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Question 36071 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Is his 1 December 2025 press releases proposing a rates cap still correct when it says “that relevant legislation will be enacted during 2026 and be law from 1 January 2027”; if not, why will this timeframe not be met and what other…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Following the announcement on 1 December 2025 I undertook targeted consultation with stakeholders on the policy. Incorporating changes to the policy as a result of this work took longer than anticipated. It remains my intention to…

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Question 36072 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • What are the total payments made, if any, to members of the Independent Reference Group that worked on a rates cap policy?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The total amount paid to members is $33,125 excluding GST.

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Question 36073 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Were there any differences between what the Independent Reference Group recommended the policy design features of a rates cap should be and what was outlined in his 1 December 2025 press release; if so, what were all the differences?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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Key aspects of advice from the Independent Reference Group included a range that applied to all rates, excluded water from the model, a process for operating outside of this range and a role for an independent regulator. This is consistent…

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Question 36074 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Has the Minister received any advice about the impact of a proposed rates cap on the Regional Infrastructure Fund; if so, what are all the impacts the advice canvassed and on what dates was any such advice received?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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I received advice on 29 October 2025 that incorporated the views from agency consultation on a draft of the November Cabinet paper. This included a view from Kānoa on council's co-investment in regional infrastructure. Further advice has…

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Question 36075 (2026)

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Has the Minister directly communicated with the Minister for Regional Development about how a proposed rates cap could impact the Regional Infrastructure Fund; if so, what were all the canvassed impacts and on what dates did any such…

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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I consulted with the Minister for Regional development throughout the policy process, including for Cabinet papers in April and November 2025 and earlier this year throughout the policy and legislation development process.

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Question 36076 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What new regulations, if any, has the Ministry of Education promulgated for schools in the past year that set out new expectations regarding student performance and reporting and if none, are such regulations being drafted?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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There have been no new regulations in the past year that set out expectations regarding student performance and reporting. However, the Government is currently progressing changes to the Education (School Planning and Reporting)…

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Question 36077 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does the Ministry of Education require schools to report on student performance in a particular format and if so, what is that format?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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No.

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Question 36078 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does the Ministry of Education require schools to report on particular student performance matters and if so, how, if at all, does the Ministry of Education regulate such reporting?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Schools are required to report on particular student performance matters under the Education (School Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2023 and Education (School Boards) Regulations 2020. Under these regulations schools are required to…

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Question 36079 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What regulations, if any, govern the monitoring and reporting of student performance and when, if at all, were those regulations last updated?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Education (Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2023 govern how schools must report on evaluation and analysis of students’ progress and achievement against the national curriculum. Education (School Boards) Regulations 2020 govern…

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Question 36080 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Do school boards have the primary responsibility for monitoring and reporting on student performance and if so, how, if at all, does the Ministry of Education regulate such reporting?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Under section 165 of the Education and Training Act 2020, school boards must ensure that the school’s principal and staff monitor and evaluate the performance of their students. The Ministry of Education regulates schools reporting on…

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Question 36081 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What formal relationships, if any, do schools have with Student Management Systems providers and what contracts, if any, do schools have with these providers?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Ministry of Education does not hold information regarding the relationships and contracts between schools and Student Management System providers.

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Question 36082 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What formal relationships, if any, does the Ministry of Education have with Student Management Systems providers and what contracts, if any, does the Ministry have with these providers?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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For early learning services the Ministry of Education approves Student Management System provider integrations to its Early Learning information (ELI) system.

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Question 36083 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of matters from officials. The titles of advice received from MBIE will be proactively released here:…

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Question 36084 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

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As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I requested and received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These…

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Question 36086 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary 35964 (2026).

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Question 36087 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary 35972 (2026).

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Question 36088 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of matters from officials and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail.

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Question 36089 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of he month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 36090 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

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The Minister of Defence regularly requests and receives advice on a range of matters from officials. Monthly lists of briefings that have been received as part of the Defence portfolio responsibilities are proactively released on the New…

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Question 36091 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

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None.

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Question 36092 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

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None.

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Question 36093 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The titles of advice I have received as Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs are proactively released each month on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website at the following link:…

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Question 36094 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

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I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36096 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

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I receive a large number of invitations and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36097 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

I refer the Member to my reply WPQ 16912 (2026).

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Question 36098 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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I refer the member to my reply to written question 10834(2025).

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Question 36099 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my reply to written question 10834(2025).

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Question 36100 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36101 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Refer to the response to WPQ 10239 (2026).

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Question 36102 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

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As Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, I regularly request and receive advice from officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) on a range of matters. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling…

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Question 36103 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

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I refer the member to written question 10368 (2026).

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Question 36104 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

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I attend events and meet regularly, formally and informally, with officials and various stakeholders. To provide a list of all meeting and event requests, including attendees, subjects and purposes would impede the operation of my office…

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Question 36105 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

I refer the member to answer to written parliamentary question 31764 (2026)

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Question 36106 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

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I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36107 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Would the Minister consider prioritising the use of Fast-track consenting for critical transport and community infrastructure only, while requiring large-scale residential developments to go ahead, through existing Queenstown Lakes…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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I have no plans to amend the settings in the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 at this time. I have every confidence in the independent expert panels' ability to make decisions on large scale residential matters in the same way as they do any…

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Question 36108 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

I refer the Member to my reply WPQ 16400 (2026).

