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Question 640 (2026)

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    How many new builds, if any, has Kāinga Ora delivered to date in 2025/26 and how does that figure breakdown by location?

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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 new homes are delivered through the redevelopment of Kāinga Ora land or are acquired new from builders/developers as land and homes. I refer the Member to the attachment provided by Kāinga…

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Question 641 (2026)

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    How does the number of Kāinga Ora renewals in the first quarter of 2025/26 breakdown by new builds and retrofits and how do those numbers compare to first quarter deliveries in 2024/25?

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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 attachment provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.

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Question 642 (2026)

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List MP · Labour Party

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    How is Kāinga Ora achieving a reduction in the build costs for its new houses?

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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 achieving a reduction in build costs by using a set of standard plans. Standardisation makes the design process more efficient and less costly. These designs have been optimised to…

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Question 643 (2026)

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    How has Kāinga Ora refined its development pipeline to prioritise areas of greatest need and how were those areas of greatest need identified?

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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 it delivers additional social housing in line with expectations set by myself and the Minister of Finance. Identification of areas of greatest need is undertaken by the Ministry of Housing and…

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Question 644 (2026)

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    Why has Kāinga Ora’s role in Large Scale Projects been refocused on social housing renewal and how, if at all, will this help the Government improve housing availability and affordability?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Refocusing the LSPs on social housing renewal will help to address concerns that Kāinga Ora had too many, often competing and unfunded objectives. This Government is improving housing affordability by fixing the fundamentals. This means…

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Question 645 (2026)

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    How, if at all, do his officials monitor the delivery of social houses funded in Budgets 24 and 25 against the delivery contracts signed with providers and how often, if at all, does he receive advice on progress toward providers…

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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 Ministry of Housing and Urban Development monitors providers and provides an update on delivery progress for Ministers every week.

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Question 646 (2026)

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    What is the contracted delivery date(s) for social houses funded in Budget 2025 for each of the Community Housing Providers contracted to deliver such houses and how many houses are they contracted to deliver by each date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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In accordance with Speaker's Ruling 210/6, I do not consider the time and expense of officials manually collating contractual information from providers for over 550 social housing places to be in the public interest. Information on Social…

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Question 647 (2026)

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    What is the contracted delivery date(s) for social houses funded in Budget 2024 for each of the Community Housing Providers contracted to deliver such houses and how many houses are they contracted to deliver by each date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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In accordance with Speaker's Ruling 210/6, I do not consider the time and expense of officials manually collating contractual information from providers for over 1,500 social housing places to be in the public interest.

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Question 648 (2026)

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    How does Kāinga Ora calculate its 'redevelopment cost per unit' and what associated costs, if any, are excluded from that calculation?

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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 determines its average unit costs by dividing the total redevelopment capital expenditure by the number of units completed. This total spend includes professional fees, council charges,…

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Question 649 (2026)

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    What was Kāinga Ora’s redevelopment cost per unit in 2024/25 and in each of the previous five years?

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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 has provided me with the following redevelopment expenditure per unit for 2024/25 and the previous five years: 2019/20 $439,075 2020/21 $475,740 2021/22 $540,663 2022/23 $594,199 2023/24 $702,299 2024/25…

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Question 650 (2026)

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    What was the total cost of organisational restructuring at Kāinga Ora in 2024/25 and what, if anything, has been the cost of restructuring to date in 2025/26?

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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 total cost of organisational restructuring at Kāinga Ora in 2024/25 was $32.27M. There have been no restructuring costs incurred to date in 2025/26.

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Question 651 (2026)

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    What opportunities is Kāinga Ora assessing for savings beyond those found in 2024/25 in Urban Development and how much is expected to be saved?

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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 in the early stages of assessing future opportunities for savings beyond those already achieved. There are ongoing savings that will also stem from the embedding of transformation…

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Question 652 (2026)

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    How did Kāinga Ora achieve the $68 million savings compared to SPE Budget for FY 26 for Urban Development and how, if at all, will those savings be reallocated?

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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 $68 million related primarily to its transformation programme, and included areas such as reset activities, reducing travel and personnel costs, and changing the delivery model. These…

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Question 653 (2026)

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    How much, if anything, has Kāinga Ora budgeted for restructure related costs in People costs in 2025/26?

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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 there is no restructure costs budgeted in the financial year 2025/26.

