Written questions

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, did Kāinga Ora pay for new appliances for its Carlton Gore, Newmarket, Auckland offices since 1 June 2025 and for each item valued at over $1500, if any, what was it and what was its value?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Has Kāinga Ora disposed of any surplus furniture since 1 June 2024 and if so, what was the value of that furniture?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Has Kāinga Ora sold any surplus furniture since 1 June 2024 and if so, what was the value of that furniture?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has Kainga Ora spent on new audio-visual and conferencing equipment since 1 June 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has Kainga Ora spent on new appliances since 1 June 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has Kāinga Ora spent on new furniture for its offices since 1 June 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has Kāinga Ora spent on new office fixtures and fittings for its offices since 1 June 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has Kāinga Ora incurred for moving and relocation costs associated with the downsizing its offices since 1 June 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What Kāinga Ora offices, if any, have reduced their floorspace since 1 June 2024 and for each such office, what was the floorspace before and after it was downsized and how much, if anything, was paid for any costs or penalties incurred as…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has Kāinga Ora spent on downsizing its office space since 1 June 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has Impact Lab Limited provided to Kāinga Ora to help inform any investment or funding decisions?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Have Kāinga Ora’s homes and services been assessed by Impact Lab Limited through its GoodMeasure Homes product and if so, what estimates of the long-term impact of its housing model have been determined?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 31923 (2026), does the conflict of interest noted, in relation to the Kānoa investment in the Tukituki Water Security Project, relate to a staff member from the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, was provided to Ministers regarding options to continue, pause, or terminate the BCU project?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• On what date was the independent review of the BCU project commissioned, and what was the total cost of that review?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has he received regarding the attractiveness of investing in New Zealand based data centres?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Will the government prioritise developing “sensible rules” for data centres regarding electricity generation and grid stability so that investors have certainty before investing in New Zealand data centres, and if so, by when does the…

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Do officials expect the Datagrid data centre in Southland to put upward pressure on electricity prices, if so, by how much?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Do officials expect any other data centres, besides the "maybe three" he referred to, to put upward pressure on electricity prices, if so, by how much?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Why do officials not expect any of the “maybe three data centres” to put upward pressure on electricity prices?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has he received to indicate that there will not be a significant impact on electricity prices from data centres?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What oversight, if any, do government agencies have over the pipeline of data centres being established in New Zealand?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What are the three data centres that he said are due to ‘come on stream’ in the next 12 months?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• How does he intend to have “good conversations about use of water”, and will the public have the opportunity to be part of those conversations?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• How will the government ensure, if at all, that data centres “bring additionality to our energy system and electricity system”?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• 33656

  Will the “AI strategy" that his Government is “looking at” include regulations for water and energy use, if not, why not?

• 33657

  What is the intended scope, if any, for the “AI strategy” his government is “looking at”?

• 33659

  What decisions, if any, has the government made on developing an “AI strategy”?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Which agency, if any, will be tasked with developing an “AI strategy”?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What made the vote to reappoint Volker Turk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights a ‘procedural matter’ for New Zealand?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• Does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade have the authority to make decisions on United Nations votes without consulting the Minister, if so, in what circumstances?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• How did New Zealand vote on the decision to remove Karim Khan as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court?

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

• Further to the answer to written question 32114 (2026) from the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services: on what date, if any, was this invoice approved by Hon Shane Jones’ office?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• Did Health New Zealand indicate at any point, after 1 April 2026, whether the concerns the Ombudsman raised about Wakari Hospital Ward 10A were different from those raised in 2022, and if so, on what date did that indication occur?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• What specific new information caused the shift from a refurbishment programme to a decision to close Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, and relocate patients?

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

• Has NZQA communicated to any staff, either verbally or in writing, that the functions currently undertaken by Ngā Poutoko Aromatawai Māori will be transferred to another team or positions under the proposed restructure; if so, when and to…

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

• Did NZQA prepare a Te Tiriti impact assessment, Māori impact assessment, or equivalent analysis in relation to the proposed Assessment Division restructure; if so, when was it completed and what were its conclusions?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many times, if any, have Police prosecuted offences/offenders under s 45 of the Arms Act 1983 since the provision was introduced?

Asked by

Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

• Is the advertised position of Chief Advisor Assessment - Mātauranga Māori, an existing position, a newly established position, or a replacement for an existing position; if an existing position, what is the name of the role and the details…

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

• Has NZQA advertised any new or replacement positions that would undertake functions currently performed by Ngā Poutoko Aromatawai Māori before consultation on the proposed restructure has concluded; if so, how many positions, what are…

Asked by

Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

• What consultation, if any, has she or NZQA undertaken with Māori education organisations, Iwi, kura, and Māori-medium providers in relation to the proposed Assessment Division restructure?

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

• How many organisational restructures, if any, have affected the staff and functions currently undertaken by Ngā Poutoko Aromatawai Māori since 27 November 2023, and what changes to staffing numbers and reporting lines resulted from each…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Will Ferry Holdings Limited table revised prospective financial statements following shareholding Ministers' decisions of July 2026, as contemplated in its Statement of Performance Expectations 2026/27, and if so when?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What performance measures, if any, in Ferry Holdings Limited's Statement of Performance Expectations 2026/27 relate to delivering the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme within the $1.7 billion funding envelope or to any cost or budget…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Has Ferry Holdings Limited applied for classification as a public purpose Crown-controlled company under section CW38B of the Income Tax Act 2007, and what is the income tax liability if that application is unsuccessful?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What insurance, if any, does Ferry Holdings Limited hold in respect of the ships under construction and the port infrastructure works, and what is the annual premium?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What are the top five risks recorded on the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme risk register as at 24 July 2026, and what is the assessed cost impact of each?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What Gateway reviews of the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme have been completed since April 2025, what delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by each, and will those reviews be proactively released?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What assurance does the Government have that principal repayments on Ferry Holdings Limited's concessionary loans will commence from 1 July 2028 as assumed, and what is the consequence for the programme if they do not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the estimated cost to the programme of every one cent movement in the New Zealand dollar against the United States dollar below the weighted average contract rate of 0.5870 disclosed by Ferry Holdings Limited?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which entities are the counterparties to the concessionary loans forecast to total $68 million advanced by Ferry Holdings Limited at 0 percent interest against an assumed market rate of 5.75 percent, and what security, if any, does the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the total value in New Zealand dollars of the Cook Strait ferry build contracts denominated in United States dollars, and what proportion of that exposure is covered by the forward foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount…