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Question 36177 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32024 (2026), how many civil penalty proceedings, prosecutions, and applications for court-ordered disposal were commenced under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment. All penalties imposed were collected, except for $470,000 in penalties and costs award in one case in 2025/2026 where recovery was unlikely.

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Question 36178 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), on what grounds was each of the 16 farm land advertising exemptions granted in the 2025/26 financial year granted?

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to Land Information New Zealand’s (LINZ) exemptions register to see the ‘Reasons for exemption’ for each decision:…

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Question 36179 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), which records 16 farm land advertising exemptions granted in 2025/26, how many such exemptions were granted in each of the 2021/22 to 2024/25 financial years, how many applications for…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment for farm land advertising exemptions granted for the specified period. No farm land advertising exemption applications were declined in the specified period. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) does not…

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Question 36180 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), which records one standing consent and one purchasing programme consent, how many individual acquisitions of sensitive land were made during the 2025/26 financial year under standing…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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During the 2025/26 financial year, five individual acquisitions of sensitive land were completed under residential standing consents, with a total value of approx. $39.3 million and a combined land area of 5.05 hectares. This is for…

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Question 36181 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many consents for the acquisition of residential land have been granted to holders of an Active Investor Plus visa or other qualifying investor visa since 6 March 2026, what was the total value of those transactions, and how many…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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20 consents to acquire residential land were granted under the $5 million plus pathway for the period from 6 March 2026 to 30 June 2026. Each property either contains a dwelling or the consent requires that a dwelling is built. The total…

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Question 36182 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32031 (2026), what was the total value of the 20 $5 million plus house consents and the 451 one home to live in consents granted in the 2025/26 financial year, and how many consents of each type…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment. The total value of $5 million plus house consents was $188 million. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) does not capture data on value of one home to live in consents.

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Question 36183 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32031 (2026), what was the breakdown by region or territorial authority, and by country of the purchaser, of the 20 $5 million plus house consents and the 451 one home to live in consents granted in…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment for One Home to Live In consents. One Home to Live In transactions are for pre-approvals. Therefore, the regions have only been provided where Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has been notified that…

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Question 36184 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does he hold, or has he sought, any information on the total cumulative area of sensitive land in New Zealand owned or controlled by overseas persons, and if so, what is that figure and as at what date?

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I do not, nor Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), hold the requested information.

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Question 36185 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many hectares of land classified as farm land were approved for acquisition and conversion to forestry under the special forestry test or production forestry pathway in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26 financial years, and what…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

I refer the Member to the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) website: https://www.linz.govt.nz/guidance/overseas-investment/ways-invest/pathways-business/investing-production-forestry-and-forestry-rights/farm-forestry-conversions Consent…

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Question 36186 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What was the total land area in hectares approved for acquisition by overseas persons in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26 financial years, broken down by the country of the overseas person and, where recorded, the country of ultimate…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) website for a breakdown of land acquisitions into area and country of ownership:…

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Question 36187 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What was the total land area in hectares approved for acquisition by overseas persons in the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years, broken down by region or territorial authority?

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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Information on the approved area by region can be found on these dashboards at this link: https://www.linz.govt.nz/our-work/overseas-investment-regulation/overseas-investment-information-dashboards/overseas-investment-information-region

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Question 36188 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What was the total land area in hectares approved for acquisition by overseas persons in each of the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years, broken down by (a) farm land, (b) land to be used for forestry activities,…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment.

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Question 36189 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), which sub-pathway did the one application that exceeded statutory timeframes fall within, by how many working days was the timeframe exceeded, and what consequences, if any, followed…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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The application that exceeded its statutory timeframe was a farm land advertising exemption application. It exceeded its timeframe by 37 working days. There are no statutory consequences for exceeding the statutory timeframe for assessment.

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Question 36190 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), what were the average, median and longest processing times for transactions determined on or after 6 March 2026, when the Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters)…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment.

