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Question 28517 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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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 of Housing

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HUD 8/06/2026 Meeting: Christchurch Business Lunch – Building and Infrastructure Leaders, 9 June 2026 HUD 9/06/2026 Event: Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards, 12 June 2026 HUD 9/06/2026 Visit with…

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Question 28608 (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 8 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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None.

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Question 28613 (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 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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None.

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Question 28614 (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 8 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 8 June 2026.

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Question 28206 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to the reply to question 20908 (2026), which projects presented as potential Public-Private Partnership opportunities at the Government's March 2025 Investment Summit are no longer being procured as Public-Private Partnerships?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Justice courthouses were presented as potential PPP opportunities at the March Investment Summit. A standard procurement approach, rather than PPP procurement, will be now be used. I refer the Member to the answer to Written Question 20911…

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Question 27977 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did he ever accuse the then Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora of personally developing Kāinga Ora’s asset management plan with the aim of embarrassing the National Party prior to 14 May 2024 and if so, was this ever done at a meeting with…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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No.

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Question 27980 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    Did she ever accuse the then Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora of personally developing Kāinga Ora’s asset management plan with the aim of embarrassing the National Party prior to 14 May 2024 and if so, was this ever done at a meeting with…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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To the best of my recollection, no.

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Question 27984 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did Kāinga Ora’s former Chief Executive discuss his concerns about accusations made about him by Hon Nicola Willis and Hon Chris Bishop with Kāinga Ora Chair, Simon Moutter, and if so, what action, if any, did the Chair take?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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No, the matter predated the current Board Chair.

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Question 27987 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did the Kāinga Ora Chair, Simon Moutter, or any Kāinga Ora senior staff members engage with the Public Service Commission before the Chair wrote to the Kāinga Ora Chief Executive on 19 June 2024 to “ascertain [his] interest in continuing…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I am advised the Kāinga Ora Chair followed Public Service Commission advice and engaged with the Director System and Agency Performance at PSC leading up to the letter sent to the Chief Executive on 19 June 2024. While some senior staff…

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27991, 27993, 27995 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did the Minister of Housing or his office raise any concerns with the Public Service Commission about the political neutrality of the Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora prior to 15 April 2024 and if so, with whom and when?

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    Did the Minister of Finance or her office raise any concerns with the Public Service Commission about the political neutrality of the Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora prior to 15 April 2024 and if so, with whom and when?

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    Did the Interim Board Chair of Kāinga Ora discuss the concerns the then Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora raised about comments made about the Chief Executive by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Housing with anyone at the Public…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

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No. As Kāinga Ora is a Crown agent, any matters relating to its chief executive are the responsibility of its Board, which is accountable to the responsible Minister.

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Question 27999 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    Did a Public Service Commission representative meet with the then Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora at Kāinga Ora offices in Wellington in May 2024, where the CE raised his concerns about accusations made about him by Hon Nicola Willis and Hon…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

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I am advised that the Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora was a member of the Public Service Leadership Team, and as part of this, the Commission had regular relationship meetings with them, including the one in May 2024. At that meeting, the…

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Question 27156 (2026)

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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 1 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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Question 27162 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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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 1 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 2 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 2-Jun n/a Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust Paretapu Papakāinga development HUD 4-Jun n/a…

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Question 27163 (2026)

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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 1 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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As Minister of Housing my Office received the following during the week starting 1 June 2026: 3/06/2026 HUD Visit – Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust opening two developments 4/06/2026 HUD Pre-Hearing Estimates Questions 5/06/2026 HUD HUD…

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Question 27261 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 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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None.

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Question 27267 (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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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None.

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Question 27269 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 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 1 June 2026.

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Question 25684 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Is Kāinga Ora considering reducing the number of housing support managers it employs or other staff supporting the work of housing support managers and if so, how, if at all, is it expected that any such reductions will improve the…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora advises me that there are no current proposals to reduce the number of Housing Support Managers or the staff who support their functions.

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Question 25686 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Is he confident that all of the Kāinga Ora customer satisfaction survey results he has provided in his replies to Questions 56408 (2025) and 19882 (2026), other than those for the September 2025 quarter, are correct and if not, what are…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Yes

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Question 25687 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Why do the figures for Kāinga Ora's customer satisfaction survey results for the September 2025 quarter provided in his reply to Question 56408 (2025) differ from the figures for the same quarter provided in his reply to Question 19882…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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The 2025 September quarter satisfaction results were updated to correct previously misapplied demographic weightings . This resulted in minor changes to the previously reported results. The corrected results are provided in response to…

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Question 25824 (2026)

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List MP · Labour Party

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    What are all of the councils with which Kāinga Ora have experienced resource consent delays since 30 June 2025 and for each, how many of its new build homes have been delayed?

