Written questions

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33895

  What was the total cost of installing home charging units for Ministers, broken down by Minister and by financial year?

• 33896

  How many home electric vehicle charging units, if any, have been installed at Ministers' private residences at Crown expense, broken down by Minister?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33897

  Are fuel or charging card transactions reconciled against vehicle trip or odometer records, and if so, how often?

• 33906

  What was the odometer reading of each ministerial self-drive vehicle as at 30 June 2025 and 30 June 2026, broken down by Minister?

• 33907

  How many kilometres were travelled by each ministerial self-drive vehicle in the 2025/26 financial year, broken down by Minister?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many fuel or charging card transactions, if any, in respect of ministerial self-drive vehicles have been queried, declined, reversed or reimbursed in each of the last three financial years, broken down by financial year and by reason?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many fuel or charging card transactions, if any, in respect of ministerial self-drive vehicles in the last three financial years were for goods or services other than fuel or charging, broken down by financial year and by category of…

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Is a fuel card or charging card issued in respect of each ministerial self-drive vehicle?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33901

  What was the total fuel or charging card expenditure for ministerial self-drive vehicles in the 2025/26 financial year, broken down by Minister?

• 33902

  How many fuel or charging card transactions, if any, were recorded against ministerial self-drive vehicles in the 2025/26 financial year, broken down by Minister?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Is fringe benefit tax paid in respect of ministerial self-drive vehicles, and if so, what was the total FBT liability in each of the last three financial years?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33904

  Are ministerial self-drive vehicles permitted to be used for private purposes, and if so, is any contribution required from the Minister?

• 33912

  Is any Minister currently allocated more than one self-drive vehicle, and if so, which Ministers and how many?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What is the annual cost to the Crown of providing each ministerial self-drive vehicle, broken down by Minister, and what is the resulting cost per kilometre travelled?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33908

  Is a Minister required to hold a current driver licence in order to be allocated a self-drive vehicle, and is any check of licence status undertaken at the point of allocation or thereafter?

• 33909

  Who, other than the Minister to whom a self-drive vehicle is allocated, is authorised to drive that vehicle?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33910

  How many, if any, ministerial self-drive vehicles are ordinarily garaged at a Minister's private residence, broken down by Minister?

• 33911

  For each ministerial self-drive vehicle, at what location is the vehicle ordinarily garaged, broken down by Minister?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many ministerial self-drive vehicles were in service as at 30 June 2026, broken down by Minister, make, model, year of manufacture, and whether owned or leased?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Have any Crown VIP fleet vehicles been recorded exceeding the applicable speed limit in each of the last three financial years, and if so, on how many occasions?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many traffic infringement notices, if any, were issued in respect of Crown VIP fleet vehicles in each of the last three financial years, broken down by infringement type, and who was liable for payment in each case?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many complaints, queries or reviews, if any, concerning the use of a Crown VIP vehicle have been received or undertaken since 1 January 2024, broken down by financial year and by outcome?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What was the total amount invoiced for non-ministerial use of Crown VIP vehicles in each of the last three financial years, and what amount was actually recovered in each year?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Does the booking system for the VIP transport service record a purpose or category for each trip, and if so, what categories are used?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• On how many occasions, if any, in each of the last three financial years was use of a Crown VIP vehicle identified as non-ministerial, broken down by financial year and by the outcome in each case?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What is the policy governing the use of Crown VIP vehicles for party political or campaign purposes, and when was it last reviewed?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many kilometres were travelled by the Crown VIP fleet in each of the last three financial years, broken down by vehicle class?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many trips were provided by the VIP transport service in each of the last three financial years, broken down by Minister?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• For how long is Crown VIP fleet trip data retained, and what is the earliest date for which such data is currently held?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Does the Department of Internal Affairs record trip data for Crown VIP fleet vehicles, and if so, what fields are recorded for each trip?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Were any Crown VIP fleet vehicles disposed of other than by public tender or auction since 1 January 2024, and if so, how many, and to whom?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What was the total book value of Crown VIP fleet vehicles disposed of since 1 January 2024, and what was the total amount realised from those disposals?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many vehicles have been disposed of from the Crown VIP fleet since 1 January 2024, broken down by make and model, method of disposal, odometer reading at disposal, original purchase price, book value at disposal, and sale price…

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33928

  How many vehicles were shortlisted in the class 1 replacement evaluation for the ministerial fleet, and what were they, broken down by make and model?

