Written questions

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What notes or records, if any, were made of the meeting on 6/03/2024 titled "MEET: Federated Farmers" (with "Mark Hooper, Colin Hurst and Paul Melville, Federated Farmers, Hon McLay, Officials") regarding "RMA Reform"?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• When, if ever, has the Minister met with Federated Farmers and Under-Secretary Simon Court (in the same meeting) to discuss Resource Management reform?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• How many proposals to the Proceeds of Crime Fund, if any, have been declined since 27 November 2023, broken down by funding round, submitting agency, region in which the initiative was to be delivered, and amount sought?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the total value, if any, of funding allocated from the Proceeds of Crime Fund since 27 November 2023 to initiatives whose stated purpose is reducing methamphetamine-related harm, broken down by initiative title, receiving agency,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• What is the total value of money paid into the Proceeds of Crime Fund since 27 November 2023, and what is the total value, if any, paid out to receiving agencies from the Proceeds of Crime Fund over the same period?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• What proportion, if any, of funding allocated from the Proceeds of Crime Fund since 27 November 2023 has been allocated to initiatives delivered by community organisations or non-government organisations rather than by government agencies,…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 37325 (2026), did the upgrades to drinking water supplies at each of the listed schools come at the expense of other investments the schools could have made, such as in resources for teaching and learning?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 37325 (2026), what budget was used to pay for the upgrades to drinking water supplies at each of Five Forks School, Te Kowhai School, Ashburton Borough School – Lagmhor site, Harrisville School, and Te Wharekura o Te Rau…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following 39158 (2026), when does the Minister anticipate to make a decision about the future of the Tarakihi fishery?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister had regarding clause 15A of the Natural Environment Bill, "Considering climate change effects"?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 20230 (2026), was the Minister invited, in her role as Minister for the Environment, to Minister Chris Bishop's "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" that was held on 18 March 2026 regarding the Natural Environment…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with organisations, groups, or businesses representing the fishing industry regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which was included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with organisations, groups, or businesses representing the fishing industry regarding clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, if any, did the Minister receive about the clause 10B "Rules that control fishing", which he included in 'Natural Environment Bill - Amendment paper No 710'?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 20230 (2026), was the Associate Minister invited, in his role as Associate Minister for Agriculture, to Minister Chris Bishop's "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" that was held on 18 March 2026?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 20230 (2026), was the Associate Minister invited, in his role as Associate Minister for the Environment, to Minister Chris Bishop's "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" that was held on 18 March 2026?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

• On what date did Bill English send the email referred to by the Minister when he said in question time on 15 September 2026 " I am delighted to confirm those decreases, particularly around tinned spaghetti. I received a delighted email, a…

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Did the Minister seek advice or briefing on the possible impact of being hungry, into debt, or homeless of sick, injured, or disabled New Zealanders who lost their main source of income due to cancellations or suspensions of their…

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Did the minister's office first receive correspondence from any Member of Parliament alerting her that welfare recipients were experiencing cancellations or suspensions to supplementary assistance due to Ministry of Social Development…

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

• Did the minister's office first receive correspondence from welfare recipients alerting her that people were experiencing cancellations or suspensions to supplementary assistance due to Ministry of Social Development processing delays, and…

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

• 40982

  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government partially privatise in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

• 40983

  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government sell in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

• 40984

  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury identify that the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

• 40988

  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government partially privatise in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

• 40989

  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government sell in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

• 40990

  Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury identify that the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

• What were the “about a dozen” state owned assets that Treasury identified the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What funding, if any, has been provided to address elder abuse, through prevention initiatives, or related programmes since 27 Nov 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What work, if any, is the Ministry of Social Development currently undertaking under family violence and sexual violence prevention work programmes to address elder abuse, including evidence gathered through Te Aorerekura – National…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 39114 (2026), if any of the listed schools' drinking water supplies have breached a Maximum Acceptable Value from the Drinking Water Standards, what standard(s) have they breached?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• Following Reply 39114 (2026), which, if any, of the listed schools' drinking water supplies come from surface water (e.g. stream, river) or groundwater?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• Which expert individuals, if any, were consulted in developing the final version of the Community Mobilisation Toolkit for ethnic communities, by names?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

• 40997

  Following Reply 39114 (2026), which of the listed schools' drinking water supplies have breached a Maximum Acceptable Value from the Drinking Water Standards?

