Written questions

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the Government's response to the Homelessness Insights report to 31 March 2026, released on 17 June 2026, recording that providers in Napier worked with substantially more people living without shelter from October 2025 to March…

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of June 8th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• 29112

  When will the support services funded by the $2.7 million announced on 17 June 2026 begin operating in each of Tauranga, Whakatāne, New Plymouth, Napier, Whanganui and Waimakariri?

• 29120

  How is the $2.7 million announced on 17 June 2026 to extend support to six additional locations to be allocated between Tauranga, Whakatāne, New Plymouth, Napier, Whanganui and Waimakariri?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many people were sleeping rough in each of Tauranga, Whakatāne, New Plymouth, Napier, Whanganui and Waimakariri when the decision to fund support services there, announced on 17 June 2026, was made?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What evidence, if any, indicates that the $2.7 million announced on 17 June 2026 is sufficient to meet the rough sleeping need across the six additional locations of Tauranga, Whakatāne, New Plymouth, Napier, Whanganui and Waimakariri?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• 29118

  Which other locations with identified unmet need, if any, were considered but not selected to receive funding under the $2.7 million expansion to six additional locations announced on 17 June 2026?

• 29123

  What criteria were used to select Tauranga, Whakatāne, New Plymouth, Napier, Whanganui and Waimakariri as the six additional locations to receive a share of the $2.7 million announced on 17 June 2026 to extend support to people sleeping…

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many people experiencing homelessness does the Government estimate the additional $14.54 million for support services announced on 17 June 2026 will assist over the next year?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How was the figure of $14.54 million, announced on 17 June 2026 as additional support over the next year for people sleeping rough, determined, and what assessment of need informed it?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• 29128

  What will happen to the services funded by the additional $14.54 million for support services announced on 17 June 2026 once the one-year funding period ends?

• 29130

  Why is the additional $14.54 million for support services to help people sleeping rough, announced on 17 June 2026, committed only for the next year rather than on a multi-year basis?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Which existing rough sleeper support services in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington or Christchurch, if any, were at risk of ending before the additional $14.54 million for support services announced on 17 June 2026 extended their funding?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of 8th June 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of 8th June 2026; broken down by region?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of 8th June 2026; broken down by region?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of June 8th 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Does he stand by his statement at the Social Services and Community Committee on 17 June 2026 that the data in the Homelessness Insights report is "variable" and "not tier one data", and which specific data sources in that report does he…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the revised scope of the Conical Hill Flyline at Hanmer Springs?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the revised expected completion date for the new Whanganui Hub, and which facilities included in the original scope will no longer be delivered?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original budget and the current estimated cost of the new Whanganui Hub, and has any funding been returned to the Crown?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the reduced scope of the new Whanganui Hub for New Zealand Police?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), of the total Crown funding committed to the Te Whau Pathway, how much has been spent and how much, if any, has been returned to the Crown?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), how many kilometres of the originally agreed Te Whau Pathway will not be delivered under the reduced scope, and does the Government intend to fund the remaining sections?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), which infrastructure works originally agreed for the Tara-Ika Growth Area will not be delivered under the reduced scope?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope, including the length of pathway, and what is the reduced scope now to be delivered for the Te Whau Pathway?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the current expected completion date for the Northwestern Busway, and has it changed from the original funding agreement?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), has the total cost of, or Crown funding for, the Northwestern Busway changed as a result of the contract split?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), why was delivery of the Northwestern Busway split from one delivery agent to two, being Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport Agency?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the revised expected completion date for The Theatre Royal, and how does it compare with the date set out in the original funding agreement?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), has the Crown's funding contribution to The Theatre Royal changed, and what is the current total estimated project cost and the share now met by Timaru District Council?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the revised scope of The Theatre Royal project delivered by Timaru District Council?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what is the current expected completion date for the Dawson Falls Lodge development, and which milestones under the funding agreement remain outstanding?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the total Crown funding committed to the Dawson Falls Lodge development, how much has been paid to date, and has any been returned to the Crown?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to reply 24306 (2026), what was the original agreed scope and what is the revised scope of the Dawson Falls Lodge development delivered by Te Rere o Kapuni Limited?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• As part of the Government's review of social housing allocation, is it considering maximum limits on how long a tenant may remain in a social house, or new obligations on social housing tenants, and if so what is being considered?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• On whose advice was the accessible-homes target removed from Kāinga Ora's Statement of Performance Expectations, what proportion of Kāinga Ora's housing stock is currently accessible, and what is the current wait time for applicants…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the basis for his estimate that approximately 29 percent of social housing tenants could afford a lower-quartile market rent, does that estimate count the income of all members of a household or only the named tenant, and will he…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many social housing households does he estimate will pay higher rent as a result of the change to income-related rent subsidies, and what is the estimated average weekly increase?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Does he stand by his statement at the Social Services and Community Committee on 17 June 2026 that there is "no particular science" to the setting of the income-related rent contribution rate that determines what social housing tenants pay?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What modelling, if any, did the Government undertake to set the social housing income-related rent contribution at 30 percent of a tenant's income, up from 25 percent, and will he release that modelling?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• 29164

  On what date, if any, did he discuss the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 with the Chief Executive of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet?

• 29174

  On what date, if any, did he discuss the designation of The Shining Path as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 with the Chief Executive of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• 29165

  On what date, if any, did he agree to allow the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 to lapse?

• 29166

  On what date, if any, did he read the 2026 statement of case regarding the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002?

• 29167

  On what date, if any, was his office provided with a copy of the 2026 statement of case regarding the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002?

• 29168

  On what date, if any, was he provided with a copy of the 2026 statement of case regarding the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• 29171

  On what dates in 2026, if any, did the National Security Board meet regarding the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002?

• 29172

  On what date, if any, did the National Security Board recommend that the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 be allowed to lapse?

• 29173

  Did the National Security Board recommend that the designation of Jaish Al Adl as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 be allowed to lapse?