Written questions

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the final audited value of the one-off accounting write-downs arising from the delivery pipeline review and land holdings review announced on 19 June 2025, which were estimated at that time at between $190 million and $220…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 212 cancelled projects were located in Canterbury, where the register records that 33 of 48 assessed projects and 446 of 531 proposed homes were determined not to proceed, and what assessment, if any, was made of the effect…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 212 cancelled projects were located in Northland, where the register records that 40 of 46 assessed projects and 450 of 495 proposed homes were determined not to proceed, and what assessment, if any, was made of the effect…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current status of each of the five largest cancelled projects by number of homes, being Jordan Avenue and Mount Smart Road, Onehunga (186 homes); Rowlands Avenue and Waipuna Road, Mount Wellington (180 homes); Elm Street and…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How much has Kāinga Ora incurred in holding costs on the sites of those 212 cancelled projects since 19 June 2025, if any, including rates, insurance, security, fencing, vegetation control and vandalism repair, and what is the total by…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many homes were demolished on the sites of those 212 cancelled projects prior to the decision not to proceed, if any, broken down by region?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 212 cancelled projects had resource consent granted at the point the decision not to proceed was made, if any, and how many of those consents have since lapsed or been surrendered?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 3,479 homes that the 212 cancelled projects would have delivered have since been consented or constructed on those same sites by any party, including Kāinga Ora, community housing providers, iwi or private developers, if…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 212 "not proceeding" projects have been re-scoped or re-designed at a smaller or different scale and subsequently re-entered the pipeline, if any, and how many homes would each now deliver?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 212 "not proceeding" sites have been retained by Kāinga Ora and remain vacant or undeveloped as at the latest date for which figures are available?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the sites associated with those 212 projects are currently listed for sale, if any, and what is the total land area involved?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the sites associated with the 212 projects have been sold as at the latest date for which figures are available, if any, and what were the gross proceeds from those sales?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 212 social housing projects listed as "Not proceeding" in the Pipeline Assessment register of 19 June 2025 have since been reinstated to the delivery pipeline, if any, and what is the address, region and number of homes for…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the projects assessed as "Proceeding" are currently forecast to exceed their approved budget, if any, and what is the aggregate value of the forecast overrun?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the estimated total capital cost of the projects assessed as "Proceeding" at the time of the June 2025 review, and what is the current forecast total capital cost of those same projects as at the latest date for which figures are…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• Why does the Pipeline Assessment register published on 19 June 2025 record 253 projects with an assessment result of "Proceeding" when the accompanying media statement of the same date stated that 254 projects were going ahead, and which…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 79 projects recorded in the register as having an expected delivery of FY27 are currently assessed by Kāinga Ora as on track to be delivered by 30 June 2027, and how many, if any, are not?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the FY26 projects that were not completed by 30 June 2026 have had their expected delivery date revised, if any, and what is the revised expected delivery date for each?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the projects assessed as "Proceeding" in the June 2025 pipeline review have been physically completed as at the latest date for which figures are available, and how many homes have been delivered by those completed projects?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 175 projects recorded in the register as having an expected delivery of FY26 were completed by 30 June 2026, and how many, if any, were not?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• 37979

  When will Kāinga Ora publish an updated version of the Pipeline Assessment register released on 19 June 2025 showing the current assessment result for each project, if at all?

• 37980

  How many social housing projects have been cancelled or stopped in each of Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Northland, Central North Island, East Coast, Southern, Taranaki and West Coast Tasman since 19 June 2025,…

• 37983

  How much has been written down in respect of each social housing project cancelled since 19 June 2025, if any, and what is the total value of those write-downs?

• 37985

  How many of the 175 projects recorded in the 19 June 2025 Pipeline Assessment register with an expected delivery of FY26 have been cancelled rather than completed, if any, and what is the address and number of homes for each?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the current status of the site of each social housing project cancelled since 19 June 2025, if any, specifying for each whether the site is retained and vacant, listed for sale, sold, or has been returned to the pipeline in a…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the social housing projects cancelled since 19 June 2025 had resource consent granted, building consent granted, a construction contract signed, or physical construction under way at the point of cancellation, if any, and which…

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 79 projects recorded in the 19 June 2025 Pipeline Assessment register with an expected delivery of FY27 have been cancelled, if any, and what is the address and number of homes for each?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

