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Question 35805 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What rights, if any, do residents and ratepayers have to petition for or demand a binding poll on an amalgamation affecting their district under the Head Start or Back Stop processes, and how do those rights compare with those available…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Head Start is a voluntary process for councils that were ready to move. The need for unanimous council support or a high level of community support has been a barrier to local government reorganisation in the past. The Government accepts…

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Question 35807 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What public opinion research, if any, has the Government commissioned on public support for council amalgamation?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government has not commissioned any opinion research on public support for the Head Start pathway. Consultation on the initial Simplifying Local Government proposal indicated broad support for local government reform.

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Question 35808 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many staff positions across local government, if any, does he estimate will be disestablished as a result of amalgamations taking effect from the October 2028 local elections?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35810 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What financial assistance, if any, will the Government provide to councils to meet transition costs, and will any such assistance be available to councils placed in the Back Stop process?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. An aspect of the deliverability criterion is to set out what assistance that council groupings would need from the Government to deliver their proposal. Policy decisions regarding the…

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Question 35811 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What estimate, if any, does he have of the one-off transition costs of establishing each new unitary authority, and what estimate, if any, does he have of the equivalent transition cost of the 2010 Auckland amalgamation in today's dollars?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. Transition costs will be determined in the detailed design phase. In December 2009, the government provided Auckland Council with a $94.1 million loan for the Auckland Transition…

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Question 35814 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much, if any, has the Crown spent on the Head Start and Back Stop processes to date, including departmental staffing, contractors and consultants, and what is the forecast total cost through to the October 2028 local elections?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Work on the Head Start process has been undertaken by existing departmental staff as part of their normal duties. Neither the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, nor the Department of Internal Affairs has separately…

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Question 35815 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What estimate, if any, does he have of the total cost incurred by councils in preparing Head Start proposals between May and August 2026, including consultants, legal advice, external analysis and staff time, and how are those costs being…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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I do not have an estimate of the costs councils incurred while preparing their Head Start proposals. Head Start proposals should outline a high-level design for a future unitary authority, and councils were not expected to need to engage…

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Question 35817 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Why did the Government not establish a Royal Commission or equivalent independent inquiry before requiring councils to propose amalgamations, given that a Royal Commission preceded the 2010 Auckland reorganisation?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government considered that there was enough evidence to proceed with changes to the local government system and noted that there have been a number of reports on local government reform over many years, as well as local discussions…

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Question 35820 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Why was the Local Government Commission not made the lead agency for the Head Start process, given its central role in the 1989 nationwide local government reforms?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government considered that the Head Start process was primarily a policy work programme that was best undertaken by officials from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport and that proposals should be locally led by…

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Question 35822 (2026)

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    What assessment, if any, has been made of the effect on ratepayers in lower-debt councils of merging with higher-debt neighbours, and of the harmonisation of rates and debt across new unitary authorities?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. Debt harmonisation is a decision for amalgamating councils to make and will be considered during the detailed design phase.

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Question 35823 (2026)

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Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What analysis, if any, has he commissioned or received on the projected effect of amalgamation on rates in each affected district, and will he release it before Cabinet makes decisions in September 2026?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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I have not any commissioned or received any analysis on the projected effect of amalgamation on rates in each affected district. Head Start will establish fewer layers of local government –meaning simpler, more aligned planning and…

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Question 35824 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did he receive from the Department of Internal Affairs on the adequacy of a three-month timeframe for councils to develop Head Start amalgamation proposals, and on what date did he receive it?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Joint Ministers received a range of advice from officials on the trade-offs of a three-month window for outline proposals. As the pathway was designed for councils that are willing and able to reorganise before the next local elections, we…

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Question 35827 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What weight, if any, will he give to a formal statement by a council — such as Ashburton District Council's advice to the Government that 90 days was insufficient to reach consensus — that it will not accept being folded into another…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Cabinet agreed that three months was enough time for councils to decide on outline proposals for the Head Start pathway. The need for unanimous council support or a high level of community support has been a barrier to local government…

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Question 35828 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many councils, if any, have been named in a Head Start proposal submitted by another council without that council's agreement, and which councils are they?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35829 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Why does the Head Start process require only majority support across affected councils rather than unanimous agreement, and how many proposals, if any, have been submitted to him despite one or more affected councils voting against them?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35832 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many competing or overlapping Head Start proposals, if any, has he received that cover the same district or city, and by what criteria will he decide between them?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35833 (2026)

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    How many of the councils that did not submit a Head Start proposal by 9 August 2026, if any, gave insufficient time as a reason for not doing so, and which councils were they?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Councils that did not submit a Head Start proposal have given a range of reasons for not doing so. For some this included a desire to take more time to consider the options for change.