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Question 654 (2026)

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    What was the total value of Kāinga Ora's overspend in 2024/25 for unbudgeted restructure related costs in People costs and how does that overspend figure breakdown by contractor fees, consultant fees, redundancy costs, legal fees and other…

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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 total overspend is $32.27M, including: Redundancy costs – $30.7M Contractor – $0.82M Consultant - $0.51M Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – $0.1M Expressions of Interest (EOI) and…

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655, 656 (2026)

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    What was the total value of the overspend in 2024/25 for redevelopment write-offs and impairments for one-off write-off cost for Kāinga Ora projects not proceeding?

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    What was the total value of redevelopment write-offs and impairments for one-off write-off costs for Kāinga Ora projects not proceeding and why did these projects not proceed?

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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 the total value of redevelopment write-offs from the 2024/25 pipeline review was $158 million. This reflects sunk costs from early scoping and planning work undertaken on the projects no longer…

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5 questions (2026)

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    What work has Kāinga Ora undertaken in the past 12 months with the Department of Corrections on programmes, initiatives or system settings that affect mutual customers or pathways into and out of social housing?

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    What work has Kāinga Ora undertaken in the past 12 months with Oranga Tamariki on programmes, initiatives or system settings that affect mutual customer or pathways into and out of social housing?

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    What work has Kāinga Ora undertaken in the past 12 months with the Ministry of Health on programmes, initiatives or system settings that affect mutual customer or pathways into and out of social housing?

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    What work has Kāinga Ora undertaken in the past 12 months with Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People on programmes, initiatives or system settings that affect mutual customer or pathways into and out of social housing?

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    What work has Kāinga Ora undertaken in the past 12 months with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on programmes, initiatives or system settings that affect mutual customer or pathways into and out of social housing?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it has a range of connections with other government agencies at various levels, including through policy teams, and regularly engages on work either organisation has underway. Some of this…

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Question 662 (2026)

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    What work, if any, has Kāinga Ora undertaken with the Ministry of Social Development to reduce the number of whānau in emergency housing since 1 July 2025 and what advice, if any, has Kāinga Ora provided about its ability to place more…

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me it worked with the Ministry of Social Development to operationalise the Priority One category for Emergency Housing. The focus for Kāinga Ora was ensuring that the fast track was successfully…

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Question 663 (2026)

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    Did Kāinga Ora provide advice to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development about Kāinga Ora’s ability to assist with a fast-track initiative to assist homeless people living rough and if so, what was the advice provided?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me it works regularly with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to provide advice on the operationalisation of policy initiatives as required, including opportunities to house people…

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Question 664 (2026)

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    How many families, if any, were place into Kāinga Ora homes through the Priority One fast-track initiative between 1 July and 31 December 2025 and how does this compare to placements in the same period in 2024/25?

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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 Social Development (the Ministry) that unfortunately, because of system issues, data for December 2025 is not available. The Ministry is currently working to resolve these issues.

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Question 665 (2026)

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    Will the approximately $12 million in 2025/26 and $16 million in out years saved from the termination of the Government contribution to the mortgage insurance levy associated with the First Home Loan programme be reinvested in Kāinga Ora…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Savings from making the First Home Loan cost recoverable in Budget 2025, alongside other savings, were reprioritised to fund new social housing places for Auckland, establish the Flexible Fund to enable up to 675 to 770 social housing and…

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Question 666 (2026)

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    Was the $59 million saved in 2024/25 from the closure of the First Home Grants scheme reinvested in Kāinga Ora and if not, where, if anywhere, were those savings reallocated?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Savings from the closure of the First Home Grant scheme was reinvested through Budget 2024 to fund 1,500 new social housing places to be provided by Community Housing Providers.

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Question 667 (2026)

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    Was the $125 million reduction in capital funding for Large Scale Projects in Budget 25 reinvested in Kāinga Ora and if not, where, if anywhere, were those savings reallocated?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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This information is publicly available as part of the Budget 2025 Summary of Initiatives and can be found here [https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2025-05/b25-sum-initiatives.pdf]. I am advised that $100M in savings were…

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Question 668 (2026)

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    How many contracted staff, if any, were employed by Kāinga Ora to work on staff restructuring projects so far in 2025/26 and what was the total cost of those restructuring staff to date?

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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 no contractors have been engaged to work on staff restructuring projects in 2025/26.

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Question 669 (2026)

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    How many of the 86 contracted staff employed by Kāinga Ora in 2024/25, if any, were hired to work on staff restructuring projects and what was the total cost of those restructuring staff in 2024/25?

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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 sixteen contractors were engaged to work on staff restructuring projects in 2024/25, and the total cost was $2.8m.