• How many social housing projects that were recorded as "Proceeding" in the 19 June 2025 Pipeline Assessment register have had their number of homes reduced since that date, if any, and what is the address of each together with the number…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following reply 36510 (2026), what evidence—if any—has the Minister considered to inform his position that "Programmes like Managed Aquifer Recharge are worth supporting and should be allowed to proceed"?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Further to Reply 36371, how many mining access arrangements or concessions for mining on conservation land have been processed by the Department of Conservation and either approved or decline under delegated authority, and how does this…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following 36359 (2026), does the Minister acknowledge the estimate from the Environment Southland "Nitrogen Contamination in Southland Groundwater"—that 65 people across Southland may be served by a drinking water supply exceeding the 11.3…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 36523 (2026), does the Minister consider the statements of James Meager MP regarding media coverage of nitrate contamination in the Laghmor School drinking water supply were "balanced and evidence-based"?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 36523 (2026), does the Minister consider that something about the media coverage of Laghmor School's drinking water supply breaching the nitrate drinking water limit "unfairly vilified" farmers?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following reply 36524 (2026), how will "clearer environmental limits" contribute to the reduction of nitrate pollution over time as expected by the Minister?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Did the Minister declare any pecuniary conflicts of interest in relation to cabinet decisions taken over targeted action to Plan Change 2 in the Manawatū-Whanganui?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following reply 37170 (2026), was the letter regarding the "LGNZ response to use of climate change assumptions letter to councils" discussed at the subsequent meeting with Local Government New Zealand?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Would the Prime Minister expect his Ministers to recuse themselves or declare a conflict of interest if they were to personally or commercially benefit from a decision made at cabinet?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Did any Ministers recuse themselves from cabinet consideration or declare a conflict or interest in relation to decisions taken over amendment papers to the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 38004

  In response to Reply 35156 (2026), was the effective access of trial accounts to live production data tested prior to the Authority to Operate being issued on 20 March 2026?

• 38006

  In response to Reply 35156 (2026), were trial accounts included in any access control testing used before the Authority to Operate was issued on 20 March 2026?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• What are the accreditation periods, if any, available under the new graduated accreditation system announced for the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme; listed by accreditation level?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• 37810

  Question published 26 August 2026

  What research, analysis, reports, briefings, aide-mémoires, emails or other written advice, if any, did the Minister receive regarding the development or adoption of the revised Better Later Life indicator framework, listed by title and…

• 37811

  Question published 26 August 2026

  How will the revised Better Later Life indicator framework measure whether housing is affordable for people aged 65 and over, if at all?

• 37812

  Question published 26 August 2026

  What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Social Development provide on the revised Better Later Life indicator framework, including the selection, retention or removal of indicators, and on what dates was any such advice provided?

• 37813

  Question published 26 August 2026

  Why has the revised Better Later Life indicator framework adopted the percentage of people aged 65 and over who are satisfied with the housing options available to them as its key indicator under "creating diverse housing choices and…

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• In response to Reply 35162 (2026), what evidence, if any, is there which establishes trial login access to live reporting records occurring on 3 July 2026, or is 3 July 2026 merely the earliest date in which unauthorised access to live…

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 37848

  In response to Reply 35156 (2026), did the SMART Certification and Accreditation process include testing to determine whether trial accounts could access live production reporting data; if not, why not?

• 37851

  In response to Reply 35160 (2026), did the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) Certification and Accreditation process include authorisation or access-control testing to determine whether trial accounts could access…

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• In response to Reply 35202 (2026), will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be used to design and/or write any of the nine new industry-led subjects?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• What assessment has the Minister made of the potential effects of increased aluminium-extrusion imports on skills retention, workforce capability, investment, and productive capacity in New Zealand manufacturing, if any?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• What further information, if any, has the Minister requested in relation to a possible provisional safeguard duty for aluminium extrusions, and on what dates was it requested?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• How many MBIE officials or managers have held responsibility for the aluminium-extrusions safeguard investigation since the application was received, if any?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the application of section 14 of the Trade (Safeguard Measures) Act 2014 to the aluminium-extrusions safeguard investigation?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• Has the Minister received a recommendation from the chief executive of MBIE on a provisional safeguard duty in respect of aluminium extrusions; if so, on what date was it received?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• When does the Minister expect to decide whether to impose a provisional safeguard duty in respect of aluminium extrusions?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• Has the Minister or any representative of the Minister met with workers, unions, employers, or industry representatives affected by the aluminium-extrusions safeguard investigation; if so, on what dates and with whom?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• 37858

  What information has the Minister or his office received on the change in the volume of aluminium-extrusion imports during the most recent six-month period compared with the corresponding six-month period a year earlier, if any?

• 37859

  What information has the Minister received on the volume of aluminium-extrusion imports entering New Zealand between the receipt of the safeguard application and the initiation of the investigation, if any?

Asked by

Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

• How many calendar days elapsed between the receipt of the aluminium-extrusions safeguard application and the initiation of the associated safeguard investigation, if any?