Written questions

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 33670, has the Minister received advice on when and if Police will have real-time access to firearms regulators information?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 36613, what changes were made between the consultation document used on 27 July 2026 and the one released on 19 August 2026, if any?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 36609, how many briefings has the Minister received on the consultation process, and on what dates?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 36611, will Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand be performing all regulatory functions from 23 September 2026, if not, why not?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 37193, how frequently does the Steering Group receive this reporting, and has implementation been assessed as on track as at the most recent report?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How much funding does each council allocate for dog control, if any?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How much funding does central government provide to councils for dog control, if any?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dog control officers, if any, does each council have?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Does the Minister think that Fire and Emergency New Zealand should make the public aware when fire stations are closed for a period of time due to a lack of staffing or other issues, as well as when they are closed for a one-hour strike?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 34904, what operational needs has the Minister been advised relating to the storage capacity for the Digital Notebook, if any?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to WPQ 34906, what proportion of frontline incidents currently involve video evidence that officers are unable store via the Digital Notebook, if any?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• How many individuals are registered on the National Gang List as of 10 September?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• What number of reports, if any, has New Zealand Police had related to petrol or diesel thefts from a retail premises as of September 2026 to date, broken down by month, by each police district?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice or correspondence, if any, did the Minister or any member of his office, receive on the impact of the donation tax credit scheme cap of $100 000 per year for eligible donations, on the community and voluntary organisations, or…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• How has the number of properties levied by Fire and Emergency New Zealand changed over the last 4 years, if at all, and how has the number of firefighters and appliances changed over that time?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What funding has Fire and Emergency New Zealand had from their levies over the last 4 years and what additional money, if any, has Government funded them over that time?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Does the Minister's monitoring of the savings she expects to be made, by Fire and Emergency New Zealand, if any, show about where those savings have come from?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Are there any national procedures to be followed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand when a Type 4 appliance is out of action, and if so, what are they?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• How many staff members, if any, were deployed to address the backlog in processing applications or reviews for supplementary assistance at the Ministry of Social Development?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Will the Minister decline the Bunnythorpe Business Park fast-track apllication if essential information is incomplete or potential effects cannot be adequately evaluated?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Has an independent assessment of water, electricity, environmental, cultural, infrastructure and community effects been requested for the Bunnythorpe Business Park fast-track apllication?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which agencies, councils, iwi authorities and infrastructure providers, if any, have been invited to comment on the Bunnythorpe Business Park Fast-track referral application?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What Regulatory Impact Statement, if any, has been prepared for the agricultural drone regulatory changes announced on 20 August 2026, what is its title and date, and what exemption under any Cabinet Office circular, if any, has been…

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• What number of reports, if any, has New Zealand Police had related to petrol or diesel thefts from a retail premises as of August 2026 to date, broken down by month, by each police district?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Does New Zealand Police have the capacity via current systems to enter, update, store, and view victims’ information in real time and submit this information in the field?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Does New Zealand Police have the capacity via current systems to facilitate the automation of the submission of the Court Services for Victims form?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• Does New Zealand Police have the capacity via current systems to facilitate the automation of referrals to victim support agencies to ensure all victims are referred to a victim support agency to enable access to appropriate support…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Has the Government modelled, or received advice on, which councils would have been granted exemptions for ‘exceptional’ circumstances for ‘natural disasters’ had the rates cap model announced on 25 August 2026 been in place during the past…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Further to WPQ reply 36070 (2026), what specific recommendations, if any, did the independent reference group make to ensure local government delivers sufficient infrastructure; which of any such recommendations, if any, did the Government…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Further to WPQ reply 36070 (2026), did the independent reference group that helped develop a rates cap policy recommend the “initial target range of 2-4 percent” announced in your 25 August 2026 press release?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dog owners, if any, have been fined each year since 2020, broken down by the reason they were fined?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Further to WPQ reply 36070 (2026), what were the specific differences between the Minister's announcement in his 1 December 2025 press release and what the independent reference group proposed?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Does the national dog register record incidents where dogs attack other humans or animals; if so, how many incidents of dogs attacking other humans or animals, if any, have been recorded each year since 2020, broken down by dog breed and…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dog destruction orders, if any, have been granted each year since 2020?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many total prosecutions, if any, have been undertaken under the Dog Control Act each year since 2020, listed by the reason for the prosecution?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dog owners, if any, have been disqualified each year since 2020?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dog owners, if any, have been categorised as probationary owners each year since 2020?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dogs, if any, have been categorised as menacing each year since 2020?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dogs, if any, have been categorsied as dangerous each year since 2020?

Asked by

Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

• When (if ever) can staff who have worked for the Canterbury District Health Board expect to be paid the holiday pay remediation payment; what is the reason for the ongoing delay?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many dogs in New Zealand, if any, have been recorded on the national dog register each year since 2020?

Asked by

Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

• How many people (if any) have died before they have been paid their Holidays Act Remediation payments?

Asked by

Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

• What interest or other compensation (if any) is being paid to people entitled to Holidays Act Remediation payments to compensate them for the delay in receiving those payments?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What other matters was the Minister monitoring, if any, in Fire and New Zealand and did she have any confidence that those matters were being delivered appropriately?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What matters are covered by fire and Emergency's standard reporting, if any, and does the Minister have confidence that the standard reporting enables Fire and Emergency New Zealand to be governed effectively by the Board and for the…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What savings does the Minister expect to be made by Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and how many of these savings have been made and reported to the Minister?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, documents or briefings has the Minister had, if any, on the Greater Christchurch Mass Rapid Transport project, by name and date?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, documents or briefings has the Minister had, if any, on the Greater Christchurch Partnership and NZTA's Mass Rapid Transport project and the work that was done to assess heavy rail for Christchurch as a part of that project?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, briefings, correspondence or documents has the Minister had, if any, on the development or implementation of a short-stay accommodation register (including as part of an accommodation levy), or similar and what is the time…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice has the Minister had, if any, on the fire that occurred on the Thorndon Ladder Truck on 19 September, how long it might be out of service and any increased risk to life and/ property in Wellington because of it?