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Lan Pham

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What was the process for determining the members of the Expert Advisory Group on Resource Management Reform?

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Lan Pham

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Which Ministers, if any, had oversight or input into who the members of the Expert Advisory Group on Resource Management Reform were?

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Lan Pham

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How much influence has the ACT Party had on Resource Management Act reform?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39117 (2026), what is an example of the type of "unnecessary costs being imposed on ratepayers, businesses, and communities" that the Minister had in mind when writing the letter?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39117 (2026), are there any specific "climate-related planning and investment decisions" made by councils that the Minister considers to have been an "unnecessary" cost?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following 39117 (2026), how does the Minister define an "unnecessary" cost when it comes to climate-related planning and investment decisions?

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Following 38349 (2026), what guidance or direction, if any, has the Minister provided to the Department of Conservation for how they exercise delegated authority over access arrangement decisions for mines and/or mining operations under…

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Lan Pham

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Following 38349 (2026), what documentation, if any, of assessment for or against granting an access arrangement does the Department of Conservation hold for decisions on mines and/or mining operations?

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Lan Pham

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Following 38349 (2026), have any of the approved access arrangements been given despite analysis by the Department of Conservation that suggests or recommends they should be declined?

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with regional councils, district councils, and unitary authorities regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with groups representing recreational fishers regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with any groups representing Māori, iwi, or hapū regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with any group, organisation, council, industry, business, or individual about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its…

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with Federated Farmers about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with any group or individual representing the agricultural, horticultural, or viticultural industry about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with councils about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with environmental Non-Government Organisations about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with Under-Secretary Simon Court about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with Environment Minister Nicola Grigg about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or meetings, if any, did the Minister have with Minister for Agriculture Todd McClay about the contents of his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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Following 36274 (2026), does the Minister consider the $47,902.16 spent to upgrade to the drinking water supply at Five Forks School to address nitrate in the water, as per Reply 38599 (2026) from the Minister of Education, to be…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, aide-memoires, or recommendations from officials, if any, did the Minister receive about his Amendment Paper 710 to the Natural Environment Bill, prior to its introduction?

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Lan Pham

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Following 36274 (2026), does the Minister consider the $36,068.32 spent to upgrade to the drinking water supply at Te Kowhai School to address nitrate in the water, as per Reply 38597 (2026) from the Minister of Education, to be identified…

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Lan Pham

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Following 37325 (2026), what schools around New Zealand, if any, have exceeded half the Maximum Acceptable Value for nitrate in their drinking water supplies, the level at which additional monitoring requirements apply?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with environment Non-Government Organisations regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with environmental Non-Governmental Organisations regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which was included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with his Under-Secretary Simon Court regarding any of the meetings he (Simon Court) had with Federated Farmers on "RMA Reform" dated 03/04/25, 26/06/24, 19/03/24, 18/12/25, and 11/02/26?

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Lan Pham

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Following Reply 28220 (2026), what other Ministers, Associate Ministers, Members of Government, individuals, or industry organisations were invited to the "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" but could not attend?

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Lan Pham

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What correspondence or discussions, if any, has the Minister's Under-Secretary for RMA Reform, Simon Court, had with Federated Farmers about the Natural Environment and Planning Bills since their introduction in December 2025?

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Lan Pham

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When, exactly, will Taumata Arowai publish its "Drinking Water Regulation Report 2025"?

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Lan Pham

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How many, if any, boil water notices have been issued in 2026 to date?

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Lan Pham

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How many, if any, do not drink notices have been issued in 2026 to date?

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Lan Pham

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Where, if anywhere, have breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations been found in 2026 to date, and what measure of water quality did the breaches relate to?

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Lan Pham

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Where, if anywhere, were 'do not drink' notices issued in 2026 to date, listed by name and location?

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Lan Pham

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Where, if anywhere, were 'boil water' notices issued in 2026 to date, listed by name and location?

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Lan Pham

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Where, if anywhere, are drinking water supplies currently facing additional monitoring requirements for nitrate as a result of exceeding half of the Maximum Acceptable Value for nitrate in drinking water?

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Lan Pham

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Where, if anywhere, currently has a long term 'do not drink' or 'boil water' notice in place for their drinking water supply?

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Lan Pham

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Which schools, if any, currently face long-term 'do not drink' or 'boil water' notices for their water supplies?

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Lan Pham

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Following Reply 39333 (2026), does the Minister consider reducing pollution from South Island farms to be one of the "solutions to fix any water levels that exceed the maximum acceptable value" for nitrate?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister for the South Island agree with the comments of the local MP, James Meager, that it was a "scare campaign, drummed up to denigrate LAGMHOR farming families by using fear rather than facts to make…

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Lan Pham

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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister agree the story about nitrate in the Lagmhor School water supply "denigrate LAGMHOR farming families", and if so, how?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister agree with the local MP that the issue of the water supply for Laghmor School exceeding the limit for nitrate in drinking water used "fear rather than facts" and if so, what did he not consider to…

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Lan Pham

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Following Reply 39328 (2026), does the Minister also consider it important to reduce the pollution of drinking water at the source when it exceeds safe drinking levels?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39331 (2026), does the Minister agree that it is a "fact" that the water supply for Lagmhor School exceeded the drinking water limit for nitrate?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39330 (2026), does the Minister consider the pollution of drinking water sources as a result of intensive farming in the South Island is also "not a good thing"?

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Lan Pham

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Following Reply 39778 (2026), did the Associate Minister have ANY correspondence with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the disapplication of the "prescribed nitrogen reductions" in the Manawatū/Whanganui region?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following 39327 (2026), who does the Minister consider should fund upgrades to South Island school drinking water supplies to address elevated nitrate levels in their drinking water?

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Lan Pham

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Following 39776 (2026) did the Minister have ANY correspondence with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the "prevent[ion] [of] the restrictive elements on Plan Change 1 from applying during the transition period to…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What was the outcome or finding of the "Bovaer review", which was due in June 2026, as referred to in paragraph 26 of the briefing 26-BRF-00592?