Written questions

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the NZ Transport Agency's total expenditure to date on Hamilton Southern Links, if any, broken down by financial year and by project phase?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How much, if any, does the NZ Transport Agency expect to spend on public consultation and community engagement in relation to Mill Road over the remainder of the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme period?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the NZ Transport Agency's total expenditure to date on Mill Road, if any, broken down by financial year and by project phase?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How much, if any, does the NZ Transport Agency expect to spend on public consultation and community engagement in relation to the East-West Link over the remainder of the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme period?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the NZ Transport Agency's total expenditure to date on the East-West Link, if any, broken down by financial year and by project phase?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How much, if any, does the NZ Transport Agency expect to spend on public consultation and community engagement in relation to the SH16 North-West Alternative State Highway over the remainder of the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the NZ Transport Agency's total expenditure to date on the SH16 North-West Alternative State Highway, if any, broken down by financial year and by project phase?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How much, if any, does the NZ Transport Agency expect to spend on public consultation and community engagement in relation to the Northland Corridor over the remainder of the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme period?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the NZ Transport Agency's total expenditure to date on the Northland Corridor, if any, broken down by financial year and by project phase?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What consultation, if any, has the Government undertaken on the proposed expansion of Five Eyes or Migration 5 data-sharing arrangements to include citizens’ criminal offending information?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What position, if any, has the Government taken on the proposed expansion of Five Eyes or Migration 5 data-sharing arrangements to include citizens’ criminal offending information?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the proposed expansion of Five Eyes or Migration 5 data-sharing arrangements to include citizens’ criminal offending information?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the retention period for biometric information shared by New Zealand through Migration 5?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether biometric or biographic information shared through Migration 5 may be onward shared by partner countries?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• 31859

  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on procurement options for any future biometric capability project intended to replace the Biometric Capability Upgrade?

• 31861

  What work, if any, is Immigration New Zealand undertaking to upgrade biometric technology used for immigration identity, visa, border, or compliance functions?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What briefings, if any, has the Minister received since 24 June 2026 relating to Migration 5, listed by title and date?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What information technology projects, if any, are currently being considered by Immigration New Zealand to replace or continue any capability intended to be delivered by the Biometric Capability Upgrade project?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether New Zealand’s Migration 5 arrangements require further public reporting?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether New Zealand’s Migration 5 arrangements require further parliamentary oversight?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What discussions, if any, has the Minister had with officials since 24 June 2026 about New Zealand’s continued participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What decisions, if any, has the Minister made since 24 June 2026 relating to New Zealand’s continued participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received since 24 June 2026 on New Zealand’s continued participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What work, if any, is currently underway to support New Zealand's ongoing participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• When is main construction of Hamilton Southern Links, expected to begin, if a date has been set?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, did the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission give the Government in 2025 on whether an increase in fuel excise duty is required to fund the Roads of National Significance programme?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What distinguishes placing a project in Phase Three ("continuing more slowly") of the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline from deferring that project?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What is Tenancy Services' current average and maximum timeframe for a tenant to obtain their tenant number when they request it by telephone, measured since 1 January 2026, broken down by month?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Has detailed design of Stage 1 (Galway Link) of the East West Link commenced, as signalled on 20 October 2025; if so, when is it expected to be completed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Of the $32 million announced on 20 October 2025 to progress design, consenting and procurement activities for Petone to Grenada and the Cross Valley Link, how much has been spent to date, and what procurement activities have been…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• In each month from January 2026 to June 2026, how many bond refunds were initiated by tenants themselves, and how many have been initiated by tenants (by any means, including by telephone or paper form) since 29 June 2026?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Since 29 June 2026, how many bond refund applications have been approved on the landlord's or property manager's submitted version because the tenant did not respond within the applicable response period, and what was that number for the…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many calls were received by the Tenancy Services contact centre in each week from 29 June 2026 to date, how does this compare with the equivalent weeks before 29 June 2026, and what was the average call wait time in each of those…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Of all tenants associated with active bonds as at 29 June 2026, how many, if any, do not have a valid email address or mobile number recorded and would therefore receive bond notifications only by post?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What equity analysis, if any, was undertaken on the effect of the 29 June 2026 bond refund changes on Māori, Pacific, low-income, elderly, or disabled tenants?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What specific steps has the Minister or Tenancy Services taken to ensure tenants without reliable digital access, or with out-of-date contact details, are not disadvantaged by a refund process that depends on emailed or texted notification…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many submissions or representations opposing the removal of tenant-initiated online bond refunds were received from tenant advocacy groups, if any?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  For what reasons was the ability for a tenant to initiate their own bond refund via a downloadable form or online request removed as part of the 29 June 2026 changes?

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  When, if at all, did the Minister, or officials acting under delegation, decide to discontinue the downloadable tenant bond refund form and require bond refunds to be initiated by landlords or property managers through Bond Hub from 29…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What regulatory impact analysis, cost-benefit assessment, or equivalent advice was prepared before the 29 June 2026 bond refund changes, if any?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What public consultation, if any, did MBIE or Tenancy Services undertake before the 29 June 2026 bond refund changes, with which tenant advocacy organisations was it conducted, and over what period?

Asked by

Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

• What are the Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments results (actuals v targets) for Waitakere Hospital for the last four quarters?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• Further to 30116 (2026), what was the purpose of each of the three meetings between the Chief of the Defence Force and Lockheed Martin?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What statements, resolutions or other activities, if any, has the Government taken about the detention of Dr Abu Safiya by date and title?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• In the year to March 2026, what was the number clients who received food grants, the average value of food grants received by each client, and the number of those clients who received food grants up to or near the cap for a six-month…

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What response, if any, has the Minister given to the letter from Cameron Pitches about the detention of Dr Abu Safiya by date and title?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Why is the Cross Valley Link shown at feasibility/investment-case stage in the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline when its investment case was described alongside Petone to Grenada in the Government's 20 October 2025 announcement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• When does the Minister of Transport expect an investment case for the Cross Valley Link to be completed, following the feasibility study shown as completed in the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What NZTA funding, if any, is committed to the Cross Valley Link?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What NZTA co-funding, if any, is committed to the Airport to Botany Busway Stages 3 and 4?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• When are route protection or main construction of the Airport to Botany Busway Stages 3 and 4, listed as a council-led project in Phase Three of the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline, expected to occur, if a date has been set?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What NZTA co-funding, if any, is committed to the Auckland Level Crossings Removal (including Western Line) project?