• 33929

  How many BMW i7 xDrive60 vehicles have been ordered or purchased for the Crown VIP fleet, and what is the purchase price per vehicle?

• 33930

  What is the total cost of the class 1 Crown fleet replacement programme, broken down by financial year and by capital and operating cost?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What was the average cost per trip provided by the VIP transport service in each of the last three financial years?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What was the total cost of the VIP transport service in each of the last three financial years, broken down by appropriation line within Vote Internal Affairs?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33933

  What was total operating expenditure on the Crown VIP fleet in each of the last three financial years, broken down by fuel or charging, maintenance and repairs, insurance, driver salaries and overtime, and all other categories?

• 33934

  What was total expenditure on the Crown VIP fleet in each of the 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years, broken down by capital expenditure and operating expenditure?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many vehicles were in the Crown VIP fleet as at 30 June in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026, broken down by vehicle class?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many vehicles were in the Crown VIP fleet as at 30 June 2026, broken down by vehicle class, make, model, year of manufacture, and whether owned or leased?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What stakeholders, if any, has the Minister met with to discuss the Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan 2026-2031?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What written advice, if any, has the Minister recieved on the updated Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan 2026-2031 by title and date?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• Is the Minister committed to fully implementing the updated Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan 2026-2031, if so, what steps is the Minister taking to achieve this plan, and if not - why not?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• How has a known potential worst case fatality distance of approximately 2km factored into the procurement process for an LNG import facility in Port Taranaki?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• Is he considering back up options if WorkSafe declines the Safety Case for the preferred provider for the LNG import facility, meaning it will not go ahead, and if so, what are these back up options?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• Why will detailed health and safety assessments only be carried out once the preferred provider for the LNG import facility is contracted?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• Were buffer zones considered as part of the initial safety evaluations undertaken for both shortlisted proposals for the LNG import facility?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• 33944

  What was the scope of the initial safety evaluations undertaken for both shortlisted proposals for the LNG import facility?

• 33945

  Did the initial safety evaluations undertaken for both shortlisted proposals for the LNG import facility raise any issues of concern, and if so, what were they?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• What costs has the Crown incurred to date for the procurement process for the proposed LNG import facility, broken down by feasibility studies, technical advice, legal advice, and consultancy services?

Asked by

Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

• Did New Zealand vote for or against the removal of International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, Karim Khan?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• Did he or Cabinet consider a combination of options to provide dry year cover; if so, what combinations were considered?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• What evidence, if any, was used to determine that a distributed demand response as an investment option to provide dry year cover would have a scale of generation likely to be small?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• Will the Minister commit to directing NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi to look into a nationally consistent permit system for agricultural machinery that cannot currently obtain permits under the Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rules; if not,…

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• When incentivising significant rooftop solar uptake across residential, commercial and industrial users was considered, but ruled out as an investment option to provide dry year cover, did this include a scenario of solar alongside battery…

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the Minister received advice on the number of forage harvesters, tractors, combines, cultivators, or other agricultural machines that cannot be lawfully operated on the road network due to current Vehicle Dimensions and Mass…

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• How many state highway and local road bridges are currently subject to restrictions that limit or prevent the movement of agricultural machinery that exceeds the standard Vehicle Dimensions and Mass limits?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, overweight permit or specialist vehicle permit applications for agricultural machinery have been declined in each of the past five years, and what were the reasons for those decisions?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• For an agricultural vehicle load that exceeds the maximum weight, how many separate permits may be required for a farmer or rural contractor to move a single agricultural machine across multiple road controlling authority jurisdictions,…