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Question 670 (2026)

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    How many of the 130 contracted staff employed by Kāinga Ora in 2023/24, if any, were hired to work on staff restructuring projects and what was the total cost of those restructuring staff in 2023/24?

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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 nine contractors were engaged to work on staff restructuring projects in 2023/24, and the total cost was $1.486m.

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Question 671 (2026)

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    How many of the 298 contracted staff employed by Kāinga Ora in 2022/23, if any, were hired to work on staff restructuring projects and what was the total cost of those restructuring staff in 2022/23?

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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 no contractors were engaged to work on staff restructuring projects in 2022/23.

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672, 673, 675 (2026)

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    How does Kāinga Ora define frontline staff and operational support staff?

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    How many operational support staff were employed by Kāinga Ora at 30 June 2025 and how many were employed 31 December 2025?

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    How does the 563 decrease in Kāinga Ora frontline and operational support staff between 2023/24 and 2024/25 breakdown by frontline staff and operational support staff?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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For the 2024/25 Annual Review, I am advised Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities split frontline and back-office roles by mapping cost centres. Customer facing and core delivery cost centres were treated as Frontline, while support services…

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Question 674 (2026)

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    How many frontline staff were employed by Kāinga Ora at 30 June 2025 and how many were employed 31 December 2025?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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In 2024/25, Kāinga Ora classified frontline and back office roles by cost centres, meaning support roles within frontline business groups were also counted as frontline. Under this definition 1,824 frontline staff were employed as at 30…

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Question 676 (2026)

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    How many contractors, if any, were employed in Kāinga Ora's Ministerial Services team at 1 January 2026?

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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 there were no contractors in the Ministerial Services team as at 1 January 2026.

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Question 680 (2026)

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    How much, if anything, is the restructuring of Kāinga Ora’s Ministerial Services team expected to save 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 restructuring of its Ministerial Services team is expected to save $1,164,600 each year.

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Question 681 (2026)

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    What changes, if any, is Kāinga Ora making to the way that it manages Official Information Act requests as a result of the restructuring of its Ministerial Services team and how, if at all, will such changes improve the quality of and…

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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 will continue to respond to OIA requests received in line with its statutory requirements post changes to its Ministerial Services team.

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Question 682 (2026)

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    How much, if anything, is the restructuring of Kāinga Ora's Ministerial Services team forecast to cost in redundancy payments and how much, if anything, has been paid to date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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The estimated total redundancy cost is $453,371.60. As at 29 January 2026, a total of $81,225.61 in redundancy payments have been made as a result of restructuring the Ministerial Services team.

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Question 683 (2026)

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    How many staff did Kāinga Ora have in its Ministerial Services team on 1 January 2026 and how many, if any, of those staff have been made redundant or taken voluntary redundancy as a result of the restructuring of that team?

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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 its Ministerial team had 19 staff on 1 January 2026. 12 have been made redundant or taken voluntary redundancy.

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684, 685, 686 (2026)

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    How many, if any, of the Official Information Act requests received by Kāinga Ora in calendar year 2025 resulted in all of the information requested being provided to the requestor?

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    Does Kāinga Ora have a workflow system that tracks the handling of Official Information Act requests and if so, what information is collected on each Official Information Act request?

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    How many Official Information Act requests, if any, did Kāinga Ora receive in the 2025 calendar year and how many replies to those requests resulted in none of the information requested being provided to the requestor?

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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 a workflow system that tracks the handling of Official Information Act (OIA) requests. The information collected aligns with the expectations of the Public Service Commission (PSC)…

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Question 687 (2026)

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    Does he have confidence that Kāinga Ora’s Chief Executive is committed to Kāinga Ora fulfilling its responsibilities under the Official Information Act and if so, why?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Yes, because it is the law.

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Question 688 (2026)

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    How many Official Information Act requests, if any, received by Kāinga Ora in 2025 requested information to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person?

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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 information requested by an individual which relates to them specifically, is in most cases considered under the Privacy Act 2020, rather than the Official Information Act 1982.

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Question 689 (2026)

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    Does he have confidence that the Chair of Kāinga Ora is committed to Kāinga Ora fulfilling its responsibilities under the Official Information Act and if so, why?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Refer to answer WPQ687 (2026).

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690, 691, 692, 693 (2026)

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  • 690 (matches this search)

    How many Official Information Act requests, if any, received by Kāinga Ora in 2025 requested information to promote the accountability of Ministers of the Crown and officials?

