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37648, 37677 (2026)

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    37648

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    37677 (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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None.

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37661, 37687 (2026)

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    Priyanca Radhakrishnan

    List MP · Labour Party

    37661

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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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 17/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet in the week beginning 17 August.

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Question 37679 (2026)

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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 17/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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None.

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Question 37683 (2026)

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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 17/08/2026, by title and date?

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 17/08/2026.

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Question 37685 (2026)

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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 17/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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None

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Question 37686 (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 17/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

I refer the member to the response to WPQ 37563 (2026)

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Question 37324 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What role does the Minister for the Environment, Hon Nicola Grigg, have in decisions on RM Reform and National Direction?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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Portfolio responsibility for RM Reform and RMA National Direction rests with me, in line with the Prime Minister's assignment in 2024. I have exercised these powers in accordance with section 7 of the Constitution Act 1986. The Minister…

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Question 37325 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What schools around New Zealand, if any, have had to change or upgrade their drinking water supplies as a result of exceeding the nitrate drinking water limit in their drinking water supplies?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the following schools have changed or upgraded their drinking water supplies as a result of exceeding the nitrate drinking water limit in their drinking water supplies in the last five years:…

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Question 37326 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What schools around New Zealand, if any, have experienced exceedances of the nitrate drinking water limit in their water supplies in the last five years?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my response to my response to written parliamentary question 37325 (2026).

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Question 37204 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Have any other school sites in the Canterbury region, aside from the Laghmor site of Ashburton Borough School, exceeded the nitrate drinking water limit in their drinking water supplies?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Ministry of Education has not been made aware of any other school in the Canterbury region where the drinking water supply has exceeded the Maximum Acceptable Value (MAV) for Nitrate-nitrogen.

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37205, 37206 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 37205 (matches this search)

    Following reply 35738 (2026), what advice, if any, did the Minister receive on the potential implications of repealing the requirement for farmers to use less than 190 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare per year on the grazed area of their…

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    Following reply 35738 (2026), did the Minister receive any advice from officials that included a recommendation for or against specifically repealing the requirement for farmers to use less than 190 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare per…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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I received the following advice on the potential implications of repealing the requirement for farmers to use less than 190 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare per year on the grazed area of their farm: BRF-5776 - Freshwater proposals for…

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Question 37207 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following 35308 (2026), when, if ever, have the terms of a loan agreement not been met in relation to funding given out under the Regional Infrastructure Fund?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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There have been no significant breaches or instances of non-compliance that have required Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit to enforce the terms and conditions of Regional Infrastructure Fund loan agreement. Any minor…

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Question 37208 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 35284 (2026), in which the Minister said he "discussed the freshwater package with relevant portfolio Ministers including the Minister for Agriculture (Hon Todd McClay), the Associate Minister of Agriculture and for the…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 17707 (2026).

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Question 37209 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 35662 (2026), in which the Minister referred to an answer stating they did not take any papers to cabinet, does this also mean the Minister received no advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No. My answer to written question 35662 (2026) incorrectly referred to my response to written question 35663 (2026), which asked what papers, if any, I took to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026. I received a number of…

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Question 37210 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 35285 (2026), has the Minister received any advice on what the implications of removing Te Mana o te Wai provisions from freshwater national direction would be?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 35283 (2026).

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Question 37211 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 35285 (2026), is it correct to say that the Minister did not receive any advice that recommended the inclusion of an option to remove Te Mana o te Wai provisions from freshwater policy in the consultation package on…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 35283 (2026).

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37212, 37213, 37214 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 35151 (2026), how many native birds have been recorded as suffering bird strike in wind farms in the last five years?

  • 37213 (matches this search)

    Following reply 35151 (2026), in which wind farms have native bird species been recorded as suffering bird strike in wind farms in the last five years?

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    Following reply 35151 (2026), what native bird species have been recorded as suffering bird strike in wind farms in the last five years?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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Further to my response to written question 35151 (2026), I am advised that the Department of Conservation does not record these reports in a way that enables it to provide a response to this written question without substantive manual…

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Question 37282 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the approach to climate impact modelling recently announced for use in Victoria, Australia, that "planning decisions will use a “not less than the high pathway” approach (based on SSP3-7.0), stating that this…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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No. New Zealand’s approach to climate projections prioritises the use of multiple scenarios. This is consistent with the suite of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways available in the national climate projections including lower, intermediate,…

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Question 37168 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, if any, listed by date and title, did the Minister receive to assist with the writing of his undated letter to "Mayors, Chairs and Chief Executives" of councils "regarding the use of climate change assumptions in council…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I received the following advice to assist with the letter to councils: 16 June 2026: Letter to Councils Natural Hazard Risk Management 26 June 2026: Re: Draft climate projections letter for councils.

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Question 37169 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Will the New Zealand Flood Map include any flood modelling based on a high-emissions climate impact scenario, such as SSP5-8.5 (Shared Socio-economic Pathway 5-8.5)?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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Decisions are yet to be made on what the New Zealand Flood Map will show.