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Question 35834 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many regions, if any, produced a single agreed Head Start proposal covering the whole region by 9 August 2026, and does he consider the process to have succeeded in those regions that did not?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35836 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many councils, if any, submitted a Head Start proposal by the 9 August 2026 deadline under the local government reform process announced in May 2026, how many were eligible to do so, and how many did not submit?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35843 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    If the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is tolled, which party bears the risk of toll revenue falling below forecast, and is any compensation payable by NZTA or the Crown if that occurs?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Any decision on tolling is separate from the PPP agreement. If the project is tolled, the revenue will be collected by NZTA and used to part fund the Unitary Charge repayments. The toll revenue must be used as set out in the Order in…

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Question 35844 (2026)

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    If the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is tolled, will toll revenue be collected and retained by NZTA or by the Northway consortium, and how, if at all, will toll revenue be applied against the Unitary Charge payments over the 25-year…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No decision has been made on tolling. The Unitary Charge payments will be made out of the NLTF general funds. If the project is tolled, the toll revenue will be collected and retained by NZTA into the NLTF.

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Question 35845 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Does the Project Agreement signed with the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project contain any provision that is conditional on a decision to toll or not to toll the expressway, and does it provide for any compensation or…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No. Any decision on tolling is separate from the Project Agreement and would not affect the PPP payment arrangements.

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Question 35848 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    In the economic assessment of the Warkworth to Te Hana project, is toll revenue treated as an economic benefit or as a transfer payment between road users and the funder, and if any part of toll revenue is included in the benefit stream,…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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When calculating the BCR with tolling, toll revenue is treated as a transfer payment, meaning the gross toll charges are subtracted from the project benefits and the toll revenue is subtracted from the cost. In the economic assessment for…

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Question 35854 (2026)

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    On what date was the benefit-cost ratio for the Warkworth to Te Hana project last recalculated, and has it been recalculated using the final project cost of $3.649 billion net present value agreed at financial close on 30 July 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the economics assessment for Warkworth to Te Hana, in which the BCR was last updated, was completed in December 2024 as part of the Implementation Investment Case. The BCR has not been recalculated.

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Question 35857 (2026)

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    On what project cost estimate, and at what discount rate, was the expected return of $1.60 per dollar invested for the Warkworth to Te Hana project calculated?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The economics assessment was based on a P50 cost estimate of $3.5B (excluding NZTA admin fee). The Discount Rate used in the assessment was 2% (2024-53), and 1.5% (2054-83).

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Question 35858 (2026)

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Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the weighted average cost of capital for the Warkworth to Te Hana project at financial close on 30 July 2026, and does that figure take account of the Crown Capital Contribution and the $1.6 billion 10-year Crown loan to NZTA…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The weighted average cost of capital has not been disclosed because it is commercially sensitive. Releasing this information would reveal commercially sensitive information about the contractor's financing arrangements and risk pricing. It…

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Question 35859 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which of the financing and transaction fees incurred in reaching financial close on the Warkworth to Te Hana project, if any, are ultimately borne by NZTA or the Crown, whether directly or through the Unitary Charge payments, and what is…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The direct financing fees related to the Contractor’s debt and equity financing are borne directly by the Contractor. As with all projects of this nature, the successful consortium will have included an allowance for financing and…

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Question 35862 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What arrangement, commitment, underwriting, agency, legal, ratings, advisory and other financing and transaction fees were incurred in reaching financial close on the Warkworth to Te Hana project, if any, and what is the total of those…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 34451 (2026) in relation to general costs incurred throughout the transaction process and Written Parliamentary Question 35859 (2026) in relation to financing and…

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Question 35863 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What proportion of the senior private debt for the Warkworth to Te Hana project is fixed or hedged, and for what period of the debt's tenor does that hedging apply, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As with previous PPPs, the Project Agreement requires NZTA to make payments to the Contractor for floating interest rate costs that flow through to the private debt that makes up part of the capital structure of the Contractor consortium.…

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Question 35864 (2026)

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    What interest rate and inflation hedging arrangements were entered into in respect of the Warkworth to Te Hana project at or before financial close on 30 July 2026, if any, and what is the cost of those arrangements?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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In relation to interest rate hedging, I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 35863 (2026). The specific cost of these arrangements is commercially sensitive as it forms part of the project's commercially…

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Question 35865 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What credit margin over the base rate applies to the senior private debt raised by the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project, and what is the resulting all-in senior debt cost at financial close on 30 July 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The credit margin over the base rate and the resulting all-in senior debt cost at financial close have been withheld as they form part of the project's commercially sensitive financing arrangements. Disclosure could prejudice NZTA's…

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Question 35869 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the total quantum of senior private debt raised by the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project, and what is the tenor of that debt?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The debt-to-equity ratio is commercially sensitive and therefore the level of debt raised is commercially sensitive.

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Question 35870 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What were the seven recommendations of the Gateway 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana project conducted between 4 and 8 May 2026, which returned a Green/Amber delivery confidence assessment, which of those recommendations had been…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 34428 (2026).

