Written questions

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the total value of Crown loans and Crown grants made to the National Land Transport Fund since 27 November 2023, and what repayment terms, if any, apply to each loan?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the forecast closing balance of the National Land Transport Fund in each year of the forecast period, taking account of the 31 August 2026 decision?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What amount, if any, from the $450 million fuel response contingency established in Budget 2026 has been, or is proposed to be, allocated to the National Land Transport Fund or to offsetting foregone fuel excise duty revenue?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How will the revenue foregone as a result of cancelling the January 2027 fuel excise increase be met, and what proportion, if any, will be met by Crown grant, by Crown loan, by borrowing against the National Land Transport Fund, or by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the net fiscal impact, across the forecast period, of the new fuel excise increase schedule compared with the previously scheduled increases, and does that impact represent a net loss or gain to the Crown and the National Land…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the forecast reduction, if any, in National Land Transport Fund revenue in each financial year from 2026/27 to 2030/31 as a result of cancelling the January 2027 increase?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What steps, if any, has the Government taken to bind or commit a future government to the increases to fuel excise scheduled from 1 January 2028 onwards?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What legislation, Orders in Council or other instruments, if any, are required to give effect to the new schedule of fuel excise increases from 1 January 2028, and on what date will each be introduced or made?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which elements of the new fuel excise increase schedule, if any, will be given legal effect before dissolution of Parliament, and which, if any, will require action by the next Government?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What is the cumulative cents per litre increase in fuel excise duty by 1 January 2030 under the new schedule, and how does that compare with the cumulative increase that would have applied under the previously scheduled increases of 12…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Will road user charges increase by amounts equivalent to each scheduled fuel excise duty increase under the new schedule; if so, what are the rate changes by vehicle type and on what dates will they apply?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• On what specific dates will each of the fuel excise duty increases under the new schedule take effect, and what is the cents per litre increase applying on each of those dates?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What would the consequences have been, if any, for Treasury's Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update forecasts had no decision on fuel excise duty been made by 31 August 2026?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Will the fiscal effect of the 31 August 2026 decision, and of the replacement increase schedule, be fully incorporated in the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update to be published on 29 September 2026; if not, which elements will be…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, did the Minister of Transport receive that a decision on the January 2027 fuel excise duty increase was required by 31 August 2026, from which agency, and on what date was that advice received?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What are the titles, authors and dates of all Cabinet papers submitted since 1 January 2026 relating to fuel excise duty rates, road user charge rates, or National Land Transport Fund revenue, and on what date, if any, will each be…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• On what date, if any, will the Cabinet minute recording the 31 August 2026 decision on fuel excise duty be proactively released, and what redactions, if any, are proposed?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which Cabinet committees, if any, considered papers relating to fuel excise duty or road user charge rates between 1 January 2026 and 31 August 2026, and on what dates did each consider them?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• On what date, if any, did Cabinet formally decide to cancel the 12 cents per litre fuel excise duty increase scheduled for 1 January 2027, and by what mechanism (Cabinet, Cabinet committee, or Power to Act) was that decision made?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 38390

  Was a Gate 0/4 Strategic Assessment/ Readiness for Service review conducted for SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) prior to SMART going live; if not, why not?

