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36236, 36328 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    36236 (matches this search)

    Recorded target Simon Watts, Minister of Local Government

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    Following 29017 (2026), when will Taumata Arowai publish its next "Quarterly Performance Report", for Q4 2026?

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    Jan Tinetti

    List MP · Labour Party

    36328

    Recorded target David Seymour, Associate Minister of Education

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    What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who do not hold a teaching qualification; if any, how many teachers in Early Childhood Education centres do…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai intends to publish its Q4 2025/26 Quarterly Performance Report alongside its 2025/26 Annual Report, which must be published by early December 2026.

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Question 36359 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    When, if ever, has the Minister met with the NZ College of Midwives to discuss the risk of nitrates in South Island drinking water supplies to expectant mothers, foetuses, and babies?

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Hon James Meager

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

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I have not met with the NZ College of Midwives on this issue. I expect drinking water across the South Island to be below the safe drinking level of 11.3 mg/L.

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Question 36361 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Has the Minister read the report by Southland Regional Council titled "Nitrogen Contamination in Southland Groundwater", dated January 2026?

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Hon James Meager

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

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No. I expect drinking water across the South Island to be below the safe drinking level of 11.3 mg/L.

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Question 36363 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Is the Minister aware of the report by Southland Regional Council titled "Nitrogen Contamination in Southland Groundwater" and dated January 2026?

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Hon James Meager

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

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I expect drinking water across the South Island to be below the safe drinking level of 11.3 mg/L.

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Question 36365 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice has the Minister for the South Island received, if any, about nitrate in drinking water supplies, including private supplies, across the South Island?

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Hon James Meager

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

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I expect drinking water across the South Island to be below the safe drinking level of 11.3 mg/L.

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Question 36367 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    When, if ever, has the Minister for the South Island met with the Minister for Local Government, Minister for Health, and/or Minister for the Environment about nitrate in drinking water sources, including private bore sources, during this…

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Hon James Meager

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

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I have not met with these Ministers on this issue. I expect drinking water across the South Island to be below the safe drinking level of 11.3 mg/L.

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Question 36368 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    When did the Minister become aware that the previous water supply for Laghmor School exceeded the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water?

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Hon James Meager

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

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I was first made aware of a scare campaign on this issue 4 August 2026.

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Question 36369 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister agree with the Minister for the Environment's response to written question 6172 (2026), in which the Minister stated that "Yes. The sources of nitrate pollution are well documented...", when asked if she accepted the…

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Hon James Meager

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

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Yes.

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Question 36370 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the Minister's response, if any, to the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater which shows that "approximately 1,530 people on private supplies and 13,632 on public groundwater supplies are served by…

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Hon James Meager

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

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The report shows the importance of making it easier and cheaper to improve water supplies, build more water storage, and enable projects like Managed Aquifer Recharge and Near River Recharge to improve our aquifers.

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Question 36371 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How many mining and mining operations, if any, has the Minister approved access arrangements or concessions for on Public Conservation Land since becoming the Minister for Conservation?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I have not approved any mining access arrangements or concessions for mining on Public Conservation Land. All applications for mining related activities have been processed by the Department of Conservation and approved (or declined) under…

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Question 36235 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Would the Minister consider regulations and/or education to encourage consumers to dispose of thermal receipts, which contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), as household waste (rather than paper recycling) to avoid BPA entering food via recycled…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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Paper or cardboard that is plastic lined, such as receipts and boarding passes, is not accepted in kerbside recycling. I encourage the public to dispose of these via household waste. Further guidance on what is accepted and not accepted in…

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Question 36237 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the risk of products made from recycled soft plastics breaking down and spreading microplastics into the environment?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I have not received any advice on microplastics risk from products made of recycled soft plastics. Recent work on microplastics at the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) has focused on assessing the existing…

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Question 36239 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received about the environmental impacts and/or risks of thermal receipts?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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None. The Government's focus to date has been on addressing some of the most littered single-use plastic items as well as difficult to recycle materials

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Question 36240 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received about the public health risks of thermal receipts?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 36274 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister believe agricultural land users who create pollution problems for downstream communities should pay for those pollution costs, in the same way that he believes that, regarding wilding pines, “if you’ve got seed source…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

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I believe that parties should be responsible for impacts they have on the property rights of other landowners, especially where those impacts can be identified and quantified.

