Written questions

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• 36124

  Further to 34057 (2026), at what time and on what date was the Serious Event Notification made following the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki?

• 36232

  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, was a serious event notification made about the incident?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• 36125

  Further to 34057 (2026), at what time and on what date was the report of concern made following the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki and what individual or organisation provided it?

• 36233

  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, was a report of concern made following the incident?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), what is the title or titles of any documentation produced in the senior leadership review of the alleged incident at Korowai Manaaki?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), what Oranga Tamariki senior leadership role or roles conducted the review of the alleged incident and on what date or dates was the review conducted?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), has Korowai Manaaki's CCTV footage been reviewed for any other potential incidents; if not, why?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34157 (2026), did the Minister request to review the CCTV footage?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34076 (2026), has the Minister been briefed this year about any other alleged incidents in youth justice facilities of a similar nature to the one she was informed about on the 21 July 2026; if so, on what date(s)?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the nature of the Oranga Tamariki face-to-face training on 20 critical risk areas for staff working in youth justice and have all staff completed this training?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34076 (2026), why was the Minister not informed of the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki until approximately four months after it occurred?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), how is the specialist training to support staff in identifying behaviour from young people that could compromise professional boundaries different to the six-week training induction provided to new staff at youth…

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), is identifying behaviour from young people that could compromise professional boundaries one of the 20 critical risk areas that face-to-face training is provided on; if not, why?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), how is the specialist training provided following the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki different from the face-to-face training on 20 critical risk areas?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), have any investigations into the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki found any links to the incident on the 10 April 2026 where young people climbed on to the roof of Korowai Manaaki?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), on what dates was the specialist training introduced following the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki conducted, what percentage of Korowai Manaaki staff attended and what were their role titles?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), what is the specialist training introduced following the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki and what individual or organisation provided it?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), what were the elements of the safety plan enacted in response to the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki, when did the plan commence and at what stage of implementation is it currently at?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), were there any other alleged incidents captured on CCTV footage this year that resulted in a serious event notification at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki; if so, when did this occur?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), were the Police notified about the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki; if so, on what date, at what time and by whom?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), does Oranga Tamariki still have the CCTV footage of the alleged incident?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), was Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki staffed according to requirements for the residents during the alleged incident?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), how many staff, if any, on duty during the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki were contracted staff?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), how many staff, if any, on duty during the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki were permanent staff?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), how many staff, if any, on duty during the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki were casual staff?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• 36149

  Further to 34057 (2026), on what dates and at what times did wellbeing checks occur, and on whom, in response to the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki?

• 36231

  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, were any health checks on young people conducted following the incident?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to 34057 (2026), how many, if any, staff were on duty at the time of the alleged incident at Oranga Tamariki's Korowai Manaaki, listed by role?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 36151

  What dollar amount has the Electoral Commission estimated as the total cost of removing same-day enrolments, and making the last day for enrolment the 25 October 2026 for the 2026 General Election, if any?

• 36152

  What dollar amount has the Electoral Commission estimated as the total cost of removing same-day enrolments and enrolments by 25 October 2026, if any?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What, if anything, has the $10 million appropriation for the Events Boost Fund been allocated to, to date, and how much unallocated funding remains in the appropriation?

Asked by

Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

• What is the total remaining appropriation in the Events Attraction Package broken down by forecast year?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• How many meetings, if any, has he or his officials held with international grocery retailers regarding entry to the New Zealand market in the last 12 months, with which companies, and how many applications for consent relating to…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• How many councils' water services are contracted to Veolia, if any?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32032 (2026), on what ground was the gross investment value of the single supermarket or grocery retail consent granted in the 2025/26 financial year withheld as confidential, was confidentiality…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the total cost of developing and publishing the guidance announced on 13 July 2026, including staff time, external legal or consultancy advice, and communications costs?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has he received that the Overseas Investment Act 2005 constitutes a barrier to entry to the New Zealand grocery market, given that three applications relating to supermarket or grocery retail have been received in the…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• In what respects, if any, does the guidance announced on 13 July 2026 differ in content or structure from the guidance published by Land Information New Zealand in August 2025?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• What consultation, if any, was undertaken with Land Information New Zealand, the Treasury, the Commerce Commission, and/or industry stakeholders in developing the guidance for overseas investors in the supermarket and grocery sector that…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• What review or post-implementation evaluation of the Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025, if any, has been undertaken or is planned, when will it report, and what monitoring, if any, is being…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32025 (2026), what advice, if any, has he received on how that reduction was achieved without additional resource, and what assessment, if any, has been undertaken of its effect on the rigour of…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32030 (2026), how many of the 22 national interest assessments undertaken in the 2025/26 financial year related to transactions involving an investor 25 percent or more owned or controlled by a…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• How many applications under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 were declined, withdrawn, or returned as incomplete in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26 financial years, and what proportion of applications determined in each year were granted?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32030 (2026), which Minister declined the one application determined to be contrary to New Zealand's national interest, on what date was that decision made, what sector and class of land or assets…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32030 (2026), what criteria or thresholds determine whether an initial national interest risk assessment is undertaken, how many transactions were considered for such an assessment in the 2025/26…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• How is "gross investment value" defined for the purposes of the figure of $23.8 billion cited by the Associate Minister of Finance on 13 July 2026, does that figure include the value of assets located outside New Zealand where a…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32031 (2026), what were the 20 largest transactions by value granted consent in the 2025/26 financial year, and for each, what was the value, sector, applicant entity, country of the overseas…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• In respect of consents granted under the benefit to New Zealand test since 2018, how many have been formally assessed as having delivered the benefits on which consent was granted, in how many cases, if any, were those benefits found not…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32032 (2026), which accounts for approximately $4.08 billion of the $23.8 billion gross investment value cited for the 2025/26 financial year, what was the gross investment value of the remaining…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• In respect of consents granted under the residential land development pathways since 2018, how many dwellings were consent holders required to construct as a condition of consent, how many of those dwellings have been completed, how many…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• How many instances of non-compliance with consent conditions were identified in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26 financial years, and in how many of those instances, if any, was no enforcement action taken?

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• How many consents subject to ongoing conditions or monitoring requirements were subject to an audit, site inspection, or other active verification by Land Information New Zealand in the 2025/26 financial year, how many consents are in the…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• Further to the reply to written question 32024 (2026), of the eight disposals of property recorded for the 2025/26 financial year, how many were compelled by court order or ministerial direction as opposed to being undertaken voluntarily,…

Asked by

Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

• What assessment, if any, has been undertaken by him or by Land Information New Zealand of the effect of farm land advertising exemptions on the ability of New Zealand citizens and residents to purchase farm land?