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Question 36514 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or his office received on the service gap created by the conclusion of the grant funding for the Reclaim Another Woman service, listed by…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I did not receive any aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice specifically on any service gap created by the conclusion of the grant funding for the Reclaim Another Woman service. However, I receive regular…

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Question 36515 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Following 6271 (2026), has the Minister since read or received advice on the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater, which states that "approximately 1,530 people on private supplies and 13,632 on public…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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No

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Question 36516 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Is the Minister aware that since rules preventing dairy farm intensification without a resource consent lapsed in January 2025, Canterbury Regional Council has granted effluent discharge consents allowing for some 57,000 more dairy cows in…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I am aware of reporting of dairy expansion in Canterbury, and am also aware that there have been different estimates of the size of that expansion.

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Question 36517 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with the statement of Environment Canterbury on their website that "Intensive land use, including agriculture, is a leading contributor to increasing nitrate concentrations in groundwater"?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I acknowledge nitrate concentrations in groundwater have increased in some parts of the country. We now see the long-term effects of past decisions and practices in areas such as Canterbury and Southland. This Government’s focus is on…

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Question 36518 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Is the Minister aware of the "Risk maps of nitrate in groundwater" published by Environment Canterbury, which show large areas of Canterbury as having a "moderate" or "high" risk of "nitrate concentrations exceeding the MAV [maximum…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I am aware of the maps, which I understand were published by Environment Canterbury in 2022.

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Question 36519 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Is the Minister aware that the NZ College of Midwives, in a media advisory from 2021, suggest that "Although the current MAV [maximum acceptable value] for nitrates in drinking water supplies is equivalent to 11.3mg/L, it is prudent to…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

This is a matter for the Ministers of Local Government and Health. Drinking water standards are set by Taumata Arowai based on advice from the Ministry of Health. I understand that Taumata Arowai and the Ministry of Health continue to…

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Question 36520 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • What other water supplies in the South Island, beyond Laghmor School's, is the Minister aware of that have exceeded the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water during his time in Government?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

Since November 2023, the Water Services Authority -Taumata Arowai has advised the Minister of two South Island drinking water supplies exceeding the nitrate maximum acceptable value (MAV) - Gore and Lower Waihao Rural.

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Question 36521 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister consider nitrate contamination of groundwater in Southland to be a priority issue for the South Island, in light of the Environment Southland report that shows 65 people are served by water supplies above the legal limit…

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island

Answer

Issues relating to the management of freshwater quality, including nitrogen contamination in groundwater, are primarily matters for the Minister for the Environment. Programmes like Managed Aquifer Recharge are worth supporting and should…

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Question 36522 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with claims in a Facebook post by Environment Canterbury Councillor Ian Mackenzie regarding nitrate contamination of groundwater, that had a "managed aquifer recharge programme... been allowed to go ahead 3 years…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I cannot say either way, because I have not received analysis on this matter. Regardless this appears to be a matter for Environment Canterbury to answer as the regional council responsible for those decisions.

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Question 36523 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with the statement of James Meager MP in a Facebook post from 9 August 2026, including that a news story about nitrate contamination in the Laghmor School drinking water supply was a "beat up" and "scaremongering by…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I agree that environmental issues should be discussed in a balanced and evidence-based way. Farmers have made significant investments and changes over many years to improve environmental outcomes, and they deserve to be part of the…

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Question 36524 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with the statement made in a Facebook post by Environment Canterbury Councillor Ian Mackenzie that the reason for the Laghmor School drinking water supply exceeding the nitrate drinking water limit was the result of…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I cannot say either way, because I have not received analysis on this matter. The causes of elevated nitrate concentrations in a particular groundwater supply depend on a range of factors, including land use history, hydrogeology,…

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Question 36525 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Is the Minister aware of whether there was any point at which students and staff at Lagmhor School may have continued to use water from a well that recorded nitrate levels above the drinking water standard, before the school was provided…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

No.

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Question 36526 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with the statement of James Meager MP in a Facebook post that Lagmhor School "has had safe drinking water provided to it consistently while [a new drinking water well] was drilled and tested"?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

I understand that alternative supply arrangements for water have been available at the school from 3 March 2025.

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Question 36527 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with the statement of James Meager MP that a story on One News about water from Laghmor School's previously used drinking water bore exceeding the maximum acceptable value for nitrate is "scaremongering by those…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

As I am not familiar with the full context in which those comments were given and have not viewed the One News story in question, I do not have a view on that statement.

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Question 36528 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What analysis, if any, has the Ministry undertaken at a regional level of the increase in sanctions in between the quarters ending March 2024 and March 2026; if any, what regions in particular?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

Answer

The Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) has informed me they have not undertaken any regional analysis during this specific period. However, the Ministry’s evaluation of the Traffic Light System (TLS) examined changes in…

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Question 36529 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What relationship, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development consider exists between the volume of sanctions applied in a region, and that region's performance against its Jobseeker Support reduction measure?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) that it has not undertaken work to establish a relationship between the application of sanctions and performance against the Jobseeker Target.

