Written questions

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many Gate 5 or benefits realisation reviews of NZTA investments have been conducted since 1 January 2024; and if not, why not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which of the recommendations of the May 2026 Gate 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP had been implemented before the project reached financial close on 30 July 2026, and how many, if any, remained outstanding at that date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Was the April 2025 Gateway review of the Ōtaki to North Levin project provided to the NZTA Board before its decision to allocate an additional $427 million to the project; and if not, why not?

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

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• To what extent, if at all, did the finding of the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project that fit-for-purpose governance needed to be established for the next phase inform Cabinet's decision, announced on…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• For each of the 14 high-risk investment assurance reviews held by the NZ Transport Agency covering the period 1 January 2024 to 27 August 2026, what delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned, listed by report title and date; and…

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?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• Was any assessment undertaken as to whether the 2026 NZDF remuneration adjustment would improve, maintain, or reduce fair relativity with remuneration received elsewhere for the purposes of section 45(2)(a) of the Defence Act 1990; if so,…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• Was the Minister aware that the review into occupational diseases under the ACC Act initially included specific consultation with the poisoned sawmill workers on the grounds that they historically raised concerns about the risk assessment…

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 authorities would have been granted an exemption to a rates cap, listed by the specific weather event or natural disaster the exemption would have been allowed for, had the proposed rates cap been in place for the last three years; if…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

• What measures, if any, have been taken to embed space‑relevant themes into research programmes within the last six months?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

• What capabilities, if any, have been delivered by the Ministry of Defence and NZDF as part of the $300–600M indicative 2025-2028 Space capability budget?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following reply 36371 (2026), how many mines and/or mining operations, if any, has the Department of Conservation approved access arrangements or concessions for on Public Conservation Land under delegated authority during this term of…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the interaction between the new fuel excise duty increase schedule and the planned transition of light vehicles to road user charges, and what is the assumed date of that…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How does the Government intend to fund the land transport programme in the period between 1 January 2027 and the first increase of fuel excise under the new schedule on 1 January 2028, and what decisions, if any, have been made on that…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Prime Minister received on whether public statements by Ministers about decisions not yet taken by Cabinet are consistent with the Cabinet Manual, and what are the titles and dates of any such advice?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Does the Deputy Prime Minister stand by his reported statement of 28 August 2026 that Government decisions are best announced after Cabinet has made them, and does he consider that standard was met in relation to fuel excise duty?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Does the Deputy Prime Minister stand by his reported statement in April 2026 that he did not wish to stop the scheduled fuel tax increases, and does he consider the 31 August 2026 decision to be consistent with that position?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Is the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026 given effect to under any specific commitment in either coalition agreement; if so, which clause or clauses?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Did any Minister record a differing view, dissent, or reservation in relation to the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026; if so, how many Ministers did so?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What consultation with coalition partners, if any, was undertaken under the consultation provisions of the coalition agreements before the fuel excise announcement of 31 August 2026, and on what dates did that consultation occur?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• On how many occasions, if any, have the agree-to-disagree provisions of the coalition agreements been invoked since 27 November 2023, and in relation to which decisions?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Were the agree-to-disagree provisions of either the National–ACT or National–New Zealand First coalition agreement invoked in relation to the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026; if so, by which party and on what date?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What estimates, if any, have been provided to Ministers of the number of construction sector jobs affected by each of the funding options considered for meeting the foregone revenue from fuel excise announced on 31 August 2026?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What analysis, if any, of recent uncertainty in the Middle East and its effect on domestic fuel prices was provided to Ministers, and by which agency, in support of the reasoning given for the fuel excise decision on 31 August 2026?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What analysis, if any, was undertaken of the effect of the January 2027 increase of fuel excise on average household fuel costs, and what was the estimated annual cost per household?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, did officials provide on the annual increase required to maintain the real value of fuel excise duty, and does the new schedule meet, exceed, or fall short of that figure?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What reports, if any, has the Minister of Transport received since 1 January 2026 recommending a fuel excise duty increase greater than the 12 cents per litre scheduled for January 2027, and what increase was recommended in each case?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Does the Minister of Transport stand by his statement of 31 August 2026 that unless fuel excise increases begin again soon the financial foundations of the land transport system will be undermined, and how, if at all, is that statement…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the effect of the 31 August 2026 fuel excise decision on local road maintenance and renewals co-funding for territorial authorities?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the effect of the 31 August 2026 fuel excise decision on the delivery timeframes of Roads of National Significance?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the effect of the 31 August 2026 fuel excise decision on the funding available for rail through the National Land Transport Fund, and what reduction, if any, is forecast?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• 38369

  Which specific transport projects, if any, will be deferred, descoped, or cancelled as a result of the 31 August 2026 decision on fuel excise, and on what date will affected councils and delivery partners be advised?

• 38370

  Which activity classes in the Government Policy Statement on land transport will receive reduced funding, if any, as a result of the 31 August 2026 decision, and by what amount in each case?