Skip to main content

Written questions

Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.

Filters
Asked by All MPs
Minister All Ministers
Portfolio All portfolios
Question published between

Dates refer to when the question was published, and are inclusive.

Showing 11101 to 11150 of 32204 written question sets.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

Correspondence I have received or sent is not categorised by topic. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. It would not be a good use of taxpayer-funded staff’s time to collate and organise…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

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

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

The titles of papers I received from the Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister for Energy

Answer

Staff in my office receive and reply to a large volume of physical and electronic correspondence on a daily basis. To identify, classify and list all physical and electronic correspondence would impede the operation of my office which is…

Questions published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Questions

  • 27881

    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 any other Minister or member of…

  • 27886

    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 any other Minister or member of…

  • 27895

    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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

There were texts and emails between my office and Hon Chris Penk between 31 May 2026 and 5 June 2026. There was also a phone call between the Minister and one of my staff on 5 June 2026.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

Answer

The titles of advice I receive as Minister of Customs are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.customs.govt.nz/about-us/information-releases/reports-to-the-minister-of-customs/. Some titles…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

The titles of papers I received from the Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 27888 (2026).

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

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

Answer

None.

Questions published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Questions

  • 27891

    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 any other Minister or member of…

  • 27904

    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 any other Minister or member of…

  • 27909

    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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

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

Answer

There were texts and emails between me, my office, and the Prime Minister’s office between 31 May and 5 June. A phone call also took place between me and one of the Prime Minister’s staffers on 5 June 2026.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 24385 (2026).

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

As Minister of Transport, I have not sent or received any such correspondence.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

Answer

As Associate Minister of Transport, I have not sent or received any such correspondence.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 27115 (2026).

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

Answer

I have not received advice on the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery from the Department of Conservation.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 1 June 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

In my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change, I have not received any advice about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

Nil.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

As Foreign Minister, None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What services or treatments provided in or by public hospitals are patients charged a fee for, if any, and what is the fee for each?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that publicly funded inpatient services; day patient services, and any community referred services provided in the hospital setting, are provided to eligible patients free of charge. This includes all services and supplies…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

A list of the briefings I have received from MBIE is proactively available on the MBIE website. You can access this information at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What fee, if any, is a patient charged for dental treatment at the Hutt Valley Hospital, and is that fee required to be paid on the day of treatment?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that patients who attend Hutt Valley Hospital for urgent relief of dental pain are charged $50 which is payable on the day.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • 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 any other Minister or member of…

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

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

Answer

My office and I send and receive numerous correspondences with a wide range of people in the course of executing the Government’s priorities, I do not consider it in the public interest to ask my staff to spend the considerable time…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

My office has received the following advice about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery. • AM25-0202 Protected coral capture (27-Mar-25) • AM25-0272 Orange Roughy (ORH 3B) Judicial Review Update (4-Apr-25) • AM25-0455 Orange Roughy (ORH…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What total revenue, if any, did Health New Zealand collect in fees charged to patients for services provided in public hospitals, broken down by service type for the past four financial years?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised Health New Zealand does not track revenue from patients charged by service type. It instead tracks by fees charged, which are primarily non-resident fees.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister for Energy

Answer

I have not received any advice, reports, briefings, emails, or aide memoires about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks in my capacity as the Associate Minister for Energy.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Which Health New Zealand districts or hospitals, if any, charge patients a fee for emergency dental relief-of-pain or other dental treatment, and what is the fee charged in each case?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake substantial manual collation and divert staff from core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I consider the time, and…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office sent or received about the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

Hon Shane Jones, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, is responsible for this matter.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Does Health New Zealand hold any data on the destination of nurses who resign, if so, how many departing nurses moved overseas in each of the last five financial years?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 13350 (2026).

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

I am advised that the Treasury publishes on its website a list of the reports and briefings that it has provided to Ministers. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many of the internationally qualified nurses who commenced employment with Health New Zealand in each of the last five financial years, had ceased employment with Health New Zealand within 12 months, and within 24 months, of their…

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many nurses ceased employment with Health New Zealand in each of the last five financial years, broken down by whether the nurse held a New Zealand or an internationally obtained nursing qualification?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health NZ to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert staff…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I received the following Aide Memoire from WorkSafe New Zealand dated 31 March 2026: Meeting with Channel Infrastructure.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many nurses did Health New Zealand recruit in each of the last five financial years, broken down by whether the nurse held a New Zealand nursing qualification or an internationally obtained nursing qualification?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health NZ to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert staff…

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 01/06/2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

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

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Todd McClay

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

Answer

None.

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, briefings, emails, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about WorkSafe New Zealand safety requirements for fuel storage tanks?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

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

Answer

As I said in Written Parliamentary Questions 10889 (2025), 11147 (2025), 14770 (2025), 18421 (2025), 19559 (2025), 20746 (2025), 22412 (2025), 27507 (2025), 28436 (2025), 30419 (2025), 30991 (2025), 31535 (2025), 32421 (2025), 33193…