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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    16318

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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 13/04/2026, by title and date?

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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 13 April 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 advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 13 April 2026: • PM Brief-2026. North…

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Question 16594 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 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 16608 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Racing

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None.

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Question 16610 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 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).

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Question 16629 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 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 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 16634 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 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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None

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Question 16635 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 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 did not take any papers through Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026.

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Question 16714 (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 13 April 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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None.

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Question 16715 (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 13 April 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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15 April 2026: KiwiRail Briefing - Fortnightly Report for 2-15 April 2026 16 April 2026: KiwiRail Briefing - KiwiRail Response to Fuel Situation 16 April 2026: Treasury Report - KiwiRail Equity Drawdown March FY26 16 April 2026: Treasury…

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Question 16734 (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 13 April 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

Answer

As I said to the Member in Written Parliamentary Questions 10205 (2026), 12493 (2026), and 13504 (2026) I refer the member to Written Parliamentary Question 7515 (2025).

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Question 16739 (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 13 April 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. MoT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to…

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Question 16740 (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 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

Answer

MoT/NZTA: The titles and dates of briefings received from the Ministry of Transport and NZTA are or will soon be proactively released here: https://www.transport.govt.nz/about-us/our-corporate-publications/proactive-releases/results and…

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Question 13453 (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 23 March 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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MoT: The titles and dates of briefings received from the Ministry of Transport are or will soon be proactively released here: https://www.transport.govt.nz/about-us/our-corporate-publications/proactive-releases/results. CAA: AvSec security…

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Question 13454 (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 23 March 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. MoT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to…

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Question 13459 (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 23 March 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

Answer

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 13478 (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 23 March 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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None.

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Question 13479 (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 23 March 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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27 March 2026, KiwiRail, Fuel impacts on KiwiRail.

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Question 13498 (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 6 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

Answer

MoT/NZTA: The titles and dates of briefings received from the Ministry of Transport and NZTA are or will soon be proactively released here: https://www.transport.govt.nz/about-us/our-corporate-publications/proactive-releases/results and…

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Question 13500 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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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 6 April 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. MoT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to…

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Question 13504 (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 6 April 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 to the Member in Written Parliamentary Questions 10205 (2026), and 12493 (2026) I refer the member to Written Parliamentary Question 7515 (2025).

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Question 13523 (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 6 April 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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8 April 2026 The Treasury, KiwiRail and Ferry Holdings: Performance for the six months to 31 December 2025 10 April 2026 Ferry Holdings Limited, Ship procurement update There was an additional report, the title of which is being withheld…

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Question 13524 (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 6 April 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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None.

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Question 13539 (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 6 April 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 advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 30 March 2026: • Ministers and LG – Fuel…

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Question 13603 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 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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As Associate Minister of Transport, I can advise that I took one paper through Cabinet during this time period. The title has been withheld in accordance with Speaker's Ruling 199/6.

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Question 13604 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 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 the following papers through Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 2026. Driver licensing rule - 7 April 2026 Land Transport Rules Reform Programme: Key policy decisions - 7 April 2026

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Question 13609 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 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 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 13628 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 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 (2026).

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Question 13629 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Racing

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None.

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Question 13644 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 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 13373 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11663 (2026), why does the question refer to 71 individuals whose licences were cancelled for non-response while the answer refers to 69, and what is the correct figure?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As outlined in my response to Written Question 8827 (2026), 71 individuals had their licences cancelled for non-response. Two of those individuals subsequently responded to NZTA after being cancelled, meaning the number now stands at 69.

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Question 13374 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    Further to Reply 11431 (2026), if senior leadership were aware of the February 2025 detection when approving the November 2025 media statement, what was the rationale for not referencing that earlier detection in the statement?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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In February 2025, previously unknown potential issues were identified but were not confirmed. This particular issue was subsequently confirmed as fraud following the audit that was commenced in July 2025 and completed in October 2025. For…

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Question 13375 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11431 (2026), when NZTA's senior leadership approved the November 2025 media statement describing the fraud as having been discovered through a July 2025 audit, did those approving the statement have knowledge of the…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Yes.

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Question 13376 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 8830 (2026), what did the figure of 488 impacted licences referred to in the original question represent, why has it since been revised, and what is the basis for the varying figures of 461 fraudulently converted licences…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises me that the figure of 488 impacted licences was updated to 498 following a detailed reconciliation and verification of the findings for each individual included in the audit cohort. For clarity and…

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Question 13377 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11429 (2026), why did the interim measures in place after February 2025 fail to prevent the 17 fraudulent conversions that were issued during that period?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises me that the 17 licence conversions occurred before the interim controls took effect in November 2025.