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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 that, for resource consents lodged since 30 June 2025, there are 593 homes across 20 council areas where processing timeframes for resource consents have not been met within the statutory periods…

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Question 25826 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What funding, if any, has been provided in Budget 26 to continue the Kāinga Ora Te Mātāwai and Te Ō programmes and does he expect that these programmes will continue after 30 June 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Te Mātāwai and Te Ō are funded from the Social Housing appropriation and will continue after 30 June 2026.

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Question 25827 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many technology modernisation projects, if any, have Kāinga Ora Board approval for implementation over the next three to four years and how much, if anything, has been budgeted to deliver all of those projects in total?

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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 it has one project in scope of the Member's question. Technology Modernisation is a single programme with a Cabinet approved business case value of $168 million, self-funded by Kāinga Ora.

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Question 25828 (2026)

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    How many, if any, individuals or families did Kāinga Ora place from the housing register, on average, every working day since 30 June 2025?

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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 between 1 July 2025 and 31 May 2026, 6,162 tenancies (15,550 people) commenced from the MSD housing register, equating to an average of 27 tenancies and 69 people per working day.

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Question 25829 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, new upgraded homes for families in need did Kāinga Ora deliver, on average, every working day since 30 June 2025?

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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 advise me that 997 new deliveries (redevelopments and new builds) have been completed in the current financial year up to 31 May 2026, equating to 4 (4.33) on average per working day. Additionally, 408…

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Question 25831 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    How many, if any, new apartments did Kāinga Ora deliver in each year 2023/24, 2024/25 and so far in 2025/26 and what percentage of overall new house deliveries do those numbers represent for each year?

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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 it delivered the following number of new apartments in each financial year, and the proportion these represented of total new homes delivered: • 2023/24: 802 apartments, representing 17%…

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Question 25832 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What is the average build cost per square metre for new Kāinga Ora apartments delivered in 2024/25 and how many, if any, of those apartments were built to a standard design?

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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 it is not possible to provide this information without diverting a significant amount of staff resources from their core duties. In accordance with SR 210/6 I consider that the time, and…

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Question 25833 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What is the average build cost per square metre for new Kāinga Ora houses delivered in 2024/25 and how many, if any, of those houses were built to a standard design?

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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 the following publicly available information about Kāinga Ora's build costs: https://kaingaora.govt.nz/en_NZ/publications/tracking-our-performance/ With respect to the number of houses built to a standard design,…

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Question 25834 (2026)

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    What is the average build cost per square metre for new Kāinga Ora apartments delivered so far in 2025/26 and how many, if any, of those apartments were built to a standard design?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora advises me that it has not delivered any apartments so far in 2025/26.

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Question 25837 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What is the average build cost per square metre for new Kāinga Ora houses delivered so far in 2025/26 and how many, if any, of those houses were built to a standard design?

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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 the answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 25833 (2026).

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Question 25840 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many new homes, if any, did Kāinga Ora build to the Full Universal Design standard in 2024/25 and what was the average cost per square metre of those homes?

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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 it delivered 562 homes to the Full Universal Design standard in the 2024/25 financial year. This included 280 newly constructed homes redeveloped on its land representing 14 percent of its…

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Question 25841 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What was the average cost per square metre of the 1,464 Kāinga Ora homes built to the Full Universal Design standard to 30 June 2025?

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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 the answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 25840 (2026).

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Question 25843 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    How many new homes, if any, built to the Full Universal Design standard does Kāinga Ora expect to deliver in 2025/26 and 2026/27?

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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 it ceased tracking this information from July 2025 as the requirement to formally report against the 15 percent target of eligible newly constructed social homes that met Full Universal…

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Question 25844 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    How many, if any, Kāinga Ora houses have been retrofitted since 30 June 2025 and how many, if any, of those houses meet the Full Universal Design standard?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora completed a total of 408 retrofits in the period 1 July 2025 – 31 May 2026. Regarding the number of houses that meet Full Universal Design, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it ceased tracking this information…

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Question 25845 (2026)

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    How many, if any, new Kāinga Ora homes built since 30 June 2025 were built to the Full Universal Design standard?

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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 the answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 25843 (2026).

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Question 25862 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the total amount the Crown will invest through the Genesis Energy Capital Raise initiative funded in Budget 2026 (which provides capital funding for the Crown's participation in Genesis Energy's capital raise to maintain at least…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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I refer the Member to Genesis Energy’s market disclosures regarding its equity raise, which was completed in March 2026. These disclosures can be found here: https://www.nzx.com/announcements/467920,…

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Question 25863 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    By how many dwellings, if any, will Kāinga Ora's planned maintenance programme be reduced as a result of the Kāinga Ora Expenditure Reductions saving in Budget 2026 (which records a $368.0 million operating saving over five years through…

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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 it continues to undertake planned and responsive maintenance activity in its homes while achieving forecast savings in Budget 2026. It will continue to build on efficiencies in the way it…

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Question 25864 (2026)