• 38391

  On what date, if any, were Gate 0/4 Strategic Assessment/ Readiness for Service review conducted for SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool)?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What did the May 2026 Gateway 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP record, if anything, about the Crown Capital Contribution agreed by Cabinet in August 2025 and its effect on the transfer of risk from the Crown to the PPP consortium?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What did the Gateway 3 Investment Decision review of the Northland Corridor Section 1: Warkworth to Te Hana PPP, conducted between 4 and 8 May 2026, record about the value for money of the project following the reduction of the bidder…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Had the business case documentation identified as requiring further development by the January 2025 Gateway review of the Fleetwide Road User Charges programme been completed before Cabinet's decisions on transitioning the light vehicle…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many of the recommendations made by the October 2024 Gateway review of the National Ticketing Solution had been implemented by the time the programme's Christchurch pilot commenced in December 2024, and how many, if any, remained…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What relationship, if any, is there between the Gateway Review Report for the National Ticketing Solution dated 11 October 2024 and the separate independent review of the programme commissioned in May 2025 and reported in September 2025;…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many high-risk investment assurance reviews of the National Ticketing Solution programme have been conducted since 11 October 2024, and if none, why has no further Gateway review been undertaken?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How does the assessment in the October 2024 Gateway review of the National Ticketing Solution reconcile with NZTA's advice provided to the Minister of Transport in early 2025 that the programme was on target to be completed on time and…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Which of the improvements identified by the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project have been fully completed, which have been partially progressed, and which, if any, remain outstanding, given NZTA's…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many individual parcels of surplus vacant land identified in June 2025 have been sold for less than their most recent independent or rating valuation, if any, and what is the aggregate difference in dollars between sale prices achieved…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What gross proceeds has Kāinga Ora received from the sale of surplus vacant land identified in June 2025 as at the latest date for which figures are available, and what were the net proceeds after sale costs?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What amount, if any, is budgeted or appropriated for utilities at Premier House in the 2026/27 financial year, and how does that compare with actual utilities spending in 2025/26?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Has any late payment fee, interest charge, penalty or disconnection notice, if any, been incurred on any utility account for Premier House since 1 January 2017, and if so, on what dates and for what amounts?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What was the total cost of water and wastewater services, if any, at Premier House in each year since 2017?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Who is responsible for reviewing utility costs at Premier House, and when was the most recent such review completed?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Has the cost of electricity consumed by contractors during renovation or remedial work at Premier House since 2024 been met by the Crown or by the contractors, and what was the amount, if any?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What were the estimated greenhouse gas emissions, if any, attributable to energy use at Premier House in each year since 2017, as reported under the Carbon Neutral Government Programme?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How much electricity, if any, has been generated on site at Premier House since 1 January 2017, and how much, if any, has been exported to the grid, broken down by month?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What energy efficiency work, if any, has been undertaken at Premier House since 1 January 2017. including insulation, glazing, heat pumps, lighting replacement or solar generation, what did each cost, when did it occur, and what annual…

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Has any assessment been undertaken since 1 January 2017 of whether Premier House is on the lowest-cost available electricity plan, and if so, what did it find?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many official functions, receptions or events, if any, were hosted at Premier House in each month since 1 January 2017, broken down by month?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• What was the total cost of electricity supplied to Premier House, if any, during the period in which the property was not occupied as a residence by the Prime Minister between November 2023 and September 2024?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many nights, if any, was Premier House occupied as a residence by the Prime Minister in each month since 1 January 2017, broken down by month?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How much electricity, if any, consumed at Premier House since 1 January 2017 has been used to charge electric vehicles, including Crown-owned vehicles, broken down by month?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• How many kilowatt hours of electricity, if any, were consumed at Premier House in each month since 1 January 2017, broken down by month?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• Which entity is the account holder for each electricity and gas account at Premier House, if any, and who pays each invoice?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 38022

  What was the total amount, if any, paid for gas or LPG supplied to Premier House in each month since 1 January 2017 to the most recent month for which figures are available, broken down by month, or by billing period if amounts are not…

• 38023

  What was the total amount, if any, paid for electricity supplied to Premier House in each month since 1 January 2017 to the most recent month for which figures are available, broken down by month and stated GST-inclusive; and if amounts…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many of the 14 high-risk investment assurance reviews held by NZTA covering the period 1 January 2024 to 27 August 2026 were provided to the Minister of Transport, and how many, if any, were not?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many recommendations in total were made across the 14 high-risk investment assurance reviews held by NZTA covering the period 1 January 2024 to 27 August 2026, how many have been accepted, and how many have been implemented in full?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• Does the practice of combining two Gateway review gates into a single review reduce the level of independent assurance applied to an investment; if not, why not?