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Question 37170 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Has the Minister met with any representatives from Local Government New Zealand, such as Mayor Rehette Stoltz (the President), since the receipt of their letter dated 16 July 2026 "LGNZ response to use of climate change assumptions letter…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I have met with Local Government New Zealand since that date, in my capacity as Local Government Minister.

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Question 37171 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Ministry for the Environment recommend the use of a high-emissions pathway for use in the preparation of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map, in the briefing 26-BRF-00956 'The use of climate projections in the first…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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The information requested has previously been considered for release under the Official Information Act 1982, and was partly withheld under sections 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act to maintain constitutional conventions that protect the…

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Question 37173 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What company, organisation, or agency, if any, has the Government contracted to prepare the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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Jacobs New Zealand Limited has been contracted to deliver Stage 1 (Data Integration) of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map. Procurement for the Stage 2 national-scale flood model is underway. The contract for Stage 2 is…

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Question 37174 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Which climate impact future scenario, or scenarios, if any, was the Minister recommended NOT to use by the Ministry for the Environment and/or any of its contractors in the preparation of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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Neither the Ministry for the Environment nor the Ministry for Cities, Regions, Environment and Transport has provided me with recommendations on specific climate impact future scenarios to use or not to use in preparation of the first…

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Question 37175 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Which climate impact future scenario, or scenarios, if any, has the Minister directed the Ministry for the Environment and/or any of its contractors NOT to use to prepare the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I have not directed officials or contractors to the Ministry for the Environment, now the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, not to use any specific climate impact future scenario in the preparation of the first…

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Question 37176 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Which climate impact future scenario, or scenarios, if any, were recommended to the Minister by the Ministry for the Environment and/or any of its contractors for use in the preparation of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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The information requested is contained in briefing 26-BRF-00956, which has been released in response to an Official Information Act 1982 request. Some information was withheld under sections 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act to maintain…

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Question 37177 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Which climate impact future scenario, or scenarios, if any, has the Minister directed the Ministry for the Environment and/or any of its contractors to use to prepare the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I have not directed officials or contractors from the Ministry for the Environment, now the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, to use any specific climate impact future scenario in preparing the first generation of…

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Question 37178 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the approach to climate impact modelling used in the United Kingdom, where "the climate change allowances that underpin both the National Flood Risk Assessment 2 (NaFRA2, December 2024) and the Flood Map for…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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New Zealand’s approach to climate projections prioritises the use of multiple scenarios. This is consistent with the suite of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways available in the national climate projections including lower, intermediate, high…

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Question 37179 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the consideration of "multiple future climate conditions for adaptation decision-making and risk management", as is now "widely accepted... best practice", as noted by the Ministry for the Environment in the…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I agree that using multiple scenarios is prudent in decision-making

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Question 37180 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the "use of a single high-end emissions pathway" for land-use planning decisions, which remains current practice in leading jurisdictions including the UK and Australia, as noted in the briefing 26-BRF-00956…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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New Zealand’s approach to climate projections prioritises the use of multiple scenarios. This is consistent with the suite of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways available in the national climate projections including lower, intermediate, high…

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Question 37181 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    What were the "Recommended actions" from the Ministry for the Environment numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the briefing dated 19/05/2026 titled 26-BRF-00956 "The use of climate projections in the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map"?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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Consistent with its redaction in releases under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA, I do not consider this information to be in the public interest to release.

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Question 37182 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Who are the members of the Climate Priorities Ministerial Group, mentioned in the briefing dated 19/05/2026 and titled 26-BRF-00956 "The use of climate projections in the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map"?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I chair the Climate Priorities Ministerial Group. The Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretary included for the group’s 30 March 2026 meeting were: Hon Simon Watts Hon Tama Potaka Hon Penny Simmonds Hon Mark Patterson Simon Court MP…

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Question 36965 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Government have a response strategy for the H5N1 strain of HPAI (High pathogenicity avian influenza) prior to the 2025 publication of the document titled 'One Health approach for HPAI H5N1'?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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I refer the Member to the response for WPQ 36967 (2026).

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Question 36967 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What was the Government's strategy for responding to the H5N1 strain of HPAI (High pathogenicity avian influenza) prior to the 2025 publication of the document titled 'One Health approach for HPAI H5N1'?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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Prior to the publication of the document One Health approach for HPAI H5N1, the Government’s strategy was to prepare for the arrival of H5 bird flu through coordinated planning across relevant agencies, industry, and stakeholders, with a…

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Question 36968 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    When did the Government start on preparing a response to the H5N1 strain of HPAI (High pathogenicity avian influenza)?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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I refer the Member to the response for WPQ 36967 (2026).