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List MP · Labour Party

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    Will the Minister confirm the total amount of operating funding held in tagged contingency for the Going for Housing Growth – Pillar 3 council incentive initiative in Budget 2026 that remains subject to further decisions, the conditions on…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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The Going for Housing Growth – Pillar Three: Council Incentives for Urban Development Tagged Contingency contains operating funding of $100 million per year from 2026/27. Cabinet has authorised the Minister of Finance, Minister of Housing…

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Question 25865 (2026)

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    How will payments to councils be calculated under the Going for Housing Growth – Pillar 3: Improving Council Incentives for Urban Development initiative funded in Budget 2026, what is that proportion, and how much, if any, does each named…

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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 https://www.hud.govt.nz/our-work/going-for-housing-growth-programme

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Question 24300 (2026)

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    What savings, expenditure reductions or changes to forecast dividends, if any, are recorded in Budget 2026 in respect of the state-owned enterprises and other Crown companies for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by agency,…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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The companies whose Crown shareholdings I am responsible for are commercial entities that earn their revenue and fund their expenses by selling goods and services to their customers. As such, unlike Crown Entities, they are not typically…

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Question 24301 (2026)

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    How will the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme funded in Budget 2026 (which provides operating funding to establish a loan guarantee scheme to lower financing barriers for qualifying firms during the gas transition) operate, what is the…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme is expected to support up to $1.2 billion of new bank lending to help businesses eliminate or reduce their dependency on natural gas. The guarantee applies to bank lending, lowering lenders’ cost of…

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Question 24302 (2026)

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    What is the purpose for which Genesis Energy is raising capital, what conditions, if any, are attached to the Crown's participation funded in Budget 2026, and what advice did the Minister receive on whether participating represents value…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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Genesis Energy explained the purposes for which it proposed to raise equity in its market release of 23 February 2026, which can be found here: https://www.nzx.com/announcements/467920. The Genesis equity raise was completed on 23 March…

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Question 24303 (2026)

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    What assumptions about construction-sector capacity, cost escalation and labour availability underpin the infrastructure investments funded in Budget 2026, and what modelling, if any, supports the forecast that these investments can be…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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As Minister for Infrastructure, I am not responsible for any departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations with infrastructure investments funded at Budget 2026.

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Question 24304 (2026)

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    What reporting and oversight arrangements, if any, are in place to track the delivery, cost and benefits realisation of the infrastructure investments funded in Budget 2026, and will the Minister make that reporting public, broken down by…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Agencies are required to report on investments in planning and delivery to the Treasury on a quarterly basis through Quarterly Investment Reporting (QIR), and annually, to cover Benefit Realisation for any investments completed in the last…

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Question 24305 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    Which projects, if any, are funded from the net new capital allowance of $5.7 billion in Budget 2026 within the Minister's infrastructure responsibilities, and what is the forecast cost and delivery timeline of each, broken down by agency,…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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As Minister for Infrastructure, I am not responsible for any departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations with infrastructure investments funded at Budget 2026.

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Question 24306 (2026)

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    How much funding, if any, was returned to the Crown through the Return of Tagged Contingency – COVID-19: Infrastructure Cost Overruns and Reprioritisation saving in Budget 2026, which closes the Infrastructure Reference Group Shovel Ready…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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For the returned funding, I refer the Member to page 10 of the Summary of Initiatives, which can be found here: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/pdfs/summary-initiatives/b26-sum-initiatives.pdf. For the Shovel Ready projects, I refer the…

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Question 24307 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    How many additional dwellings have been consented to date as a result of each pillar of the Going for Housing Growth programme announced in previous Budgets, if any, and how does that compare with the forecasts made when each pillar was…

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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 note that the three pillars of Going for Housing Growth work as a package, and additional dwellings won’t be attributable to individual pillars. Pillar 1 of Going for Housing Growth will be predominantly…

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    What is the scope, cost and timeline of the Crown public infrastructure risk management scheme for which the Public Infrastructure Risk Management Scheme Development initiative in Budget 2026 provides $2.0 million of capital funding to the…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Details of this budget initiative can be found in the Budget 2026 documents, and I expect to receive advice from the Treasury and NHC on the development of the detailed business case, including timing, shortly.

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    What were the actual versus forecast construction-cost reductions delivered by the Kāinga Ora Turnaround Plan to date, given the Kāinga Ora Expenditure Reductions saving in Budget 2026 relies on those reductions, and will the Minister…

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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 prior to the Turnaround Plan (FY2023/24), construction costs were $3,473 per sqm. As at 30 March 2026, actual construction costs are $3,159 per sqm and Kainga Ora is forecasting to reach…

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    What constraints, if any, has the Minister placed on how baseline and other savings in Vote Housing and Urban Development may be found in Budget 2026, and may those savings extend to reductions in funded housing-delivery programmes if…

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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 have not placed specific constraints on how baseline and other savings in Vote Housing and Urban Development are to be found in Budget 2026. Savings decisions were considered through the Budget process and reflect…