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Question 28057 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

To the best of my knowledge, none.

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28058, 28165 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28058

    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

  • 28165

    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

Veterans’ Advisory Board The Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson in tenure between 23 November 2023 and 31 July 2024 attended all meetings, and a total of 6 agenda items were considered. A total of three members missed agenda items and were…

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28059, 28140 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28059

    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28140

    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 28060 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28061 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with OECD countries about the US call…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28063 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28064 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28075 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I also refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28060 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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Question 28065 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with OECD countries about the US call…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28072 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I also refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28055 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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Question 28068 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with OECD countries about the US call…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28072 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I also refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28055 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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Question 28069 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand has one Board member with a conflict of interest declared for one interest. The conflict management plan was put in place in November 2025.

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Question 28070 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28075 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I also refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28060 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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Question 28071 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

To the best of my knowledge, none.

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Question 28072 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with OECD countries about the US call…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

In my capacity as Prime Minister and Minister for National Security and Intelligence, neither I nor my staff have sent or received correspondence from the OECD countries about the US call to lift Defence spending to 3.5 percent of a…

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Question 28073 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was a departmental agency hosted by DPMC until 25 September…

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Question 28074 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with OECD countries about the US call…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

None.

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Question 28075 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

In my capacity as Prime Minister and Minister for National Security and Intelligence, neither I nor my staff have sent or received correspondence from the ASEAN countries about the US call to lift Defence spending to 3.5 percent of a…

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Question 28077 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Media and Communications

Answer

I am aware of one conflict of interest management plan in place at the Broadcasting Commission, enacted on 19 November 2025, and one at Radio New Zealand that was developed as part of due diligence processes during the appointment phase.…

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Question 28078 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

To the best of my knowledge, none.

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Question 28079 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28080 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

Answer

For Ministry of Disabled People - Whaikaha - For the New Zealand Sign Language Board, no members were subject to a conflict-of-interest management plan during the period covered by the question. The Board has a robust conflict of interest…

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Question 28081 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28082 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

None.

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12 questions (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 28083

    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 with OECD countries about the US call…

  • 28084

    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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

  • 28088

    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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

  • 28092

    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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

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  • 28093

    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 with OECD countries about the US call…

  • 28101

    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 with OECD countries about the US call…

  • 28114

    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 with the US embassy or other US…

  • 28116

    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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

  • 28121

    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 with the US embassy or other US…

  • 28124

    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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

  • 28128

    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 with the US embassy or other US…

  • 28129

    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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

None.

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Question 28085 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28087 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand cannot easily collate the information requested (number of agenda items), and I do not consider it is in the public's interest for them to do so. However, I am further advised that the one WorkSafe…

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Question 28089 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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Question 28090 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28104 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28085 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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Question 28091 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

Answer

The Office is aware of one instance where a conflict management plan was developed as part of the due diligence process during the appointment phase. This occurred in relation to Scott O'Donnell, who was appointed as a Director on the…

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Question 28094 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister for Trade and Investment

Answer

For NZTE and Invest NZ, I am advised none.

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Question 28095 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with ASEAN countries about the US call…

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, neither I nor my staff have sent or received correspondence from the ASEAN countries about the US call to lift Defence spending to 3.5 percent of a country's GDP.…

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Question 28096 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28104 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28085 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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Question 28097 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I am advised that no members of the Prime Minister's Science, Innovation and Technology Advisory Council have been excluded from any agenda items for conflict of interest or other reason. I also refer the member to my response to Written…

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Question 28099 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth

Answer

I am advised that MBIE does not hold this information in the form the Member has requested and providing it would require substantial collation by staff and thus cost to the taxpayer. As such I do not believe that answering the Member's…

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Question 28100 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • What is the number of occupational cancer cases identified by Fire and Emergency New Zealand firefighters in the two years prior to the implementation of the Hauora Annual Health checks and what is the number identified in the three years…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that annual health checks have been available to all personnel since Fire and Emergency New Zealand was established in 2017. Similar programmes were also in place across legacy organisations prior to this, including the New…

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Question 28102 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 28105 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 28079 (2026) provided by the Minister of…

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28103, 28144 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28103

    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28144

    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from their work to undertake a substantial collation exercise. In accordance…

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Question 28104 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

In my capacity as Prime Minister and Minister for National Security and Intelligence, neither I nor my staff have sent or received correspondence from the Embassy of the United States about the US call to lift Defence spending to 3.5…

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Question 28105 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

In my capacity as Prime Minister and Minister for National Security and Intelligence, neither I nor my staff have sent or received correspondence from the Five Eyes countries about the US call to lift Defence spending to 3.5 percent of a…

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Question 28106 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Media and Communications

Answer

As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a significant diversion of resource. The Member may wish to…

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Question 28107 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Will the Minister consider increasing the Hauora Annual Health checks for professional and volunteer firefighters to half-yearly?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

The frequency of health checks is a matter for Fire and Emergency.

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Question 28108 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with OECD countries about the US call…

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, neither I nor my staff have sent or received correspondence from the OECD countries about the US call to lift Defence spending to 3.5 percent of a country's GDP.…

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Question 28109 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

I refer the member to the attached document.

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Question 28110 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with the US embassy or other US…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

None.

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Question 28111 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 with Five Eyes countries about the US…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

None.

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Question 28112 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

Answer

For Ministry of Disabled People - Whaikaha- I refer the Member to the answer to WPQ 28080 (2026). For Disability Support Services, I refer the Member to reply number 28049 (2026)

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Question 28113 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • How much does Fire and Emergency New Zealand spend per year on all health related checks, if any, for its professional and volunteer staff broken down on average by year since 2023?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised Fire and Emergency New Zealand funds a range of health-related checks for personnel, including the Hauora health check programme, health check reimbursements under Collective Employment Agreements, and eye check…

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Question 28115 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Sport and Recreation

Answer

Two members on the Sport and Recreation Board have had a conflict of interest management plan put in place since 27 November 2023. One member had a management plan put in place on 29 July 2025 to address one identified interest, however…

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Question 28117 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Are the Hauora Annual Health checks fully subsidized up front by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and if not, why not?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that yes, Fire and Emergency have two contracted occupational health check providers that deliver the Hauora annual health checks to all personnel. Personnel are not required to make any payments up front for these health…

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Question 28118 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Are the Hauora Annual Health checks offered to both professional and volunteer firefighters?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised that yes, all Fire and Emergency personnel, including professional and volunteer firefighters, are offered a voluntary health check through the Hauora health check programme annually.

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Question 28119 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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I am aware of one appointment to an SOE board I am responsible for where a conflict management plan was developed as part of the due diligence process during the appointment phase, as follows. Darin Cusack, elevated to Chair of the Airways…