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Question 36191 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), in how many of the 230 transactions was the statutory timeframe stopped or suspended, on how many occasions in total, and what was the average and total number of working days for…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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The timeframe was paused for 211 of the applications. The average number of days the timeframe was paused for was 10 working days. Information on the timeframes can be found on the dashboards at this link:…

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Question 36192 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was the figure of 71 working days cited in his press release of 13 July 2026 calculated on the same basis, and in respect of the same population of applications, as the figure of 23 working days cited in the same release, and what changes,…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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Yes, the figures were calculated for the same population. The figures were calculated as the average timeframe for a decision for a consent application (excluding consents to acquire a home for personal use such as One Home to Live In and…

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Question 36193 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), noting that the average processing time across the 230 transactions set out in the attachment to that reply calculates to approximately 25 working days, how was the figure of 23…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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The figure was calculated as the average timeframe for a decision for a consent application (excluding consents to acquire a home for personal use such as One Home to Live In and Intention to Reside consents and all variations and…

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Question 36194 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32025 (2026), what changes, if any, have been made since 2024 to the assessment methodology, evidential requirements, or level of verification applied by Land Information New Zealand to overseas…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has made the changes that it was directed to implement in the Ministerial Directive Letters of 8 April 2024 and 6 March 2026. LINZ has also implemented the changes made in the Overseas Investment…

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Question 36195 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32029 (2026), does the figure of 23 working days cited by the Associate Minister of Finance on 13 July 2026 include the 20 $5 million plus house consents and the 451 one home to live in consents…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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The figure of 23 working days includes $5 million plus house consents but excludes One Home To Live in consents. The average timeframe for a consent decision (excluding One Home to Live In and $5 million plus house) was 26 working days.

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Question 36196 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to the reply to written question 32025 (2026), how many full-time equivalent staff were assigned to the assessment of overseas investment applications at Land Information New Zealand as at 30 June in each of 2023, 2024, 2025 and…

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

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I refer the Member to the attachment. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) have estimated a division of staff in the overseas investment function into assessment work and monitoring and compliance work. This division is approximate as some…

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Question 36197 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Was any alternative to designation assessed for the Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth North projects; if so, what was the assessed whole-of-life cost of each option, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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A detailed business case was developed for the Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth North projects. As part of that work, alternative approaches to protecting the required transport corridors were considered, including mechanisms other than…

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Question 36198 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many properties are wholly or partly subject to NoR 1 North (New Rapid Transit Corridor, including a walking and cycling path), the notice of requirement lodged by the New Zealand Transport Agency through Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The 2017 cost estimate prepared by Auckland Transport identified 117 property interests at an estimated cost of $364.4m.

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Question 36199 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What amount was awarded against the New Zealand Transport Agency in the Environment Court's costs decision Stanbridge v New Zealand Transport Agency [2026] NZEnvC 148, and has that amount been paid?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that $31,599.04 was the Environment Court’s award on costs. This has been paid.

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Question 36200 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What was agreed, if anything, on the topic of a proposed regional security treaty during the Minister's attendance at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting are publicly available on the Forum Secretariat's website.

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Question 36201 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was the topic of regional security and the Ocean of Peace Alliance discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Fiji during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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A range of topics were discussed with counterparts from Fiji, including the Ocean of Peace Alliance.

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Question 36202 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Pacific Pre-COP?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Officials welcomed Australia's close partnering with Pacific Islands Forum members ahead of the Pacific Pre-COP, and Fiji and Tuvalu's hosting.

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36203, 36205, 36206, 36208 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 36203

    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the regional security treaty proposed by…

  • 36205

    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Regional Operations Deployment…

  • 36206

    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Waqa Moana initiative?

  • 36208

    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Regional Peace and Security Action…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Forum's role as stewards of our vision for resilient Pacific region of peace, security, and prosperity was reaffirmed. In keeping with this theme, a range of regional security issues and initiatives including Waqa Moana, the Forum…

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Question 36204 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of a regional response mechanism?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No interventions on the Regional Response Mechanism were made.