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Question 35871 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What are the refinancing provisions of the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, if any, including whether NZTA's consent is required before the Northway consortium may refinance, how a refinancing gain is defined and calculated, what…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA has certain consent rights to refinancings and will share in refinancing gains in specific circumstances. Some carve-outs do apply. Refinancing gain share is not assumed in the $3.649b NPV figure.

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Question 35872 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What guarantees, indemnities, compensation events, force majeure provisions, termination payment obligations and other contingent liabilities, if any, have the Crown or NZTA accepted under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement and the…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my responses to Written Parliamentary Questions 34437 (2026), 34439 (2026) and 34440 (2026).

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Question 35875 (2026)

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Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What sensitivity analysis, if any, was undertaken on the value-for-money assessment for the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP in respect of (a) interest rates, (b) inflation, (c) construction delay, (d) refinancing costs, and (e) the proportion of…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA undertook sensitivity analysis as part of the development of the Public Sector Comparator and value-for-money assessment. In accordance with Treasury PPP Guidance, NZTA also retested project cost against the Public Sector Comparator…

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Question 35876 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What independent review or assurance was undertaken of the Public Sector Comparator, the risk valuations and the financial model used to assess value for money for the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP, if any, by whom was each review undertaken,…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the Public Sector Comparator and associated cost estimates and risk valuations were subject to multiple layers of assurance, including independent cost estimation, peer review, and quantitative risk assessment. Detailed…

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Question 35877 (2026)

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    What was the net present value comparison between the Northway consortium's price for the Warkworth to Te Hana project and the Public Sector Comparator for that project before any risk adjustment was applied to either figure, and on that…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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This information has been withheld as it forms part of the commercially sensitive financial and risk modelling used to evaluate bids and assess value for money. Disclosure of the unadjusted pricing and Public Sector Comparator assumptions…

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Question 35880 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which material risks in the Warkworth to Te Hana project are retained by NZTA or the Crown rather than transferred to the Northway consortium under the Project Agreement signed in July 2026, if any, what dollar value was assigned to each…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 34436 (2026). NZTA retains or shares a range of risks that cannot be efficiently be passed to the consortium. These include some change in law risks and uninsurable…

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35881, 35883 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    In relation to the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership for Section 1 of the Northland Corridor, which reached financial close with the Northway consortium on 30 July 2026, what dollar value was assigned to each material risk…

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    What dollar value, if any, was assigned to each material risk transferred to the Northway consortium in the Public Sector Comparator and public-private partnership evaluation?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The requested information has been withheld as it forms part of the commercially sensitive risk allocation and value-for-money modelling underpinning the Project. Disclosure of the valuation of individual transferred risks, and the total…

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Question 35882 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    For each material risk valued as transferred to the Northway consortium in the Public Sector Comparator and public-private partnership evaluation for the Warkworth to Te Hana project, what probability of occurrence and what cost impact, or…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my responses to Written Parliamentary Questions 35876 (2026) and 35881 (2026). Risk calculation was completed in accordance with the NZTA’s Cost Estimating Manual (SM014).

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Question 35924 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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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 James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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The titles and dates of Transport briefings received from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport are or will soon be proactively released here:…

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Question 35925 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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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 of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters. MCERT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to…

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Question 35933 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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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 Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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As I said in Written Parliamentary Questions 10889 (2025), 11147 (2025), 14770 (2025), 18421 (2025), 19559 (2025), 20746 (2025), 22412 (2025), 27507 (2025), 28436 (2025), 30419 (2025), 30991 (2025), 31535 (2025), 32421 (2025), 33193…

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Question 35959 (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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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Ferry Holdings, FHL SOI 5 March 2025 - 30 December 2029 revised draft, 3 August; Ferry Holdings, FHL SOI 5 March 2025 - 30 Dec 2029 revised, 6 August 2026; KiwiRail, Rail Safety Week 2026 Media Release, 7 August; KiwiRail, Rail Safety Week…

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Question 35960 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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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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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Racing

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DIA - Pre Election basline update briefing for Minister for Racing - 5AUG26

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Question 35531 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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- Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Regulations – Queenstown Lakes District Council Navigation Safety Bylaw 2025/Te Ture ā-Rohe mō te Haumaru Whakatere 2025) Regulations 2026 – 3 August 2026 - Maritime Levies Amendment…

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Question 35532 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I can advise that I took no paper through Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026.

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Question 35535 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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As I said in Written Parliamentary Questions 11040 (2025), 11255 (2025), 14923 (2025), 18528 (2025), 19677 (2025), 20885 (2025), 22550 (2025), 27613 (2025), 28543 (2025), 30527 (2025), 31099 (2025), 31644 (2025), 32532 (2025), 33300…

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Question 35558 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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Refer to the response to WPQ 6251 (2025).