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Question 36510 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Does the Minister consider nitrate pollution in Canterbury to be a priority issue for the South Island, as illustrated by the "Risk maps of nitrate in groundwater" published by Environment Canterbury that show large areas of Canterbury as…

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island

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Issues relating to the management of freshwater quality, including nitrogen contamination in groundwater, are primarily matters for the Minister for the Environment. Programmes like Managed Aquifer Recharge are worth supporting and should…

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Question 36511 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Does the Minister consider the addition of some 57,000 dairy cows to the Canterbury region since 1 January 2025 is consistent with reducing nitrate pollution problems in waterbodies in the region, including the pollution of Laghmor…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I am aware of reporting of dairy expansion in Canterbury, and am also aware that there have been different estimates of the size of that expansion. The current resource management system is too complex and has not delivered the outcomes…

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Question 36515 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Following 6271 (2026), has the Minister since read or received advice on the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater, which states that "approximately 1,530 people on private supplies and 13,632 on public…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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No

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Question 36516 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Is the Minister aware that since rules preventing dairy farm intensification without a resource consent lapsed in January 2025, Canterbury Regional Council has granted effluent discharge consents allowing for some 57,000 more dairy cows in…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I am aware of reporting of dairy expansion in Canterbury, and am also aware that there have been different estimates of the size of that expansion.

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Question 36517 (2026)

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement of Environment Canterbury on their website that "Intensive land use, including agriculture, is a leading contributor to increasing nitrate concentrations in groundwater"?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I acknowledge nitrate concentrations in groundwater have increased in some parts of the country. We now see the long-term effects of past decisions and practices in areas such as Canterbury and Southland. This Government’s focus is on…

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Question 36518 (2026)

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    Is the Minister aware of the "Risk maps of nitrate in groundwater" published by Environment Canterbury, which show large areas of Canterbury as having a "moderate" or "high" risk of "nitrate concentrations exceeding the MAV [maximum…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I am aware of the maps, which I understand were published by Environment Canterbury in 2022.

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Question 36519 (2026)

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    Is the Minister aware that the NZ College of Midwives, in a media advisory from 2021, suggest that "Although the current MAV [maximum acceptable value] for nitrates in drinking water supplies is equivalent to 11.3mg/L, it is prudent to…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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This is a matter for the Ministers of Local Government and Health. Drinking water standards are set by Taumata Arowai based on advice from the Ministry of Health. I understand that Taumata Arowai and the Ministry of Health continue to…

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Question 36520 (2026)

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    What other water supplies in the South Island, beyond Laghmor School's, is the Minister aware of that have exceeded the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water during his time in Government?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Since November 2023, the Water Services Authority -Taumata Arowai has advised the Minister of two South Island drinking water supplies exceeding the nitrate maximum acceptable value (MAV) - Gore and Lower Waihao Rural.

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Question 36521 (2026)

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    Does the Minister consider nitrate contamination of groundwater in Southland to be a priority issue for the South Island, in light of the Environment Southland report that shows 65 people are served by water supplies above the legal limit…

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island

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Issues relating to the management of freshwater quality, including nitrogen contamination in groundwater, are primarily matters for the Minister for the Environment. Programmes like Managed Aquifer Recharge are worth supporting and should…

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Question 36522 (2026)

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    Does the Minister agree with claims in a Facebook post by Environment Canterbury Councillor Ian Mackenzie regarding nitrate contamination of groundwater, that had a "managed aquifer recharge programme... been allowed to go ahead 3 years…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I cannot say either way, because I have not received analysis on this matter. Regardless this appears to be a matter for Environment Canterbury to answer as the regional council responsible for those decisions.

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Question 36523 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement of James Meager MP in a Facebook post from 9 August 2026, including that a news story about nitrate contamination in the Laghmor School drinking water supply was a "beat up" and "scaremongering by…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I agree that environmental issues should be discussed in a balanced and evidence-based way. Farmers have made significant investments and changes over many years to improve environmental outcomes, and they deserve to be part of the…

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Question 36524 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement made in a Facebook post by Environment Canterbury Councillor Ian Mackenzie that the reason for the Laghmor School drinking water supply exceeding the nitrate drinking water limit was the result of…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I cannot say either way, because I have not received analysis on this matter. The causes of elevated nitrate concentrations in a particular groundwater supply depend on a range of factors, including land use history, hydrogeology,…

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Question 36525 (2026)

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    Is the Minister aware of whether there was any point at which students and staff at Lagmhor School may have continued to use water from a well that recorded nitrate levels above the drinking water standard, before the school was provided…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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No.

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement of James Meager MP in a Facebook post that Lagmhor School "has had safe drinking water provided to it consistently while [a new drinking water well] was drilled and tested"?

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Hon Simon Watts

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I understand that alternative supply arrangements for water have been available at the school from 3 March 2025.

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    Does the Minister agree with the statement of James Meager MP that a story on One News about water from Laghmor School's previously used drinking water bore exceeding the maximum acceptable value for nitrate is "scaremongering by those…

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Hon Simon Watts

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As I am not familiar with the full context in which those comments were given and have not viewed the One News story in question, I do not have a view on that statement.