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45 questions (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • 36530

    Recorded target James Meager, Minister for Youth

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36532

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36533

    Recorded target Penny Simmonds, Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36535

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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  • 36536

    Recorded target Penny Simmonds, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36539

    Recorded target Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36540

    Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Minister of Police

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36541

    Recorded target Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36542

    Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister for Social Investment

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36543

    Recorded target Nicola Grigg, Minister for Women

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36544

    Recorded target Erica Stanford, Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36545

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Pacific Peoples

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36548

    Recorded target James Meager, Minister for the South Island

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36551

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36553

    Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36554

    Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36555

    Recorded target Matt Doocey, Associate Minister of Health

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36556

    Recorded target Christopher Luxon, Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36557

    Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Associate Minister of Immigration

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36558

    Recorded target Todd McClay, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36559

    Recorded target Chris Bishop, Minister of Housing

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36560

    Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36561

    Recorded target Christopher Luxon, Minister for National Security and Intelligence

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36562

    Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Minister for Sport and Recreation

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36563

    Recorded target Nicola Grigg, Minister for the Environment

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36564

    Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36567

    Recorded target Chris Bishop, Associate Minister of Finance

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36568

    Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36569

    Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36570

    Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36571

    Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Minister for Ethnic Communities

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36573

    Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36575

    Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36576

    Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36577

    Recorded target James Meager, Minister for Hunting and Fishing

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36578

    Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Education

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36580

    Recorded target James Meager, Associate Minister of Transport

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36583

    Recorded target Nicola Grigg, Minister of State for Trade and Investment

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36585

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36589

    Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister for Economic Growth

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36591

    Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36592

    Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Minister of Corrections

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36593

    Recorded target Penny Simmonds, Minister for Tertiary Education

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36595

    Recorded target Nicola Grigg, Associate Minister for ACC

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

  • 36596

    Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36531 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36534 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36537 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36538 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36546 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36547 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

I did not take any flights over 11-12 August 2026.

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Question 36549 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

Answer

Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36550 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Development

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36552 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36565 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Media and Communications

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36566 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36572 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36574 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36579 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36581 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36582 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36584 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36586 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

Answered by

Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I did not take any flights during this period.

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Question 36587 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36588 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36590 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Auckland

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36594 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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Question 36597 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  • What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

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I am advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has not yet processed or paid any invoice for flights taken by Ministers on 11 and 12 August 2026. As a result, the total cost of my airfares is not yet available. These…

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36236, 36328 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    36236

    Recorded target Simon Watts, Minister of Local Government

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    Following 29017 (2026), when will Taumata Arowai publish its next "Quarterly Performance Report", for Q4 2026?

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    Jan Tinetti

    List MP · Labour Party

    36328

    Recorded target David Seymour, Associate Minister of Education

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    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; if any, how many teachers in Early Childhood Education centres do…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai intends to publish its Q4 2025/26 Quarterly Performance Report alongside its 2025/26 Annual Report, which must be published by early December 2026.

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Question 36298 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, new Kāinga Ora housing complex units were delivered in Fordlands, Rotorua since 1 July 2025 and how many, if any, of those units were tenanted by people from Rotorua?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that it has not delivered any new housing complex units in Fordlands, Rotorua, between 1 July 2025 and 31 July 2026. In the 2025/2026 Financial Year there were 111 deliveries in the Rotorua…

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36299, 36300, 36305, 36306 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 36299

    How many people, if any, on the Transfer Register selected Rotorua as a preferred housing location and how many, if any, of those people gave an address outside of Rotorua on their application or gave no address?

  • 36300

    How many people, if any, on the Housing Register selected Rotorua as a preferred housing location and how many, if any, of those people gave an address outside of Rotorua on their application or gave no address?

  • 36305

    How many new state house tenancies, if any, started in Rotorua since 1 July 2025 were for people from outside of Rotorua?

  • 36306

    How many new state house tenancies were started in Rotorua since 1 July 2025 and how many of those new tenants were from Rotorua?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (Ministry) is unable to provide the information sought by the Member within a written parliamentary question timeframe as it would take substantial effort and require the Ministry to…

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Question 36301 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Are community housing providers operating in Rotorua required to prioritise people from Rotorua when placing tenants from the Housing Register and if not, why not?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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I am advised that Community Housing Providers (CHPs) prioritise placement of applicants from the Housing Register into social homes in accordance with MSD’s assigned priority rating system. This requirement is further expanded upon in…

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Question 36302 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What are all of the community housing providers, if any, that operate in Rotorua and how many social houses does each provider manage in Rotorua?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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I refer the Member to the table.

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Question 36303 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many additional social houses, if any, were added to the overall social housing stock in Rotorua since 1 July 2025 and how many of those houses were delivered by community housing providers?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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I advise the member that this information is publicly available on the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport’s website here-…

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Question 36304 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, state house tenants transferred by Kāinga Ora, since 1 July 2025, to a state house in Rotorua were transferred from a house outside of Rotorua?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that between 1 July 2025 and 31 July 2026 it undertook 14 business initiated transfers in Rotorua, all of which were transferred from within the Rotorua District.

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Question 36307 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How, if at all, does Kāinga Ora prioritise people from Rotorua when placing new tenants in newly available Kāinga Ora properties in Rotorua?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that the Ministry of Social Development assesses applicants' housing need and priority for social housing. When a suitable property becomes available, Kāinga Ora offers it to applicants whose…

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Question 36308 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • What policy or legislative work, if any, has the Minister progressed in the Building and Construction portfolio since taking up his appointment?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

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None yet, noting that I recieved the Ministerial Warrant for this portfolio on 13 August.

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Question 36309 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with businessperson Marti Amos who said there is a mental health crisis amongst workers in New Zealand's construction sector?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

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I recognise that due to a variety of factors, many in the building and construction sector are doing it tough. That is why it is so important to continue advancing the government's ambitious agenda, which includes restoring the economy to…