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    How many, if any, of the Official Information Act requests received by Kāinga Ora in 2025 were from media and how many, if any, of those requests were “fishing for a gotcha story”?

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    How many Official Information Act requests received by Kāinga Ora in 2025 were “fishing for a gotcha story”?

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    Does he agree with the Chair of Kāinga Ora that the over 600 Official Information Act requests received by Kāinga Ora each year are mostly fishing for “a gotcha story” and if not, why not?

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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 takes its responsibilities under the Official Information Act 1982 seriously, which includes reporting to the Public Service Commission, proactive release of responses, and regular…

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694, 695, 696 (2026)

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  • 694 (matches this search)

    What steps, if any, has Kāinga Ora taken to help regions with high housing demand facing pressures due to issues associated with consenting delays or limited local build capacity overcome these issues?

  • 695 (matches this search)

    What regions with some of the highest housing demand referred to in Kāinga Ora’s response to question 39 in its 2024/25 Annual Review question responses remain under pressure due to issues associated with consenting delays and how many…

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    What regions with some of the highest housing demand referred to in Kāinga Ora’s response to question 39 in its 2024/25 Annual Review question responses remain under pressure due to issues associated with limited local build capacity and…

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Kāinga Ora advises me that consenting delays are a more prevalent challenge than limited build capacity. Consenting, utility and build partner delays can compound and extend delivery timelines, shifting some projects into the next…

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Question 697 (2026)

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    What measures, if any, will Kāinga Ora use to assess its efficiency and effectiveness in delivering and managing social housing?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me it uses a mix of operational, financial and service-quality measures set out in its 2025/26 Statement of Performance Expectations to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of delivering and…

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Question 698 (2026)

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    What criteria, if any, will Kāinga Ora use to assess its performance in better aligning its operations to its core mission of “delivering and managing social housing in an efficient and effective manner”?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me it will assess how well it is aligning its operations to its core mission by using the operational, financial, and service quality measures set out in its 2025/26 Statement of Performance…

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Question 699 (2026)

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    How much government funding, if any, does a Community Housing Provider receive on average by adding an additional Rent to Own social house to its stock?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development advises it does not collect information on the average funding received per rent to own social housing place.

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Question 700 (2026)

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    How much government funding, if any, does a Community Housing Provider receive on average by adding an additional Build to Own social house to its stock?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development advises it does not collect information on the average funding received per build to own social housing place.

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701, 702 (2026)

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    What benefits, if any, do Community Housing Providers gain from expanding their social housing stock through additional Build to Own social houses funded by Budgets 2024 and 2025?

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    What benefits, if any, do Community Housing Providers gain from expanding their social housing stock through additional Rent to Own social houses funded by Budgets 2024 and 2025?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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The member’s question is best directed to Community Housing Providers. The Government has been clear we are agnostic as to who owns social housing. Our focus is on how people in need of social housing can benefit from increased supply,…

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Question 703 (2026)

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    How many of the 300 social houses funded through the Government’s response to homelessness announced in September 2025 were delivered by 31 December 2025 and where are those houses located?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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As at 17 December 2025, there had been 91 Housing First placements into social homes made available following the announcement on 5 September 2025. The location of the 91 places included 65 in Auckland, six in Wellington, and 20 in…

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Question 704 (2026)

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    Has he sought any advice from his officials about the number of additional social houses needed to address social housing need in New Zealand and if so, what did that advice say?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I regularly receive advice from Officials about social housing. The recently published Investment Plan (https://www.hud.govt.nz/news/new-housing-investment-plan) provides extensive advice on social housing need and outlines the…

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Question 706 (2026)

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    How many of the 550 social houses funded through Budget 25 does he expect will be delivered by 30 June 2026 and how does that number breakdown by Build to Own and Build to Rent?

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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 responses to Written Questions 577 and 579 (2026) respectively.

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Question 707 (2026)

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    How many of the 1,500 social houses funded through Budget 24 does he expect will be delivered by 30 June 2026 and how does that number breakdown by Build to Own and Build to Rent?

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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 responses to Written Questions 578 and 579 (2026) respectively.

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Question 723 (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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simeon Brown

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

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As I said to the Member in Written Parliamentary Questions 10889 (2025), 11147 (2025), 14770 (2025), 18421 (2025), 19559 (2025), 20746 (2025), 22412 (2025), 27507 (2025), 28436 (2025), 30419 (2025), 30991 (2025), 31535 (2025), 32421…