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Question 36109 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Can the Minister confirm whether the average household in Queenstown generates approximately eight vehicle movements per day?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I cannot confirm from the information available to me that the average household in Queenstown generates approximately eight vehicle movements per day as a measured Queenstown-wide average. However, under the Council’s Development…

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Question 36110 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • What actions will the Government take to avoid the economic and reputational impacts, to Queenstown, associated with worsening transport congestion, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

The Queenstown Roads of Regional Significance Package is in construction and includes the SH6/SH6A Frankton intersection and bus hub improvements, and the SH6/Howards Drive intersection upgrade. The upgrade will increase capacity and…

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Question 36111 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Does the Minister consider failing to ease traffic congestion, around Queenstown, as a significant risk to New Zealand's tourism sector, given Queenstown's role as a major international visitor destination; if not, why not?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 36110 (2026), which sets out the work underway and planned to address congestion in Queenstown, an issue that is recognised in the Queenstown Strategic Network Plan,…

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Question 36112 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 3 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, none.

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Question 36113 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • What are the implications for Queenstown if, as the Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover has stated, all currently identified transport interventions are delivered and the transport network still fails?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Queenstown Strategic Network Plan found that forecast population and visitor growth is significant and that congestion is expected to remain on parts of the network over time. The Plan identifies a long-term pipeline of interventions,…

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Question 36114 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Are any significant Government-funded transport projects being developed specifically to support projected housing growth, including growth associated with Fast-track developments?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

The Government is currently funding Stage 1 of the Queenstown Package, which supports growth by improving the SH6/SH6A Frankton intersection and bus hub, and the SH6/Howards Drive intersection. NZTA advises that the Howards Drive upgrade…

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Question 36115 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • What measurable congestion relief, if any, has the construction work at the SH6/ 6A Frankton intersection and adjacent SH6/Hansen Road/Joe O’Connell Drive intersection, achieved?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The permanent works at the SH6/SH6A Frankton intersection and adjacent SH6/Hansen Road/Joe O’Connell Drive intersection are not yet complete. However, I’m advised the works will replace the existing SH6/SH6A roundabout with an enlarged…

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Question 36116 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Are any significant Government-funded transport infrastructure projects for the Queenstown Lakes District currently under development or in active consideration?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Queenstown Package Stage 1 is under construction and includes the SH6/SH6A Frankton intersection and bus hub improvements and the SH6/Howards Drive intersection upgrade. The Queenstown Package has a budget of $250 million and a…

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Question 36117 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • During this term, has the Government funded, co-funded, or initiated any significant transport infrastructure projects in the Queenstown Lakes District that have delivered material congestion relief, aside from additional funding for the…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Yes. The Queenstown Arterial Road which was co-funded by the Government's Infrastructure Reference Group (IRG) ($50 million out of approximately $130 million). Stage 1 opened in 2025 and included a new road connecting Frankton Road to…

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Question 36118 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Does the Minister think that the Government has a responsibility to demonstrate leadership, alongside the Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor John Glover, in addressing Queenstown Lakes District transport challenges; if not, why not?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Yes, the Government has a leadership role alongside Queenstown Lakes District Council and Otago Regional Council. The City and Regional Deal that the Government has been negotiating for the Otago Central Lakes region is a key example of…

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Question 36119 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • What support is the Government providing to Queenstown Lake District Council Mayor John Glover's Mayoral taskforce, around the transport congestion across Wakatipu Basin, and its objectives, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

At the time of responding, I am advised that NZTA has not been asked to be involved in the mayoral taskforce but note that it will continue to engage with Queenstown Lakes District Council and Otago Regional Council through existing…

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Question 36120 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • Has he received any communication from the Ombudsman seeking or querying Police involvement in investigating Wakari Hospital Ward 10A; if so, when?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

In my capacity as Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government, I have not received communication from the Ombudsman seeking or querying Police involvement in investigating Wakari Hospital Ward 10A.

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Question 36121 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to 34057 (2026), how many young people were involved in the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki?

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

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I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that six young people were involved in an alleged incident as described by the Member.

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 36122

    Further to 34057 (2026), at what time and on what date was the alleged incident at Korowai Manaaki recorded on the CCTV footage?

  • 36123

    Further to 34057 (2026), at what time and on what date was the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki recorded in the daily log?

  • 36139

    Further to 34057 (2026), what is the nature of the employment process commenced following the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki and how many staff does it involve?

  • 36148

    Further to 34057 (2026), on what date in March and what time of day did the alleged incident occur at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki?

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  • 36234

    Was there any incident at Korowai Manaaki whereby young people were lined up on two sides and a young person walked through the two lines while he was hit; if so, what, if any, actions regarding staff did Oranga Tamariki take on what dates?

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

Answer

In order to protect both the privacy of the young people involved and the integrity of the employment processes underway, I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide an answer this question.