• 40998

  Following Reply 39114 (2026), what is the reason (such as e. coli pollution, nitrate pollution, etc) that each of the listed schools need more reliably safe drinking water?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• How, if at all, does the Community Mobilisation Toolkit align with Te Aorerekura’s prevention objectives, and what specific actions or outcomes are expected from its use in ethnic communities?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• What support, if any, is available to ethnic community organisations to implement the Community Mobilisation Toolkit, including any funding, capability-building, or training offered?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• Do any categories of roles at Health NZ currently require regional approval in their recruitment process, if so, which categories of roles?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

• What communications has the Minister had, if any, from Councils or Local Government New Zealand regarding the timeframes for Representation Reviews and/or requests for the ability to defer them?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, kiwi eggs or chicks handled under Operation Nest Egg or equivalent programmes have failed to survive to release in each year since 2017, broken down by year and facility?

Asked by

Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

• If Council becomes aware of a land owners intention to destroy a tree and wishes to offer regulatory relief under the Government's proposed resource management bills what process are councils expected to follow to determine the value of a…

Asked by

Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

• If a Council is seeking to protect trees, how will they be able to identify when trees are at risk of destruction following the changes made to tree protections through the planning act?

Asked by

Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

• If there is a pathway for regulatory relief to be offered to a landowner to protect a tree how is the owner to know of this?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• What recommendation, if any, did the Ministry for Regulation make as to whether agricultural drone operations should be permitted on the basis of prior notification to the Civil Aviation Authority only, and did that recommendation depart…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

• How many reported unauthorised occurrences involving unmanned aircraft used for agricultural purposes have been recorded by the Civil Aviation Authority in each of the last five financial years, broken down by occurrence type, and how many…

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

• What, if any, is the estimated average change in Accommodation Supplement entitlement as Te Toi Mahana tenants progressively assume the Housing Upgrade Programme-related rent increase?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

• What analysis, if any, has the Government undertaken of how the proposed Te Toi Mahana rent increases will affect tenants’ Accommodation Supplement entitlements?

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

• What, if anything, was the original amount of Better Off Funding allocated for the Existing Tenant Support Fund by the Department of Internal Affairs in 2022?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Is it correct, based on Crown Law figures, that private firms received $41 million from the Government in the 2021 to 2022 financial year to conduct public prosecutions; if not, what was the figure?

Asked by

Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

• What specific oversight mechanisms, if any, are in place to monitor the processing of Safeguard applications at MBIE?

Asked by

Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

• What steps, if any, is he taking to ensure that Provisional Safeguard Duties under the Trade (Safeguard Measures) Act 2014 are treated as a priority?

Asked by

Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

• Has the Minister received any official advice or analysis of the environmental impact before concluding that Part 102 certification and pilot licensing could be removed without increasing environmental risk, listed by title and date?

Asked by

Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

• 41016

  Did the Minister receive any advice or evidence that replacing certification with notification for aerial application by agricultural drones would present no greater environmental risk than agrichemical application using tractors or…

• 41017

  Which agencies with responsibility for environmental protection, conservation, waterways, and agrichemicals, if any, were consulted on the environmental consequences of replacing certification with notification for agricultural drone…

• 41020

  What reports, briefings, aide-memoires, or other written advice, if any, did the Minister receive before 20 August 2026 regarding the environmental effects of replacing Part 102 certification with a notification-only pathway for…

Asked by

Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

• What assessment, if any, was undertaken on whether removing operator-specific certification (UAOC) could increase the risk of agrichemical drift or incorrect application affecting adjoining conservation land, waterways, wetlands, native…

Asked by

Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

• What environmental impact assessment, if any, compared the safeguards provided through Part 102 certification with those proposed under the notification-only pathway, and what did that assessment conclude?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the kiwi deaths recorded by the Department of Conversation in each year since 2017, if any, occurred at (a) privately owned sanctuaries or crèches, (b) predator-fenced community sanctuaries, (c) captive facilities such as zoos,…