Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Priyanca Radhakrishnan
List MP · Labour Party
What directives, if any, have Ministers issued regarding the relocation of tenants in state housing since 27 November 2023 to 17 September 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Priyanca Radhakrishnan
List MP · Labour Party
What Kāinga Ora projects, if any, in the Maungakiekie electorate have been halted between 27 November 2023 and 17 September 2026, by location?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing
I refer the Member to my answers to WPQs 34858 (2025) and 8729 (2026).
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who hold a current practicing certificate?
What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who do not hold a teaching qualification?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
Early Childhood Education (ECE) staffing is published annually on Education Counts at https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ECE/annual-early-childhood-education-census. In 2025, there were 33,712 teaching staff (qualified and…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023; broken down by month?
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised that the information sought by the Member is not held by the Education Review Office, as “liquidation” is not recorded as a specific reason for closure. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 41229 (2026).
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of September 7th 2026; broken down by region?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I refer the Member to the attached table showing the number of early childhood centres (ECE) operating during the week of 7 September 2026, broken down by region.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I have received one report regarding Early Childhood Education in the week beginning 7 September 2026: 11 September 2026 - Nature-based ECE.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
The Ministry of Education has advised that, during the week of 7 September 2026, an external supplier delivered two meals twice to three schools. Information regarding meals served to internal and iwi/hapū model schools is not available.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that during the week beginning 7 September 2026, there were two dietary meals that did not meet student needs.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised that the Ministry of Education received three complaints about meals in the week of 7 September 2026.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of September 7th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of 7th September 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of 7th September 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that surplus numbers reported from external model suppliers for the week of 7 September 2026 was 53,364 (9.4 percent of total meals).
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of 7th September 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that schools in the school lunches programme are required to return surplus meals to their supplier.
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
How many people were not paid either supplementary assistance or a main benefit as a result of the delays caused by the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
How many people were incorrectly not paid a Winter Energy Payment in every region of New Zealand; broken down by region?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Did the issues relating to the Winter Energy Payment being withheld incorrectly for veterans and pensioners, and the Ministry of Social Development and Employment being unable to keep up with the responses of people confirming their…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Has the Ministry of Social Development and Employment experienced processing delays in the past year which led to people receiving the Jobseeker Benefit not receiving their benefit on time; if so, to how many beneficiaries did this occur?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
Has the Ministry of Social Development and Employment experienced processing delays in the past year which led to people receiving the Jobseeker Benefit not receiving their benefit on time; if so, how many times has this occurred?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Rachel Boyack
Member for Nelson · Labour Party
Is the government considering disestablishing the position of Music Librarian under proposed National Library Music Hire service changes; if so, which staff type will manage any potential changes to the National Library’s Music Hire…
Is the government considering disestablishing the position of Music Librarian under proposed National Library Music Hire service changes; if so, why?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for organising its workforce and resources to meet its responsibilities and the Government's funding expectations.
Asked by
Rachel Boyack
Member for Nelson · Labour Party
Is the government planning on discontinuing the National Library’s Music Hire service; if so, what consultation, if any, has been done with specialist music librarians, choir and orchestra managers, or other clients of the National…
Is the government planning on discontinuing the National Library’s Music Hire service; if not, what changes, if any, is the government considering regarding the National Library’s Music Hire service?
Is the government planning on discontinuing the National Library’s Music Hire service; if so, why?
Is the government planning on discontinuing the National Library’s Music Hire service; if so, when?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for organising its workforce and resources to meet its responsibilities and the Government's funding expectations. There is no proposal to discontinue the National Library's Music Hire…
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Has the Ministry of Education communicated with Learning Matters, SpringMath or Ochre Education regarding the distribution, licensing, implementation or provision of SpringMath or Ochre Education programmes in New Zealand schools since 1…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
No.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Is the Ministry aware of any arrangement under which Learning Matters provides SpringMath or Ochre Education products, programmes, teacher training or implementation support to New Zealand schools using Ministry funding, including funding…
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
No.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
What assumptions, if any, has the Ministry made about student access to instruments and itinerant music instruction when designing the proposed Music curriculum?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
What additional funding, staffing, professional learning, or resource support, if any, is planned to help schools implement the proposed Arts requirements for Years 0-10?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
Which Ministers, if any, had oversight or input into who the members of the Expert Advisory Group on Resource Management Reform were?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
I had oversight of the process to determine the members of the Expert Advisory Group in consultation with my Ministerial colleagues and Under-Secretary, Simon Court.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
Did the Ministry estimate how her proposed qualification changes might affect student achievement using current NCEA achievement data and predictions about how students, schools and teachers might respond to the new qualification…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
What was the process for determining the members of the Expert Advisory Group on Resource Management Reform?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
In August 2024, Cabinet agreed to objectives and principles to guide the replacement of the RMA and noted that the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) would establish the EAG. MfE provided an initial list to me of potential EAG members…
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
Does the Minister agree with Mayor Liz McMillan's comment around reorganisation that "Ideally, any change from the Government should also come with funding to make the changes, however, it does not look like this will be the case", and if…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
No funding is currently available as part of the government's voluntary head start process. No decisions have been made about the next phase of that reform.
Asked by
Priyanca Radhakrishnan
List MP · Labour Party
What reports, if any, on elder abuse has been released since 27 November 2023 under MSD's Family Violence and Sexual Violence Work Programme, listed by title and date?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Priyanca Radhakrishnan
List MP · Labour Party
Which community partners involved in the Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention programme, if any, were consulted in developing the final version of the Community Mobilisation Toolkit for ethnic communities, and what are the names of all…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received