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Question 34333 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, none.

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Question 34334 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the expected total headcount of graduate enrolled nurse roles, as distinct from graduate registered nurse roles, within the approximately 1,800 roles planned to be offered by Health NZ in the next 12 months, as referred to in his…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand expect to recruit up to 73 graduate enrolled nurses in in the 2026/27 financial year.

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Question 34335 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What was the total full-time equivalent of the 1,716 graduate registered nurses employed by Health NZ as referred to in his 23 July 2026 announcement?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that graduate registered nurses were employed by Health New Zealand at 0.8 full-time equivalency as is the usual approach.

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Question 34337 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Question 34338 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 34339 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Question 34340 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I refer the member to my response to PQ 33397 (2026).

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Question 34341 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • Which agencies, if any, have been used for modelling the Public Service AI assurance model?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I am advised that the Public Service AI Assurance Model was not modelled on any single agency. It was informed by feedback from a cross-agency working group representing 11 agencies: the Government Digital Delivery Agency; Inland Revenue;…

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Question 34342 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What work, if any, has been completed to date on a Public Service AI Assurance Model?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

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I am advised that the Public Service AI Assurance Model has been developed and is in the final stages of completion.

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Question 34343 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many members, if any, of the governing boards of Crown entities within his portfolios have resigned, retired, been removed, or not been reappointed since he became Minister of Transport, and how many of those had been appointed by the…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Mr Rudge and Mr Dougherty are the only two individuals appointed by the previous Minister of Transport, who have resigned during my term and fall under my specific portfolio responsibilities.

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Question 34344 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The titles of papers I received in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

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Question 34345 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I refer the member to my response to PQ 34648 (2026).

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Question 34346 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I refer the member to my response to PQ 34543 (2026).

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34347, 34357, 34549 (2026)

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    Francisco Hernandez

    List MP · Green Party

    34347

    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 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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    Francisco Hernandez

    List MP · Green Party

    34357

    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 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    34549

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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The titles of advice I receive as Minister of Customs are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.customs.govt.nz/about-us/information-releases/reports-to-the-minister-of-customs/. Some titles…

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Question 34348 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Does he intend to make any further changes to the membership of the NZTA board, including to the position of chair currently held by Simon Bridges?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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One term expired in May 2026 and I am yet to make a decision on the matter.

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Question 34349 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many NZTA board meetings were held between 1 January 2026 and 27 July 2026, and what was the attendance of each board member at those meetings?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

There have been four NZTA Board meetings and two Special Board meetings between 1 January and 27 July 2026. Attendance NZTA Board meetings: • 19 February – all members attended • 2 April – Warwick Isaacs an apology • 15 May - all members…

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Question 34350 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • When, if at all, was he first advised that rising cost estimates would require a reprioritisation of the Roads of National Significance programme, ahead of the reprioritisation he announced in July 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I have long been aware of rising cost-pressures on the National Land Transport Fund, and that there are many competing priorities for Crown funding. I refer the Member to page three of the January 2025 Briefing to the Incoming Minister of…

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Question 34351 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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In my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026.

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Question 34352 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

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Question 34353 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

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Question 34354 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What change, if any, has there been in the total estimated costs of the Roads of National Significance programme since the release of the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Since the release of the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024, the estimated cost of the Roads of National Significance programme has increased as projects have progressed through business case, design and pre-implementation…

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34355, 34385 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • 34355

    Was the NZTA board's oversight of cost estimates for Roads of National Significance projects a factor in his conclusion that the board required a different balance of skills and experience?

  • 34385

    What has changed, if anything, in the skills required of the NZTA board since Pat Dougherty was appointed to it in August 2024 and Mike Rudge in November 2024?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As noted in my response to Written Parliamentary Question 34384 (2026), there are range of complex decisions that the Board will need to navigate over the medium term. I considered that the capability mix did not meet the diversity of…

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Question 34356 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What advice or reporting, if any, has he received from the NZTA board or its chair on rising cost estimates for Roads of National Significance projects, and on what dates?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

NZTA Board decisions to reprogramme the RoNS programme were made on 15 May 2026, reflecting updated revenue forecasts, funding constraints, and revised cost estimates across the programme. These decisions subsequently informed advice…

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34358, 34654 (2026)

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    Francisco Hernandez

    List MP · Green Party

    34358

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    34654

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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As Minister of Customs, I took one paper titled 'Approval for Approved Information Sharing Agreement Between Inland Revenue and Customs'.

