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Question 41371 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice has the Minister had, if any, on a review of fleet management, to be undertaken by Australian consultants, Tiger Spider, and is she confident in the terms of reference, given that the New Zealand Fire Fighters' Union is saying…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Fire and Emergency officials have advised me that Tiger Spider was engaged to provide independent assurance and advice to the Chief Executive and Board on end-to-end fleet management. The review covers fleet issues, key risks, priority…

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Question 41372 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • What correspondence, if any, did the Minister or any member of her 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 the sector…

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Question 41373 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Following 40523 (2026), what are the titles of the briefings, if they were briefings, that the Minister has received on this that contained the advice cited?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing

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- Department of Conservation - Briefing to the Incoming Minister - Department of Conservation - 25-M-0053 - Game Animal Council Meeting Memo - Department of Conservation - 25-M-0097 - Meeting with Game Animal Council Memo - Department of…

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Question 41374 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Following Reply 40483 (2026), how long did the Minister attend the workshop for?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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For a short amount of time in between engagements.

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Question 41375 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in February 2026?

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Question 41376 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in March 2026?

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Question 41377 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in April 2026?

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Question 41378 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in May 2026?

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Question 41379 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Are there any national procedures to be followed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand which detail requirements for call signs of type 3 appliances, and if so, what are they?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Fire and Emergency officials have advised me that the January 2025 Callsign Manager User Guide sets out the national procedure for appliance call signs. The guide specifies that call signs are based on the station identifier, cost centre…

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5 questions (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • 41380

    Does the Minister have confidence in the Deputy Chief Executive People of Fire and Emergency New Zealand?

  • 41381

    Does the Minister have confidence in the Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Services of Fire and Emergency New Zealand?

  • 41382

    Does the Minister have confidence in the Acting Deputy Chief Executive Asset and Programme Delivery of Fire and Emergency New Zealand?

  • 41383

    Does the Minister have confidence in the Deputy Chief Executive Prevention of Fire and Emergency New Zealand?

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  • 41384

    Does the Minister have confidence in the Deputy Chief Executive Operational Response of Fire and Emergency New Zealand?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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My lack of confidence relates to the Chief Executive of FENZ. I do however have concerns relating to the capability of other senior leaders within FENZ and have raised this with the Board Chair.

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Question 41385 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many tenants, if any, have been relocated from Jordan Ave, State Ave, and Rowlands Ave state housing dwellings since 27 November 2023 to 17 September 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that between 27 November 2023 and 31 August 2026, there were 17 tenancies relocated from Jordan Avenue, State Avenue, and Rowlands Avenue. Kāinga Ora may relocate tenants for a number of…

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Question 41386 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What assessment, if any, has the Department of Conservation undertaken of the current capacity of wildlife hospitals to manage increased numbers of sick or injured wild birds during an H5 bird flu outbreak; if so, what were the findings?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I am advised that there is no specific effective treatment for H5 bird flu and as such the Department of Conservation has not assessed capacity for treating birds that have bird flu. The Department has been supporting wildlife hospitals to…

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Question 41387 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many tenants, if any, have been relocated from Jordan Ave, State Ave, and Rowlands Ave state housing dwellings since 27 November 2023 to 17 September 2026 to another Kāinga Ora home?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that between 27 November 2023 and 31 August 2026, 16 tenancies from Jordan Avenue, State Avenue, and Rowlands Avenue were relocated to another Kāinga Ora home, involving a total of 59 tenants.

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Question 41388 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, when was it closed, if at all?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Matters relating to the Ministry of Education’s (the Ministry) internal management and workplace culture are the responsibility of the Secretary for Education. The Ministry has recently published the findings of the independent workplace…

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Question 41277 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  • What advice, if any, has he received on the implications of New Zealand withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 41280 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  • Has he sought advice since November 2023 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the implications of New Zealand withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No.

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Question 41281 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What was the budget for youth guarantee places in the 2020-21, 21-22, 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26 financial years?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table for the budget for youth guarantee places in the 2020-21, 21-22, 22-23, 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26 financial years.

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Question 41282 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What was the level of uptake for youth guarantee places in the 2020-21, 21-22, 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26 financial years?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table for the level of uptake for youth guarantee places in the 2020-21, 21-22, 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26 financial years. Youth Guarantee places, measured as Equivalent Full-Time Students (EFTS), are…

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Question 41283 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  • Further to reply 39788, has the Foreign Minister sought advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about New Zealand participation in the International Panel on Inequality?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No.

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Question 41284 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • How much was spent on youth guarantee places in the 2020-21, 21-22, 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26 financial years?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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The Tertiary Education Commission invests and spends Youth Guarantee funding on a calendar year, as such the response has been provided on this basis. I am advised by the Tertiary Education Commission, over $562 million has been spent on…

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Question 41285 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  • Further to reply 39788, when, if ever, will the Foreign Minister decide on whether New Zealand will participate in the International Panel on Inequality at the United Nations?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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As the proposed International Panel on Inequality has not yet been established, no decision is needed.

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Question 41286 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I requested and received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These…

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Question 41287 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

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I received one briefing from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) during this period. NZDF/Weekly Report to the Minister for Veterans - Week Commencing 14 September 2026/17 Sep 2026

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Question 41288 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

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I refer the Member to reply number 36375 (2026).

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Question 41289 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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As Prime Minister, I regularly request and receive advice from officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) on a range of matters. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210/6, I consider that the time and resources,…

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Question 41290 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

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

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As Minister for National Security and Intelligence, I regularly request and receive advice from officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) on a range of matters. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210/6, I…

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Question 41291 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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I refer the Member to WPQ 36373 (2026)

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Question 41292 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 41293 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Question 41294 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Question 41295 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

I refer the Member to the answer to WPQ 36090(2026).

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Question 41296 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

I refer the Member to my reply WPQ 16912 (2026).

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Question 41297 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

Answer

The titles of the advice I have received as Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs are proactively released each month on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website at the following link:…

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Question 41298 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

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I refer the Member to the answer to WPQ 35607(2026).

Unanswered: Parliament dissolved

Question 41299 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Question 41300 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decision being taken…

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Question 41301 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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I refer the Member to WPQ 37639 (2026).

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Question 41302 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

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

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In my capacity as Minister for National Security and Intelligence I have not presented papers to Cabinet within the specified timeframe.

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Question 41303 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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In my capacity as Prime Minister, I have not presented papers to Cabinet within the specified timeframe.

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Question 41304 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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In my capacity as the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, I took the listed paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026. 14/09/2026 Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Dr Shane Reti on behalf of Hon Todd McClay – Philippines,…

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Question 41305 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

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I refer the Member to reply number WPQ 37745 (2026).

Unanswered: Parliament dissolved

Question 41306 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Question 41307 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Question 41308 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

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I refer the Member to the answer to WPQ 35529(2026).

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Question 41309 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

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None.

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Question 41310 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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None.

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Question 41311 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 14 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I declined to attend an event hosted by the Glass & Glazing Institute of New Zealand (GGINZ).

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Question 41312 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 14 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

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I refer the Member to the answer to WPQ 36407(2026).

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Question 41313 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 14 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 36404 (2026).

Unanswered: Parliament dissolved

Question 41314 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?

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