Written questions

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Were any delays to Acute Mental Health Unit Tranche 2 - Main Works, Lower Hutt recorded during the period prior to December 2023, if so, what were those delays, what caused them, and how long did they extend the project timeline, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Has Acute Mental Health Unit Tranche 2 - Main Works, Lower Hutt experienced any delays to its planned timeline, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and what steps are being taken…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the original projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Acute Mental Health Unit Tranche 2 - Main Works, Lower Hutt at the time funding was first approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Acute Mental Health Unit Tranche 2 - Main Works, Lower Hutt, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed or updated on the progress of Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How many risks are currently open for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current overall RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status of Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, and what are the individual RAG ratings for schedule, budget, and scope, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How is Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works currently tracking against its approved budget - is the project within budget, forecast to overspend, or underspent, if overspending is forecast, by how much and what…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Is there any underspend currently recorded or forecast for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, if so, what is the value of the underspend and what is the reason for it, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the approved budget for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works increased since funding was first approved, if so, by how much has the budget increased in total, on what dates were budget increases approved, and…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the original approved budget for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works at the time funding was first established, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• On what date was funding for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works first approved, and by which government or Cabinet decision was that funding approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current total approved budget for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Has Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works experienced any delays to its planned timeline, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and what steps are being…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the original projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works at the time funding was first approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Were any delays to Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works recorded during the period prior to December 2023, if so, what were those delays, what caused them, and how long did they extend the project timeline, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed or updated on the progress of Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current overall RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status of Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, and what are the individual RAG ratings for schedule, budget, and scope, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How many risks are currently open for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Is there any underspend currently recorded or forecast for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if so, what is the value of the underspend and what is the reason for it, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How is Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington currently tracking against its approved budget - is the project within budget, forecast to overspend, or underspent, if overspending is forecast, by how much and what…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the approved budget for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington increased since funding was first approved, if so, by how much has the budget increased in total, on what dates were budget increases approved,…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the original approved budget for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington at the time funding was first established, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• On what date was funding for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington first approved, and by which government or Cabinet decision was that funding approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current total approved budget for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Were any delays to Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington recorded during the period prior to December 2023, if so, what were those delays, what caused them, and how long did they extend the project timeline, if…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Has Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington experienced any delays to its planned timeline, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and what steps are being…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the original projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington at the time funding was first approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, briefings, reports or correspondence has the Minister had, if any, on the roading maintenance and/or rates impacts of lowering the Financial Assistance Rate for Councils?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What estimate, if any, has been made of the additional cost to the responsible council of any reduction in the New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rate applying to a special purpose road over the 2027-30 National Land Transport…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What decisions, if any, have been made about the New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rates that will apply to special purpose roads after 30 June 2030, and when does the Minister expect any remaining decisions to be made?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which roads, if any, are classified as special purpose roads, being roads that receive a New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rate set separately from the responsible council's normal rate, and what rate applies to each, broken…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many kilometres of local road, sealed and unsealed, is each approved organisation responsible for maintaining, and how many rating units are within each district, broken down by organisation and by road surface type?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• How many people, if any, have written to the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees, between January 1 2026 and June 2 2026, by month?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the number of patients at Waikato Hospital’s Emergency Department recorded as 'Did Not Wait' broken down by month, from January 2026 to August 2026?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the number of patients who spent longer than 24 hours at Waikato Hospital’s Emergency Department broken down by month, from January 2026 to August 2026?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What reports or advice, if any, does the Minister hold on the total economic cost to New Zealand of reduced Cook Strait ferry capacity between 2024 and 2029, and what estimate for the total sum did that contain?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What assessment, if any, has been made of the difference in freight and passenger capacity between the vessels ordered under Project iReX and the vessels Kupe and Cook, and what is the estimated effect on Cook Strait capacity over the…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many Interislander staff positions, if any, were disestablished as a result of the transition from a three-ship to a two-ship fleet, and what was the total cost of redundancies paid?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What has been the total expenditure on external consultants and advisors relating to Cook Strait ferry procurement since December 2023, across KiwiRail, Ferry Holdings, the Ministry of Transport and the Treasury?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What was the total cost of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Cook Strait ferry options, including fees, secretariat and any external advice it commissioned?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What has been the total operating cost of Ferry Holdings Limited since its establishment in March 2025, broken down by financial year?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which components of the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme cost are based on long-range estimates rather than fixed or target outturn prices, and what is the combined value of those components?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What contingency is held within the $1.704 billion taxpayer contribution to the Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme, and how much of that contingency, if any, has been drawn down to date?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• On what basis is the claimed saving of approximately $2.3 billion against Project iReX calculated, including the assumed iReX total cost, the price basis or reference year used, and whether the figure is expressed in nominal or real terms?