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Question 36207 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Review of the Regional Architecture…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We engaged in constructive discussions on the Review of Regional Architecture and partnerships policy, and reiterated the importance of the Forum's partners and the need to finalise the Forum Dialogue Partnership Mechanism in Palau.

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Question 36209 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What evidence, if any, does he rely on that amalgamating councils into larger unitary authorities reduces costs to ratepayers, and does that evidence include a post-implementation review of the 2010 Auckland Council amalgamation?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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There has not been a post-implementation review of the 2010 Auckland Council amalgamation. However, the creation of Auckland Council has enabled more strategic, coordinated, and future-focused planning of the Auckland region, which has…

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Question 36210 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What risks were identified in the Regulatory Impact Statement or other Cabinet papers prepared before the Government agreed to the Head Start and Back Stop processes announced in May 2026, if any?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

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The Ministry for Regulation determined that the Head Start pathway was exempt from the requirement to provide a regulatory impact statement on the grounds that it had been addressed by existing impact analysis [CAB-25-MIN-0397 refers]. The…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • 36211

    What is the status of the tolling decision for the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway following the public consultation that closed on 15 April 2026, and when does he expect to make a recommendation to Cabinet, if at all?

  • 36212

    What is the forecast net toll revenue from the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway after collection and enforcement costs, and over what period was the proposed tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026 assumed to operate?

  • 36213

    What are the forecast toll collection and enforcement costs for the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway over the proposed tolling period, if any, and what proportion of forecast gross toll revenue do those costs represent?

  • 36214

    What is the forecast gross toll revenue from the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway over the proposed tolling period, if any, in nominal terms, and what is that figure in net present value terms?

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  • 36215

    What reduction in heavy vehicle movements through Wellsford and Te Hana is forecast under the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026, and what reduction is forecast under an untolled scenario?

  • 36216

    What travel-time savings per vehicle are forecast for the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway under the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026, and what savings are forecast under an untolled scenario?

  • 36217

    What reduction in deaths and serious injuries over the life of the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is forecast under the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026, and what reduction is forecast under an untolled…

  • 36218

    What proportion of forecast Warkworth to Te Hana expressway traffic is projected to divert to untolled alternative routes under the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026, and which routes are those?

  • 36219

    What are the forecast traffic volumes on the existing State Highway 1 through Wellsford and Te Hana under the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026, and what are the forecast volumes under an untolled scenario?

  • 36220

    What are the forecast annual traffic volumes on the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway under the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026, and what are the forecast volumes under an untolled scenario?

  • 36221

    What is the benefit-cost ratio for the Warkworth to Te Hana project with the tolling scheme consulted on between 16 March and 15 April 2026 in place, and what is the benefit-cost ratio with no tolling?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA consulted on a tolling proposal for the Warkworth to Te Hana Expressway between 16 March and 15 April 2026. A wide range of information is publicly available, on the NZTA website at:…

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Question 36222 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What quantum of ordinary equity, and what quantum of subordinated shareholder debt, if any, has been committed by the Northway consortium's shareholders to the Warkworth to Te Hana project?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Questions 34456 (2026) and 35869 (2026). Disclosure could prejudice NZTA's commercial position by revealing the contractor’s financing arrangements and could adversely affect…

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Question 36223 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What expected or targeted equity internal rate of return applies to the equity invested by the Northway consortium's shareholders in the Warkworth to Te Hana project, and over what period is that return assumed to be earned?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 35859 (2026) Disclosure of the rate of return on equity could prejudice NZTA's commercial position by revealing the contractor’s financing arrangements, and could…

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Question 36224 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What base interest rate was used to price the senior private debt for the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership at financial close on 30 July 2026, and what was the value of that rate at financial close?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 35865 (2026) Disclosure could prejudice NZTA's commercial position by revealing the contractor’s financing arrangements, and could adversely affect future NZTA procurement…

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Question 36225 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was there an incident at Korowai Manaaki whereby young people lined up on two sides and a young person walked through the two lines while he was hit; if so, when, if at all, was the Oranga Tamariki National Manager of Youth Justice made…

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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 the National Director for Youth Justice Residences was made aware of an alleged incident as described by the Member on 14 July 2026.

