Written questions

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• Does NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi have the ability to issue exemptions, or other approvals for agricultural vehicles that exceed current Vehicle Dimensions and Mass limits if a permit cannot be granted; if so, under what circumstances?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What categories of agricultural machinery have been identified by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi as being unable to obtain permits under the current Vehicle Dimensions and Mass requirements?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• How many agricultural vehicles or machines are currently unable to obtain permits to operate on New Zealand roads under the Vehicle Dimensions and Mass requirements?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, did the Minister receive between 1 January 2026 and 17 June 2026 relating to accommodation needs and family violence in Tairāwhiti?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What consideration, if any, was given to evidence that more than 1,000 children and young people in Gisborne do not have a proper home during the development of the Government's additional $14.5 million homelessness and rough-sleeping…

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What criteria, if any, was used to determine which locations received funding under the Government's additional $14.5 million homelessness and rough-sleeping support package, and how did Tairāwhiti perform against those criteria?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• Since 1 January 2026, what advice or communications, if any, has the Minister had between the Minister of Housing, Associate Minister of Housing, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Kāinga Ora, or officials regarding the…

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the Minister received any advice since November 2023 that women and children experiencing family violence in Tairāwhiti have been unable to, or are experiencing barriers to access refuge accommodation when required?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What assessment, if any, has been undertaken, since November 2023, of whether women and children experiencing family violence in Tairāwhiti have adequate access to refuge services?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, did the Minister receive between 1 January 2026 and 17 June 2026 relating to accommodation needs and family violence in Tairāwhiti?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What criteria, if any, was used to determine which locations received funding under the Government's additional $14.5 million homelessness and rough-sleeping support package, and how did Tairāwhiti perform against those criteria?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

• What consideration, if any, was given to evidence that more than 1,000 children and young people in Gisborne do not have a proper home during the development of the Government's additional $14.5 million homelessness and rough-sleeping…

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33968

  Why is she yet to release the 2025 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

• 33971

  On what date, if any, will she release the 2025 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33969

  On what date, if any, did her office first receive a copy of the Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

• 33970

  On what date, if any, did she first receive a copy of the Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What response, if any, has the Government made about the recent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank and if so has that included any direct communication with the Government of Israel?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What response, if any, has the Government made about the latest report of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel concerning Palestinian…

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• Does the Government intend to execute any arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court if the subjects of those warrants enter New Zealand and if so does this include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and; if not, why…

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• Did New Zealand vote in favour of, abstain on, or vote against any proposal relating to the removal of Mr Karim Khan as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Since receiving the letter titled "2026 02 20 Minister for the South Island - Mayoral Joint Priorities" on 2 March 2026 and directing his "office to review the information and gather relevant context and input from the appropriate…

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received about Karim Khan in their role as chief…

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on whether the financial benefits obtained by retirement village operators, from retaining outgoing residents’ capital, have been considered as…

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on the equity implications of retirement village operators deriving financial benefits from retaining outgoing residents’ capital pending…

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on whether delayed repayment arrangements result in a transfer of financial benefit from outgoing residents to retirement village operators?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on the financial costs incurred by outgoing residents as a result of delayed repayment of their capital after a unit has been relicensed?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on the extent to which retirement village operators rely on outgoing residents’ capital as a source of working capital or business financing?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically has the Associate Minister of Housing received on the average period between relicensing a retirement village unit and repayment of the outgoing resident’s capital?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on the total value of outgoing residents’ capital held by retirement village operators pending repayment at any one time?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister received on the nature of any financial benefit derived by retirement village operators from retaining outgoing residents’ capital, including but not limited to…

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, and from whom specifically, has the Associate Minister of Housing received on whether retirement village operators derive a financial benefit from retaining outgoing residents’ capital after a unit has been relicensed…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Has the Minister received a formal request/s from Christchurch City Council (CCC) and/or the Mayor of Christchurch in 2026 to meet with the governing body of CCC and/or CCC, and if so, when did he receive the request/s and has he formally…

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 33139

  Question published 23 July 2026

  What independent investigation or root-cause review, if any, is now being undertaken as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach?

• 33832

  Question published 29 July 2026

  What changes were made to the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) monitoring rules, alerts or audit-review processes following the breach incident?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 33144

  Question published 23 July 2026

  When, if ever, was the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) final Security Certification and Accreditation completed and approved?

• 33815

  Question published 29 July 2026

  When, if ever, were the Certification and Accreditation reports completed and finalised for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

• 33816

  Question published 29 July 2026

  When, if ever, were the Certification and Accreditation processes completed and finalised for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• 33670

  Question published 28 July 2026

  Is the Minister confident that Police will have real time access to firearms intel once the Arms Bill is passed?

• 33839

  Question published 29 July 2026

  Is the Minister confident that New Zealand Police will have the same powers in new firearms regulator given there are no uniformed police on the new regulator?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 32893 (2026), what issues in the Natural Environment and Planning Bills does the Minister intend to address with amendment papers?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Since November 2025, how many people, if any, have written to the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees, broken down into months?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• Why have less than 10% of sensitive claims been accepted by the ACC in 2026 to date?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2026 to date?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2025?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2024?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• Does the ACC have internal targets related to sensitive claims; if so, what are they?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• How many independent reviews, if any, since November 27th 2023 into decisions made by the ACC regarding declined sensitive claims found in favour of clients?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• How many complaints, if any, has the ACC received since November 27th 2023 about how it processes sensitive claims?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What directions, if any, have been issued from leadership at the ACC to relevant staff relating to how it processes sensitive claims since November 27th 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What directions, if any, have been issued from a Ministerial office to the ACC relating to how it processes sensitive claims since November 27th 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the ACC changed how it assesses sensitive claims since November 27th 2023; if so, how has it changed how it assesses sensitive claims?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• Why has the rate of sensitive claims being declined by ACC increased year on year since 2023?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of July 20th 2026?