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Question 30571 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026.

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Question 29915 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 29956 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by officials from the Department of Internal Affairs that this information will soon be made publicly available. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me. This information is made available at…

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Question 30019 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/ .

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Question 30061 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet the week beginning 22 June 2026.

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Question 29195 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 29236 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by officials from the Department of Internal Affairs that this information will soon be made publicly available. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me. This information is made available at…

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Question 29300 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/.

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Question 29341 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet the week beginning 15 June 2026.

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Question 28869 (2026)

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    What is the most recent cost estimate for replacing the Alicetown Fire Station?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised that the former Hutt City Station, located in Alicetown, Lower Hutt, which Fire and Emergency operated from under a lease, remains vacated due to significant weathertightness issues that created health and safety concerns.…

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Question 28433 (2026)

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    Which option, if any, did the Minister agree to in the Department of Internal Affairs' paper to her of 4 February 2026 titled Advice on the use of Artificial Intelligence generated endorsements in online casino gambling advertising?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I decided that option three was the most appropriate way to address concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in gambling advertising. This option prohibits operators from using a person’s…

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Question 28469 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 28510 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by officials from the Department of Internal Affairs that this information will soon be made publicly available. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me. This information is made available at…

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Question 28607 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As Minister of Internal Affairs, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026.

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Question 27114 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 27157 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) that it has, since mid-2023, proactively released the titles of aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice received by me as the Minister of…

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Question 27220 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/.

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Question 27263 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026

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Question 25276 (2026)

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    Will the Department of Internal Affairs’ Child Exploitation Team receive funding from the Proposal for Reducing the Risk of Online Harm to Children appropriation, if so, for what purpose?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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No.

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Question 25278 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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    What is the purpose of the new Proposal for Reducing the Risk of Online Harm to Children appropriation?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that this funding will support the development of policy and regulatory work to protect children online. More details will be available once Cabinet makes decisions on this soon.

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Question 25283 (2026)

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    What teams within the Department of Internal Affairs will receive funding from the Proposal for Reducing the Risk of Online Harm to Children appropriation go to?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that, subject to upcoming Cabinet decisions, the Regulatory and Policy Groups are expected to receive the funding.

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Question 24270 (2026)

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    In its risk analysis, what did Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Fuel Planning Group assume was the most likely scenario for the current fuel crisis?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I am advised that Fire and Emergency New Zealand assumed the most likely scenario for the current fuel crisis would be domestic pump price volatility with localised and short-term distribution issues…

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Question 24387 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 24430 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 25 May 2026: • Budget Day briefing –…

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Question 24499 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/.

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Question 24547 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As Minister of Internal Affairs, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026.

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Question 24631 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 24679 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 11 May 2026: • Information requested on…

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Question 24756 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/.

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Question 24798 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As Minister of Internal Affairs, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026.

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Question 20609 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 20678 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 18 May 2026: · Documents to finalise an…

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Question 20828 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As Minister of Internal Affairs, I took the following papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026: • New Zealand Lottery Grants Board: Appointment • New Zealand Gambling Commission: Reappointment and Appointment • Fire and…

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Question 20065 (2026)

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    How many hours, on average, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at an overtime hourly rate, if any?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised that on average per firefighter, Fire and Emergency New Zealand have deducted 1.3 hours from firefighter wages in 2026 due to stop work actions, calculated at an overtime rate.

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Question 20066 (2026)

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    How many hours in total, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at an overtime hourly rate, if any, and what is the total dollar value of these deducted wages?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised that the total hours deducted from firefighters' wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at an overtime hourly rate is 959.92 hours, with the total dollar value of these deducted wages being $58,080.43.

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Question 20067 (2026)

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    Has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted any firefighters wages due to stop work actions at overtime rates, in 2026?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Yes.

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Question 20068 (2026)

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    How many hours, on average, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at the standard hourly rate, if any?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised that on average per firefighter, Fire and Emergency New Zealand have deducted 2.5 hours from firefighter wages in 2026 due to stop work actions, calculated at the standard rate.

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Question 20069 (2026)

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    How many hours in total, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at the standard hourly rate, if any, and what is the total dollar value of these deducted wages?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised that the total hours deducted from firefighters' wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at the standard hourly rate is 4,014 hours, with the total dollar value of these deducted wages being $159,752.43.

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Question 19824 (2026)

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    Is the Department of Internal Affairs' Child Exploitation Team exempt from the government's public servant job number cuts?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The Department of Internal Affairs is in scope for the Government’s public service FTE reduction announced on 19 May 2026. No decisions have been made on how reductions will be achieved.

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Question 19826 (2026)

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    Is Fire and Emergency New Zealand exempt from the government's public servant job number cuts?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The Government’s public service FTE reduction applies to public service departments. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown entity. However, Crown entities are expected to operate within the Government’s overall fiscal and workforce…

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Question 19828 (2026)

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    What was the total cost of the Minister of Finance’s trip to Washington DC in April 2026 and how does that breakdown by International Air Travel, International Accommodation and International Other Transport?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

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I refer the Member to the Department of Internal Affairs’ website, which provides proactively released quarterly credit card statements and reconciliations for Ministers and Minister’s Office staff. In addition to the proactive release of…

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Question 19688 (2026)

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    Further to her answer to 18841 (2026): did Treasury produce this document without any request from Ministers or their offices?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The report was produced by the Treasury because the Lotteries Commission is one of the entities within the scope of the Treasury’s ownership purposes work.

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Question 19689 (2026)

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    Further to her answer to written question 18838 (2026): when then did she receive a copy of this document?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The Treasury report was sent to my Office on 26 June 2025.

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Question 19690 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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    Further to her answer to written question 18837 (2026): at whose request was this document produced?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I refer the member to my answers to written question 19688 (2026).

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Question 19691 (2026)

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): will she rule out the partial privatisation of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Yes.

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Question 19692 (2026)

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): will she rule out privatising the New Zealand Lotteries Commission?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Yes.

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Question 19693 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): on what date will final decisions be made?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Decisions will be taken once Ministers have considered the advice.

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Question 19694 (2026)

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): on what date did Ministers begin this consideration?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The specific report on the Lotteries Commission was sent to Ministers on 26 June 2025. Ministers have been considering advice from the Treasury on the ownership purposes work since 2024. If the Member is interested in the ownership…

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Question 19695 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): how many meetings, with whom, and on what dates, has she had regarding the ownership purpose of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I have not attended any meetings regarding ownership purpose statements for Lotto.

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): which Ministers are considering it?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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The Treasury report T2025/1056 was sent to Hon Nicola Willis, Hon Chris Bishop, Hon Simeon Brown and Hon Brooke van Velden.