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Question 13378 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11668 (2026), was the Certificate of Particulars control, introduced on 8 July 2024 and removed on 16 April 2025, withdrawn while fraudulent conversions were still occurring following the initial detection of fraud in…

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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 Certificate of Particulars (CoP) control introduced on 8 July 2024 was not withdrawn on 16 April 2025, but amended. Rather than requiring a CoP in all cases where the country of primary identification and the country…

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Question 13117 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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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 23 March 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 advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 23 March 2026: • Support material - Cabinet…

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Question 13158 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11431 (2026), who within NZTA was responsible for determining the timeline for closing the vulnerability following the July 2025 confirmation of fraud; was a decision made to defer closure, and if so, on what grounds was…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised the process change implemented to further mitigate the potential for fraud was directed by the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi National Manager, Regulatory Performance, Risk & Insights. There was no decision made to defer…

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Question 13159 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Replies 11429 and 11431 (2026), how many of the 461 fraudulent conversions were issued after July 2025, when the fraud had been confirmed; and what was the reason for the three-month delay between confirmation of fraud and…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that 12 of the 461 overseas conversions occurred after 1 July 2025. For the remainder of the question, I refer the Member to my response to Written Question 11429 (2026).

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Question 13160 (2026)

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    Further to Reply 11431 (2026), if the fraud was confirmed through a risk assessment completed in July 2025 yet fraudulent conversions continued to be issued until 31 October 2025, what action, if any, did NZTA take in the period between…

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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 Question 11429 (2026).

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Question 13161 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    Further to Reply 11655 (2026), of the individuals in the cohort who did not reobtain a Class 5 licence following testing, how many were found to have been operating commercially as drivers in the period between their fraudulent conversion…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that in regard to the 270 individuals that either opted out or did not pass necessary tests to retain a Class 5 licence, 181 of these were either confirmed drivers at commercial roadside vehicle inspections during the period,…

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Question 13162 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11656 (2026), of the individuals in the cohort who were involved in recorded road crashes during the period of the fraudulent conversions, how many of those crashes occurred after February 2025, when the fraud had been…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Providing this information could prejudice the maintenance of the law, including these people’s rights to a fair trial, due to ongoing investigations and legal processes.

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Question 13163 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    Further to Reply 8830 (2026), between February 2025 and October 2025, did NZTA notify New Zealand Police or the National Intelligence Centre that individuals holding potentially fraudulent Class 2–5 licences may have been operating…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises me that NZ Police was formally notified on 1 August 2025 of the evidence NZTA was seeking from affected individuals. NZ Police Road Safety Intelligence Team was formally advised of the…

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Question 13164 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Replies 11429 and 11668 (2026), were any transport operators, freight companies, or other employers of commercial drivers notified at any point between February 2025 and October 2025 that some licence holders in their workforce…

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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 Question 8828 (2026).

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Question 13165 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11430 (2026), at what point after their fraudulent conversions were the 17 individuals identified as part of the affected cohort; and were their licences suspended or cancelled any earlier than those of individuals…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises that five of the individuals converted their licences between April and June 2025 and were identified in July 2025. The remaining 12 individuals were identified in December 2025, following…

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Question 13166 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11656 (2026), what were the traffic offence rates, crash involvement rates, and roadside inspection outcomes for the cohort specifically during the period February 2025 to October 2025, when NZTA had identified potential…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Providing this information could prejudice the maintenance of the law, including these people’s rights to a fair trial, due to ongoing investigations and legal processes.

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Question 13167 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to Reply 11430 (2026), were any of the 17 individuals whose licences were fraudulently converted after February 2025 involved in any recorded road crashes, roadside inspection failures, or traffic infringements during the period…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Providing this information could prejudice the maintenance of the law, including these people’s rights to a fair trial, due to ongoing investigations and legal processes.

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Question 13168 (2026)

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    Further to Replies 11429 and 11430 (2026), what licence classes and endorsements were held by the 17 individuals whose fraudulent conversions were issued after February 2025; and were any of those individuals operating commercially as…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises me that all 17 individuals held a Class 5 Full New Zealand licence. 7 held endorsements – 6 of them held a Dangerous Goods (D) endorsement, 2 a Forklift (F) endorsement and 2 a Passenger (P)…

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Question 13169 (2026)

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    Further to Reply 11427 (2026), did NZTA consider referencing the maximum conviction penalty of $10,000 in its November 2025 public statements, and if a decision was made not to include that figure, what was the reason for that decision?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) did not consider referencing the maximum conviction penalty of $10,000 in its media statement because it considered an infringement, along with initial cancellation or suspension, to be the…

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    Further to Reply 11660 (2026), was any separate road safety risk assessment conducted specifically for the 37 individuals whose licences were converted to the wrong licence class, as distinct from those who provided fraudulent information;…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises me that there was not a separate road safety assessment conducted specifically for the 37 individuals. All affected licence holders were subject to the same testing requirements.

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    Further to Reply 11663 (2026), do the two individuals unaccounted for in that discrepancy currently hold valid licences, and if so, what action, if any, does NZTA intend to take in respect of them?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Yes, both individuals currently hold valid licences. As outlined in my response to Written Question 8827 (2026), NZTA cancelled their licences after they failed to respond to a request for evidence supporting the validity of their overseas…