Written questions

Asked by

Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

• Will all 28 species for which vaccination is one of the actions in the Species Protection Plan relating to highly pathogenic avian influenza be vaccinated, if so, what is the timeframe for completion of this vaccination?

Asked by

Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

• When will the Department of Conservation make final decisions about which species will be vaccinated in tranche 2 of the H5 vaccination plan?

Asked by

Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

• Has consideration been given to facilitating wider access to the Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine, for example by allowing wildlife hospitals and bird sanctuaries to access the vaccine?

Asked by

Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

• Has the Department of Conservation considered or trialled any vaccines other than Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine to protect native birds from H5 bird flu?

Asked by

Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

• 39062

  How many Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine doses has the Department of Conservation ordered in total, and are any doses yet to arrive in New Zealand, if any?

• 39063

  How many Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine doses, if any, does the Department of Conservation currently hold?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

• 39065

  How much has the Department of Conservation spent in total on doses of the Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine, if any?

• 39066

  What is the total cost per bird for two doses of the Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine, excluding handling and veterinary costs, if any?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• 39068

  Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, how many of the properties subject to arrangements that have ended, if any, have been returned to tenanted housing…

• 39069

  Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, what advice, if any, was given about the intended future use of those properties once such arrangements ended?

• 39070

  Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, what reasons, if any, were given for ending each arrangement that has ended, if any?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• 39071

  Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, in which cities or districts were the properties subject to arrangements that have since ended located?

• 39072

  Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, how many such arrangements have ended in each of the last five years?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• How many applicants were on the Housing Register in Hamilton as at 1 September 2026, and how many of those were recorded as Priority A?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, how many properties, and in which cities or districts?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• How much rental revenue, if any, does Kāinga Ora estimate has been forgone in relation to Hamilton properties untenanted for more than 12 months?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• How many Kāinga Ora properties in Hamilton, if any, are currently being assessed for sale, disposal or redevelopment rather than for tenancy?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• How many Kāinga Ora properties in Hamilton, if any, had been continuously untenanted for more than 24 months as at 1 September 2026?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• How many Kāinga Ora properties in Hamilton, if any, had been continuously untenanted for more than 12 months as at 1 September 2026?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• How many Kāinga Ora properties in Hamilton, if any, were untenanted as at 1 September 2026, broken down by vacancy category?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• What correspondence, if any, has the Minister received regarding any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• 39084

  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what consideration, if any, has been given to making that property available to a community or non-government organisation, and what was the outcome of that…

• 39095

  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what reasons, if any, were given to any organisation for ending an arrangement under which that property was made available for its use, if such an…

• 39099

  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what are the reasons, if any, that the property is currently untenanted?

• 39101

  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, under which vacancy category is that property recorded, if any, as at 1 September 2026?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, is that property currently being assessed for sale, disposal or redevelopment rather than for tenancy?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what decisions, if any, remain outstanding before that property can be tenanted, and who is responsible for each of those decisions?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, when, if at all, does Kāinga Ora expect tenants to move into that property?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, how many households, if any, have been offered a tenancy at that property in the last three years?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what costs, if any, has Kāinga Ora incurred in relation to that property in the last three years, broken down by rates, insurance, security, maintenance and…

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what maintenance, repair or upgrade work, if any, remains outstanding at that property, and what is the estimated cost of that work?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what maintenance, repair or upgrade work, if any, has been undertaken at that property in the last three years, and what was the cost of each item?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• 39094

  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what advice, if any, was given to any organisation about the intended future use of that property following the end of an arrangement under which it was…

• 39096

  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, under what form of arrangement, if any, has that property been made available to any organisation for its use?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what organisations, if any, has that property been made available to for that organisation's use, and on what dates?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

• Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, on what date was it acquired?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• 39107

  Following Reply 37204 (2026), what schools across New Zealand, if any, are changing or upgrading their drinking water supplies as a result of elevated or rising nitrate levels in their water, even if levels have not yet exceeded the 11.3…

• 39115

  Following Reply 37204 (2026), what schools in the Canterbury region, if any, are changing or upgrading their drinking water supplies as a result of elevated nitrate levels in their water, even if levels have not yet exceeded the 11.3 mg/L…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• When, if ever has the Minister for Local Government discussed with the Minister for Education the five schools across New Zealand (Five Forks School, Te Kowhai School, Ashburton Borough School – Lagmhor site, Harrisville School, and Te…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• 39109

  Is the Minister aware that five schools across New Zealand (Five Forks School, Te Kowhai School, Ashburton Borough School – Lagmhor site, Harrisville School, and Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha) have changed or upgraded their drinking water…

• 39110

  Following Reply 36520 (2026), is the Minister aware that, as per Reply 37325 (2026) from the Minister of Education, that Five Forks School in Otago has changed or upgraded its drinking water supply as a result of exceeding the nitrate…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• 39112

  Following reply 34243 (2026), what is the reason for each of the "immediate repairs" needed at the 64 schools, respectively, to make their drinking water supplies safer?

• 39113

  Following reply 34243 (2026), what repairs are or were needed at each of the 64 schools that still need or have had initial immediate repairs to their drinking water supplies?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following reply 34243 (2026), what are the names of the 64 schools that still need or have had initial immediate repairs to their drinking water supplies completed?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 37168 (2026), what prompted the Minister to write his undated letter to "Mayors, Chairs and Chief Executives" of councils "regarding the use of climate change assumptions in council planning, infrastructure investment,…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, briefings, documents or correspondence has the Minister, or any member of his office, received on the establishment of a regulator for the development and oversight of the Council rates cap and/or how the costs of the…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Does the Minister of Finance stand by her statement that construction jobs depend on the pipeline of transport infrastructure funded by fuel taxes, and how many jobs, if any, are estimated to be affected by the Government's own decision to…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Does the Minister of Finance stand by her statement of 27 August 2026 that the decision not to increase fuel tax merely needed to be formalised, and had Cabinet made that decision at the time the statement was made?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Was Cabinet's decision on the January 2027 fuel excise duty increase made before or after the Minister of Finance stated publicly on 27 August 2026 that the Government would not be increasing fuel tax on 1 January next year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, briefings, documents or correspondence has the Minister, or any member of her office, received on the development of the regulations for the Online Casino Gambling Act released in June 2026, and what approaches were made to…