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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 09/03/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

I took the following papers to Cabinet in the week beginning 9 March 2026: • Valuers Registration Board: Appointments, and • Orton Bradley Park Board: Reappointment of Chair.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 09/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

Members of my office will communicate with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on a number of issues, some which are not collated or registered in a way that could be included in a single answer. LINZ also supports me in other ways which…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 09/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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None.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister, in his role as Minister for Agriculture, agree with the statement of Horizons Regional Council in their submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards that there is a "potential transfer of burden to…

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I refer the Member to the response to 7717 (2026).

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister, in his role as Minister for Agriculture, agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards that "enabling municipal wastewater discharges…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 7720 (2026).

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister, in his role as Minister for Agriculture, agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, that "Enabling municipal water discharges to be less…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 7719 (2026).

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister, in his role as Minister for Agriculture, support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap for dairy…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 7718 (2026).

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Further to Reply 6166, is the Minister saying that agriculture is not the primary source of nitrate contamination in Southland’s groundwater?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

The report recognises a range of sources.

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    7575 (matches this search)

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    7783

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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 2 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

Answer

In my capacity as the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, I received the following advice, reports, briefings, aides-mémoire and other documents in the week beginning 2 March 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 5/03/2026: Final RMA…

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    7576 (matches this search)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    7889

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

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None.

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    7577 (matches this search)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    7940

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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None.

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    7578 (matches this search)

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

  • Asked by

    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    7834

    Question published

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 2 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following advice, reports, briefings, aides-mémoire and other documents in the week beginning 2 March 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 2/03/2026: 26-BRF-00410: Briefing:…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Which Ministers, if any, listed by name and portfolio, recused themselves from decisions in relation to the Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

Answer

Details regarding conflicts of interest are not generally disclosed, in order to ensure the confidentiality of Cabinet proceedings, to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs and, in some cases, to protect personal privacy. This…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Which Ministers, if any, listed by name and portfolio, declared conflicts of interest in relation to the Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

Answer

Details regarding conflicts of interest are not generally disclosed, in order to ensure the confidentiality of Cabinet proceedings, to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs and, in some cases, to protect personal privacy. This…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister hold, or have interests in any companies, organisations, or operations that hold, any resource consents extended under the Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

Details regarding conflicts of interest are not generally disclosed, in order to ensure the confidentiality of Cabinet proceedings, to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs and, in some cases, to protect personal privacy. This…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Was the Minister involved in any decision-making related to the Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

All government bills go through a Cabinet process.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Where, if anywhere, were breaches of any of the Maximum Acceptable Values for drinking water found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by location and 'determinand' breached?

  • 7987 (matches this search)

    Where, if anywhere, were breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of e. coli in drinking water found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

The table in the document attached lists the names of the supply, locations and the determinand breached based on the notifications received from laboratories during this period. *Note: Laboratories may report multiple test results…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 7986 (matches this search)

    Where, if anywhere, were breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of nitrate in drinking water found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

  • 7992 (matches this search)

    How many, if any, breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of nitrate in drinking water were found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

No Maximum Acceptable Value (MAV) exceedances for nitrate in public drinking water supplies were notified to the Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai during this period.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 7988 (matches this search)

    Where, if anywhere, were boil water notices issued between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

  • 7989 (matches this search)

    Where, if anywhere, were 'do not drink' notices issued between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

  • 7993 (matches this search)

    How many, if any, boil water notices were issued between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

The table in the document attached lists notifications of consumer advisories (boil water notices and ‘do not drink’ notifications) issued during this period.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Which, if any, drinking water treatment plant operators faced enforcement action in response to any non-compliance with drinking water standards or rules between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

The document attached outlines the directions issued by the Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai under section 104 of the Water Services Act 2021 in response to non-compliance with drinking water standards or rules between 1 January…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How many, if any, breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations were found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

The Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai received the following notifications of breaches of the Standards between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026: • 76 notifications of MAV exceedances were submitted for publicly registered supplies…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How many, if any, breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of e. coli in drinking water were found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

During this period the Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai received: • 14 notifications of E. coli MAV exceedances submitted for publicly registered supplies; • 60 notifications of E. coli MAV exceedances submitted by laboratories in…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What goods and services, if any, in the Consumers Price Index are most impacted by climate change, or weather events?

Answered by

Hon Dr Shane Reti

Member for Whangārei · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I am advised by Stats NZ that although it publishes the Consumers Price Index (CPI) and co-produce New Zealand’s official environmental reporting, the information requested is not readily available and would require a customised data…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What data, if any, does Statistics New Zealand keep on how climate change, or weather events, impact food prices?

Answered by

Hon Dr Shane Reti

Member for Whangārei · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I am advised by Stats NZ that there are no official statistics that quantifies the effect of climate change or weather events, on food prices.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does Statistics New Zealand keep data on the impact of weather events on CPI?

Answered by

Hon Dr Shane Reti

Member for Whangārei · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I am advised by Stats NZ that although it publishes the Consumers Price Index (CPI) and co-produce New Zealand’s official environmental reporting, it does not produce any dataset that links specific weather events to price movements for…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does Statistics New Zealand keep data on the impact of climate change on CPI?

Answered by

Hon Dr Shane Reti

Member for Whangārei · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I am advised by Stats NZ that while it publishes the Consumers Price Index (CPI) and co-produce New Zealand’s official environmental reporting, Stats NZ does not produce a dataset showing how climate change affects specific items in the…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the majority of New Zealanders surveyed in the latest national Environmental Perceptions Survey, who consider climate change as the top environmental issue facing New Zealand?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

This is not a finding of the survey

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister, in his role as Associate Minister for Agriculture, accept the findings of the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater that "Monitoring data, land-use patterns, and established nitrogen…

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

Answer

I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment's response to Written Parliamentary Question 6172 (2026).

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 7705 (matches this search)

    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Federated Farmers regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

  • 7707 (matches this search)

    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Dairy NZ regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

  • 7708 (matches this search)

    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Groundswell regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Fonterra regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence did the Minister receive, if any, regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

None

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What was the nature of correspondence the Ministered received, if there was any, regarding public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

None

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What was the nature of correspondence the Ministered received, if there was any, regarding public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

My Office did not receive correspondence regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Groundswell regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence did the Minister receive, if any, regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

None.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Dairy NZ regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Fonterra regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister meet with or receive correspondence from Federated Farmers regarding the public consultation on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards last year?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement of Horizons Regional Council in their submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards that there is a "potential transfer of burden to manage water quality issues to industry and…

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the nitrogen discharge limit for dairy farms is 190 kg/ha/yr?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

I fully support the support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, that "Enabling municipal water discharges to be less restrictive will cause inequality by…

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards that "enabling municipal wastewater discharges (point-source discharges) to be less restrictive…

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister, in his role as Associate Minister for Agriculture, provide any feedback to Taumata Arowai on the development of the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, which set standardised limits for the discharge of…

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Minister for Agriculture provide any feedback to Taumata Arowai on the development of the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, which set standardised limits for the discharge of treated wastewater (including nutrients…

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Ministry for Primary Industries provide any feedback to Taumata Arowai on the development of the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, which set standardised limits for the discharge of treated wastewater (including…

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

Yes, through normal agency consultation.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

None.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table. In addition to this list, my office also occasionally receives information relating to potential meeting requests and visits. If a meeting or visit proceeds, the title of the advice provided for…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet in the week beginning 2 March 2026.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

Members of my office will communicate with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on a number of issues, some which are not collated or registered in a way that could be included in a single answer. LINZ also supports me in other ways which…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

None