Written questions

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What were the titles of all of the Treasury officials, if any, who attended a meeting with the Acting Chair of Kāinga Ora and Ministers Willis and Bishop on 15 April 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What responsibility, if any, does the Public Service Commissioner have to protect Public Service chief executives from politically motivated pressure from ministers and what action, if any, is he able to take?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What were the titles of all of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development officials, if any, who attended a meeting with the Acting Chair of Kāinga Ora and Ministers Willis and Bishop on 15 April 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Have ministers asked officials to investigate whether or not Kāinga Ora should pay dividends to the Government and if so, at what stage is that work?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What after-tax earnings, if any, has Kāinga Ora forecast for 2025/26 and for each of the next three financial years?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• When, if at all, did housing officials sign a partnership agreement with Toiora Trust-Social Housing or Toiora NZ and what outcomes were expected of that partnership?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to his reply to Question 56560 (2025), was the preferred partner with which officials were negotiating a deal to operate the site at 124 Wellesley Road, Napier, Toiora Trust-Social Housing and if so, when did they inform officials…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• 31349

  Further to his reply to Question 56560 (2025), what were the design concerns raised by the preferred partner expected to operate the site at 124 Wellesley Road, Napier but later was unwilling to go through with the purchase and when were…

• 31352

  Further to his reply to Question 56554 (2025), are housing officials now contemplating a long-term lease of the empty social housing project at Wellesley Road, Napier in order to get people in need of housing into social housing and if…

• 31355

  Further to his reply to Question 56556 (2025), how many community housing providers have officials approached about purchasing the 30-unit social housing property at Wellesley Road, Napier that has been empty for a year and what concerns,…

• 31356

  Further to his reply to Question 56556 (2025), how many community housing providers have been in discussion with officials about the purchase of the 30-unit social housing property at Wellesley Road, Napier that remains empty and what…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to his reply to Question 56560 (2025), on what date did officials begin negotiating with the preferred partner expected to operate the site at 124 Wellesley Road, Napier but later was unwilling to go through with the purchase and…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• For how many months has he been “extremely frustrated” about the empty social homes at 124 Wellesley Road, Napier and what action, if any, has he taken to get people who need housing into those homes?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, has been spent on the building at 124 Wellesley Road, Napier since it was completed and how does that figure breakdown by repair costs, security costs, maintenance costs and other costs?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Will he considered changing the settings this Government has placed on Kāinga Ora that makes it not possible for it to tenant the empty social housing property at 124 Wellesley Road, Napier and if not, why not?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has he received regarding the falling stocks of the Tarakihi fishery?”

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

• What options, if any, is he considering taking as Minister to ensure the sustainability of the Tarakihi fishery?

Asked by

Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

• How, if at all, does he justify limiting tenure in public housing and raising rents for around 84,000 households in a cost of living crisis?

Asked by

Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

• What evidence, if any, did the government use to inform his claim that 29% of social housing households currently have sufficient income to manage private rental costs in the lower quartile of the rental market?

Asked by

Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

• What measures, if any, has the government used to determine different levels of need between public housing and private rental housing tenants with regards to the reforms to social housing subsidies?

Asked by

Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

• Does he accept the findings published by the Ministry of Social Development that the 1992 reforms to remove the rent subsidy and introduce the Accommodation Supplement failed to improve horizontal equity and instead worsened vertical…

Asked by

Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

• Does he accept the findings published by the Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa that tenants in public housing have greater needs on various metrics compared to those supported by the Accommodation Supplement in private rental…

Asked by

Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

• How, if at all, will he ensure that the $374.3 million that the government is reprioritising from Income-Related Rent Subsidies to increase the Accommodation Supplement won’t be captured by landlords increasing their rents?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• What date/s have Police provided the Ministry of Justice advice regarding centrefire "push-button"/"lever-release" firearms, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• 30396

  Question published 6 July 2026

  What is the current vehicle fleet composition, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms at the Ministry of Education?

• 30732

  Question published 8 July 2026

  What was the vehicle fleet composition, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms at the Ministry of Education for the 2025/26 financial year?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the minister received any advice in the past 12 months on the costs of the Official Information Act, including the cost to agencies or the Crown of responding to OIA requests; if so, what are the titles and dates of that advice?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

• 30718

  What work, if any, is being undertaken through the Food Act Improvement Programme to improve consistency, transparency, and accountability in the delivery of food verification services?

• 30720

  What steps, if any, is the Minister taking to address the variation in food safety verification fees from Councils around New Zealand?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

• How are food safety verification fees set across different Councils?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the minister received any advice in the past 12 months on the costs of the Official Information Act, including the cost to agencies or the Crown of responding to OIA requests; if so, what are the titles and dates of that advice?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many secondary school trades training academies operating in partnership with Kāinga Ora, if any, have ceased since 1 January 2024, and in which locations?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many residential buildings, if any, has the Department of Internal Affairs acquired from Kāinga Ora since 1 January 2024, and for what intended use?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What consideration, if any, did Kāinga Ora receive from the Department of Internal Affairs for residential buildings transferred to that department since 1 January 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice or reports, if any, has the Minister received regarding the loss of social housing units in Picton since 1 January 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What consultation with affected communities, if any, does the Department of Internal Affairs undertake before acquiring residential buildings for relocation?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What building or construction trades training partnerships involving Kāinga Ora, if any, have been discontinued since 1 January 2024, and in which locations?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What residential buildings constructed by Kāinga Ora in Picton in partnership with a secondary school, if any, have been transferred out of Kāinga Ora ownership since 1 January 2024?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• 30729

  By how many units, if any, has Kāinga Ora's social housing stock in Picton changed since 1 January 2024?

• 30730

  How many Kāinga Ora residential properties in Picton, if any, have been relocated, or are scheduled to be relocated, to another district since 1 January 2024?

• 30731

  How many residential properties, if any, has Kāinga Ora transferred or sold to the Department of Internal Affairs since 1 January 2024, broken down by district?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the monthly number of Ram Raid occurrences for February 2026, March 2026, April 2026, May 2026 and June 2026?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

• 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 June 29th 2026, by title and date?