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Question 36156 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How many councils' water services are contracted to Veolia, if any?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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I am advised by the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport that this information is not held or recorded by the Ministry.

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35655, 35979 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35655 (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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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    Tangi Utikere

    Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

    35979

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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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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As the Minister of Local Government, I received the following aides-mémoires, briefings, memos, notes, reports or any other advice during the week beginning 3 August 2026: • 3/08/2026 - Updated talking points (OCL) – Cabinet 27 July 2026 •…

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35656, 35950 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35656 (matches this search)

    Question published

    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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    35950

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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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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In my capacity as the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, I received the following papers in the week beginning 3 August 2026: Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport 04/08/26: 26-BRF-20542: Meeting with Tūwharetoa Māori…

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35661, 35980 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35661 (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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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    Damien O'Connor

    List MP · Labour Party

    35980

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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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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

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Question 35714 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Which AI or software company, if any, is being used for the development and testing of "a new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process", as announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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I am advised that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has contracted Deloitte to develop a new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process. The AI tool will be hosted within MPI's existing Amazon Web Services cloud…

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Question 35716 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How many jobs, if any, does the Minister expect to be lost if the "new AI tool" being developed to "modernise the import health standard process", as announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026, is successful?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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The new AI tool is intended to support and augment Ministry for Primary Industries process by reducing time spent on research, evidence review, and drafting activities, enabling existing staff to deliver more import health standards,…

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35717, 35718 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 35717 (matches this search)

    What is the expected cost of the "four-month pilot" to develop and trial a new AI tool to "modernise the import health standard process", as announced by the Minister in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

  • 35718 (matches this search)

    What is the expected cost of the "New AI tool to help develop biosecurity standards" the Minister announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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The new AI tool is intended to support and augment Ministry for Primary Industries process by reducing time spent on research, evidence review, and drafting activities, enabling existing staff to deliver more import health standards,…

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Question 35719 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How many consultants, if any, are being hired to assist with the development and testing of "a new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process", as announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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I am advised that the Ministry for Primary Industries has engaged Deloitte under a fixed-price contract to support development and testing of the new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process. The contract is for delivery of…

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Question 35738 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Where did the suggestion to add the consultation option of "whether to repeal the requirement for farmers to use less than 190 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare per year on the grazed area of their farms" come from in the 'Freshwater…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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The freshwater national direction consultation package was developed through an iterative process involving advice from officials and discussions with Ministerial colleagues. Final options for public consultation were decided by Cabinet.

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Question 35741 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following 33736 (2026), if the Green Party's release of information on the morning of 2 April that 9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school in 2025 wasn't the prompt for the Minister's request for a "rapid" briefing on drinking…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Written Parliamentary Questions.

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Question 35849 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Has the Department of Conservation received any reports of native bats being killed 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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I am advised that the Department of Conservation does not hold this information.

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Question 35853 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Has the Department of Conservation received any reports of bittern being killed 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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I am advised that the Department of Conservation is not aware of any reports of bittern being killed in wind farms in the last five years. The Department does not hold national-level data on bird injuries or deaths from wind farms in New…

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35508, 35650 (2026)

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    Priyanca Radhakrishnan

    List MP · Labour Party

    35508

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35650 (matches this search)

    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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The list of advice, reports, briefings, and aides-memoire that I have received from 3 August to 7 August is attached. One title has been withheld in accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 199/6.

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Question 35647 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Which of the "additive investment packages" and "sequencing options", if any, does the Minister intend to pursue from the report dated 8 May 2026 and titled "Detailed Economic Analysis, The Value of Investing in Digital Systems and…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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The detailed economic analysis by Allen + Clarke was produced to support the former Ministry of the Environment in developing Budget 26. Further work on this proposed investment is underway by the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions…

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Question 35648 (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 03/08/2026, 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 3 August 2026.

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Question 35653 (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 03/08/2026, 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 35654 (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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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None.

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Question 35660 (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 03/08/2026, 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 in the week beginning 03/08/2026.

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35662, 35663 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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  • 35662 (matches this search)

    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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

  • 35663 (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 03/08/2026, 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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Question 35664 (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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

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On 3 August 2026, the paper titled Biosecurity Act Amendment Bill: further policy approvals was considered by Cabinet.