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Question 34359 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 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 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 34360 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

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Question 34361 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Was the political party membership, donation history, or party affiliation of any candidate for appointment to the NZTA board known to him or to his office at the time the appointments of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No

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Question 34362 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What annual fees are payable to each of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie as members of the NZTA board, and how do those fees compare with the fees paid to Pat Dougherty, Mike Rudge, and Catherine Taylor?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The annual fees for all NZTA members are $76,000 effective from 1 November 2025. No changes to the fees occurred with this appointment round.

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Question 34363 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written Parliamentary question 33465 (2026).

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Question 34364 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What is the total value, if any, of goods and services procured by NZTA from Meredith Connell, Cameron Partners, Debt Managers, Talleys, and Stellar Projects in each of the last three financial years?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Over the three financial years covered, only Meredith Connell and Stellar Projects recorded any expenditure by NZTA. Expenditure with Meredith Connell was limited to $690.19 in the 2025/26 financial year, with no spending in either 2023/24…

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Question 34365 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12734 (2026).

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Question 34366 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

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 34367 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 20 July 2026, by title and date?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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Question 34368 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What arrangements, if any, have been put in place to manage any conflicts of interest arising from new NZTA board member Steve Haszard's directorships and his association with the law firm Meredith Connell?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Mr Haszard has stepped down from his directorship with Stellar Projects. Standard conflicts of interest practices are in place for his role with Meredith Connell and Talley's Group. These practices include, where appropriate, recusal from…

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Question 34369 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 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 34370 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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I refer the Member to the list below of the advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents, my office or I received during the week beginning 27 July 2026. New Zealand Qualification Authority 28 July 2026 - Update for…

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Question 34371 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What conflicts of interest, if any, were declared by Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie during the process leading to their appointment to the NZTA board?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I noted the following disclosures to Cabinet as part of the consideration process for each appointment. Lana Stockman: - Nil Steve Haszard: - Independent Director, Stellar Projects - Independent Director, Meredith Connell - Chair,…

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Question 34372 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • When, if at all, did the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee consider the appointments of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie to the NZTA board?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

30 June 2026

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Question 34373 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Who, if anyone, nominated or recommended each of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie for appointment to the NZTA board?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Each of the members self-nominated by application when the position advertised.

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34374, 34579 (2026)

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    Francisco Hernandez

    List MP · Green Party

    34374

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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    Shanan Halbert

    List MP · Labour Party

    34579

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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During the week beginning 27 July 2026 Cabinet noted the following Appointments and Honours Committee paper at its meeting of 27 July 2026: • Auckland University of Technology, Massey University, University of Auckland, and University of…

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Question 34375 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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Question 34376 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many candidates, if any, were considered, and how many interviewed, for each of the NZTA board vacancies filled by Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Total applications: 97 Total shortlisted: 8 Total interviewed: 4

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Question 34377 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Was any recruitment, executive search, or advisory firm engaged in relation to the appointments of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie to the NZTA board, and if so, which firm and at what cost?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No

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Question 34378 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What process, if any, was followed to identify, assess, and select Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie for appointment to the NZTA board?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The appointment process included advertising for the position, seeking nominations, interviews, candidate due diligence (including referee and background checks, and conflicts of interest analysis), statutory consultation as per section…

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Question 34379 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly take papers to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) website,…

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Question 34380 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Were the NZTA board vacancies filled by Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard, and Murdo Beattie publicly advertised, and if not, why not?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Yes

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Question 34381 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Why was David Smol reappointed to the NZTA board for a further two years when other members were found not to meet the balance of skills and experience he considered the board required?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Good practice requires that the NZTA Board possesses the collective skills knowledge, and experience required to appropriately govern the Agency's functions. I considered that Mr Smol's reappointment was necessary to maintain continuity…

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Question 34382 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Was the retirement of Catherine Taylor from the NZTA board sought, requested, or encouraged in any way by him or by any person acting on his behalf?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No. Ms Taylor signalled that she would not be seeking reappointment at the start of the appointment process.

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Question 34383 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Did Pat Dougherty or Mike Rudge raise any concerns with him, his office, or the Ministry of Transport about NZTA's financial position, project cost estimates, or governance arrangements at any time before their departure from the NZTA…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No

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Question 34384 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Does he agree with the statement made by the then-Minister of Transport in November 2024, on appointing Mike Rudge to the NZTA board, that the board had the right mix of skills to deliver the Government's priorities including the Roads of…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As per the Cabinet Manual, each Minister is responsible for exercising the statutory functions and powers under legislation within their portfolios, in the collective Cabinet decision-making context. I also refer the member to my…