD 19/06/2026 Ngāti Porou Accord Ministerial Summit HUD 19/06/2026 CHA Conference 2026 The…

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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 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Government Response to the National Infrastructure Plan - 15 June 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 15 June 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 15 June 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 15 June 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What specific data quality issues (that mean Housing First figures are "subject to revision due to data quality issues") have been identified, and by what date does the Ministry expect rough-sleeping reporting to be reliable?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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The cohort in Housing First have complex and non linear pathways through the service, with households frequently moving between different states of engagement, housing status, and support needs. As a result, the data represents a dynamic…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the total expenditure to date on the 300 additional social housing places for unhoused Housing First households, and what is the forecast ongoing annual cost, given the previously stated range of $10.8 million to $11.8 million?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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It is not possible to isolate total expenditure to date for the 300 additional social housing places, as provider invoices are not itemised at the individual property level. As at 17 June 2026, 288 of the 300 social housing places had been…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many additional Immediate Access to Transitional Housing places have providers requested, and how many of those requests have been funded?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Two providers requested additional places. One provider has been funded for an additional 25 places and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is negotiating with the second provider on the number to be funded.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many clients engaged with Housing First services were reported to be rough sleeping, broken down by region, and how does this compare to the 423 reported across four regions in September 2025, as at 16 June 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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The regional breakdown provided in the attached table from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of the 423 households reported across four regions in September 2025 represents a one-off data collection from Housing First providers…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    If funding for local provider-driven solutions is not continued beyond 30 June 2026, how many households currently supported by those services do officials estimate will lose that support?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I announced additional funding of $14.5 million on 17 June 2026 to continue the most effective supports for rough sleepers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch and to expand support to six other areas. There are no households…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    In each of the last six months, how many households entered and how many exited transitional housing?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I have provided the attached information supplied by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the current occupancy rate and median time to fill a vacancy across the transitional housing portfolio, and how do these compare to the same month in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I have provided the attached information supplied by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and note that data on occupancy and median time to fill for transitional housing has only been reliably available since April 2024.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What specific steps are officials taking to lease any remaining unallocated social housing places in regions that are below their allocation?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I am advised that 11 of the remaining 12 places of the 300 social housing places funded last year for the Housing First programme have leases being prepared, with the remaining place being under active negotiation between a Community…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does he consider a 23 percent exit rate of long-term housing or family from Immediate Access Transitional Housing to represent value for money; if so, why?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I am advised that immediate access transitional housing, in particular, has been effective in supporting rough sleepers and high-needs clients who have often found it difficult to engage with Government agencies and supports. Immediate…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Of the support activities recorded by Homelessness Outreach providers and Housing Assistance Centres in the most recent reporting month, what number and percentage resulted in a household being connected to a form of housing assistance?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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As at the end of April 2026, Outreach Services had had 1,302 engagements, with 403 households supported over the month. There were 1,421 support activities, 5% were housed in Transitional housing, social housing or other form of housing,…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, households that exited Immediate Access Transitional Housing are known to have returned to rough sleeping or to have had their whereabouts unknown at the point of exit?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

Answer

I refer the member to my responses to WPQs 28729 (2026) and 28728 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any rough-sleeping households are currently in temporary accommodation (such as transitional or emergency housing) awaiting a social or permanent place, as at 16 June 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development that 526 rough-sleeping households entered transitional housing through Immediate Access Transitional Housing or the additional Transitional Housing services under the…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    For households that exited Immediate Access Transitional Housing to a destination other than long-term housing or living with family, what were those destinations, broken down by category, and how many in each?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I am advised that of the 257 households that exited to a destination other than long-term housing or living with family, 97 households (38%) voluntarily left the service, 44 households (17%) were transferred to a different provider or…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Of all households that have exited Immediate Access Transitional Housing since the initiative began, what number and percentage exited to (a) long-term housing, (b) living with family, and (c) all other destinations?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I am advised that 325 households exited Immediate Access Transitional Housing since the initiative commenced. Of those 325 households, 61 households (19%) exited to long-term housing, 7 households (2%) reconnected and living with family.…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    For each region, what is the allocation of the 300 additional social housing places and how many of those places have actually been leased, as at the most recent date?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I refer the Member to the table.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many households have been permanently housed since 5 September 2025 through either the additional 300 places or providers' existing contract capacity, as at 16 June 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Since September 2025, a total of 674 households who had been sleeping rough have been moved into stable housing, either through the additional 300 places or existing social homes.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many of the 300 additional social housing places for unhoused Housing First households have been leased, and how many households housed, as at the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down by region?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

Answer

I refer the Member to my reply to WPQ 28730 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to the reply to question 20908 (2026), does the statement that the information "is not available" mean that the Crown records no costs incurred on business cases, design, and preparatory work for these projects, or that such costs…

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    Further to the reply to question 20908 (2026), what total costs has the Crown incurred to date on business cases, design, and other preparatory work for each project that was presented as a potential Public-Private Partnership opportunity…

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    Further to the reply to question 20908 (2026), what costs has the Crown incurred to date on business cases, design, and other preparatory work for the proposed new Waitakere and Rotorua courthouses, promoted as a Public-Private Partnership…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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The Crown records costs incurred on business cases, design, and preparatory work for these projects, but such costs are unlikely to be able to be disaggregated by the procurement model. Budget funding towards the delivery of the Rotorua…

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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 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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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 8 June 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

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The titles of 2 papers 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. HUD 12-Jun HUD2026-009950 Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust Paretapu Papakāinga development HUD…