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Question 35667 (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 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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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 35515 (2026).

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Question 35283 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 32965 (2026), was the inclusion of a policy consultation option to remove Te Mana o te Wai provisions from national direction based on a suggestion from agricultural industry stakeholders?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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Coalition agreements commit the Government to replacing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management and rebalance Te Mana o te Wai to better reflect the interests of all water users. My colleagues and I considered a wide range…

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Question 35284 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 32963 (2026), which "Ministerial colleagues", specifically, did the Minister have "discussions with" to come to the decision to include an option to remove Te Mana o te Wai from national direction in the consultation…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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I discussed the freshwater package with relevant portfolio Ministers including the Minister for Agriculture (Hon Todd McClay), the Associate Minister of Agriculture and for the Environment (Hon Andrew Hoggard). Final options for public…

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Question 35285 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following reply 32963 (2026), what "advice", specifically, did the Minister receive, if any, on the inclusion of an option to remove Te Mana o te Wai provisions from freshwater policy in the consultation package on national direction?

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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 responses to written parliamentary questions 32963 (2026), 32964 (2026) and 35283 (2026).

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Question 35308 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    When, if ever, has Kānoa had to recover taxpayer funding given out under the Regional Infrastructure Fund when the terms of a loan agreements were not met?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit has not had to recover taxpayer funding given out under the Regional Infrastructure Fund.

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Question 35318 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What, if anything, is the formal protocol followed by Kānoa for recovering taxpayer monies given out under the Regional Infrastructure Fund when the terms of loan agreements are not met?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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The funding agreements for Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) include terms and conditions under which Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit (Kānoa) is entitled to recover taxpayer funds from RIF recipients in…

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Question 35212 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What work-related material, if anything, has the Minister for RMA Reform sent to or received from lobbying groups using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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None.

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Question 35213 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What work-related material, if anything, have staff within the office of the Minister for Local Government sent to or received from lobbying groups using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

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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 35214 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What work-related material, if anything, has the Minister for Local Government sent to or received from lobbying groups using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

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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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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Matching question numbers: 35219 (2026), 35220 (2026), 35221 (2026)

  • 35215 (matches this search)

    What work-related material, if anything, has the Minister received using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address from mining companies or mining industry groups during this term of Government?

  • 35216 (matches this search)

    Has the Minister received any work-related correspondence from mining industry groups or mining companies on a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

  • 35217 (matches this search)

    Have any staff within the Minister's office sent or received any work-related material using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

  • 35218 (matches this search)

    Has the Minister sent or received any work-related material using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

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  • 35219 (matches this search)

    Has the Minister received any correspondence from fishing industry groups on a non-work email address during this term of Government?

  • 35220 (matches this search)

    Have any staff within the Minister's office sent or received any work-related using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

  • 35221 (matches this search)

    Has the Minister sent or received any work-related material using a non-work (e.g. personal or business) email address during this term of Government?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

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The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…

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    What is the nature of the "draft four-year work plan" that is "expected within the next month" for undertaking work on bittern conservation in the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm project area, as reported in the Northern Advocate on 3 August 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I have been advised by the Department of Conservation that the draft work plan is for work on bittern conservation primarily in the Kauri Coast district. The nature of the draft proposal prioritises wetland protection, restoration,…

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    Who in the Department of Conservation, if anyone, made the decision to withdraw the Department's opposition to the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm project, as reported in the Northern Advocate on 3 August 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that the decision was made by the Director of Operations, Northern North Island, following discussions with the Director General of Conservation.

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Question 35148 (2026)

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    How many Department of Conservation staff, if any, hold responsibilities in relation to monitoring of bittern in and around the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm project area?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I have been advised by the Department of Conservation that no Department staff are involved in the monitoring of bittern in the Kaiwaikawe wind farm project site. I understand this is the responsibility of Mercury as part of their resource…

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    Does the Department of Conservation have a record of how many instances of native bird strike there have been in wind farms across New Zealand?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I am advised that the Department of Conservation does not hold this information.

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    Who in the Department of Conservation is responsible for the use of the Bittern Management Fund reported in the Northern Advocate on 3 August 2026 as being available to the Department for bittern conservation work, in relation to the…

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that the Kauri Coast Operations Manager is responsible for the use of the Bittern Management Fund.