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Question 36227 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was there an incident at Korowai Manaaki whereby young people lined up on two sides and a young person walked through the two lines while he was hit; if so, when, if at all, was the Oranga Tamariki Deputy Chief Executive responsible for…

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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 the Deputy Chief Executive Youth Justice Services and Residential Care was made aware of an alleged incident as described by the Member on 16 July 2026.

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Question 36228 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was there an incident at Korowai Manaaki whereby young people lined up on two sides and a young person walked through the two lines while he was hit; if so, when, if at all, was the Oranga Tamariki Chief Advisor made aware of it?

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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 the Chief Advisor Youth Justice Services and Residential Care was made aware of an alleged incident as described by the Member on 17 July 2026.

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Question 36229 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 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 the family of any young peple notified following any incident?

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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 the family of the young person involved in an alleged incident as described by the Member was notified.

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Question 36230 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was there any incident at Korowai Manaaki whereby young people lined up on two sides and a young person walked through the two lines while he was hit; if so, when, if at all, was the Oranga Tamariki Chief Executive made aware of it?

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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 the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki was made aware of an alleged incident as described by the Member on 17 July 2026.

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34458, 35878 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • 34458

    Question published

    What proportion, if any, of the stated $251 million saving against the Public Sector Comparator for Warkworth to Te Hana is attributable to differences in risk transfer rather than to lower forecast cost?

  • 35878

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    Of the approximately $251 million by which he has stated the final Warkworth to Te Hana project cost of $3.649 billion net present value falls below the $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator approved by Cabinet in March 2025, how much is…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The $251 million headroom to the Public Sector Comparator was not a specific risk-transfer benefit. Consistent with Treasury PPP Guidance, the calculation of the Public Sector Comparator (PSC) included adjustments for transferred risks and…

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35139, 35775 (2026)

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    Vanushi Walters

    List MP · Labour Party

    35139

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    What advice, if any, has he received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the diplomatic implications of the public comments he made about the People's Republic of China on 29 July 2026?

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    Teanau Tuiono

    List MP · Green Party

    35775

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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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 has provided reports of the views conveyed by Chinese foreign ministry officials on the matter. These are similar to those Chinese views that are on the public record. Refer to the response to WPQ…

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35140, 35724 (2026)

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    Vanushi Walters

    List MP · Labour Party

    35140

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    What response, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China regarding the representations it made following his public comments about China on 29 July 2026, and was he…

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    Teanau Tuiono

    List MP · Green Party

    35724

    Question published

    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

MFAT was instructed by my office to be in “listening mode” – i.e. to note down what was said, report it back to Mr Peters’ office, and provide no feedback in response. MFAT officials carried out that instruction. Refer to the response to…

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35259, 36008 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • 35259

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    Is he concerned, given the finding on Lake Alice Hospital by the United Nations Committee Against Torture, that New Zealand had breached the Convention for failing to properly investigate under Article 12 of the Convention, that NZ will…

  • 36008

    Question published

    Is the Minister concerned, with the United Nations Committee Against Torture’s findings on Lake Alice Hospital, that New Zealand had breached the Convention because, under Article 12, NZ had failed to properly investigate, that NZ will…

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

No. I am assured that the appropriate processes are being followed in accordance with the requirements of Article 12 of the Convention.

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6 questions (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • 35261

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    Why are public officials within organisations, such as the Ministry of Health, effectively investigating their own organisation regarding Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, rather than the independent New Zealand Police, given that the Ombudsman…

  • 35263

    Question published

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

  • 35264

    Question published

    If Police are not investigating Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, following the Ombudsman’s statement about probable torture, has the Minister, or his office, formally asked Police why they are not investigating, and, if it is, on what date was…

  • 35705

    Question published

    Is the Minister concerned, given the finding on Lake Alice Hospital by the United Nations Committee Against Torture, that New Zealand had breached the Convention because NZ had failed to properly investigate under Article 12 of the…

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  • 36003

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    Is the Minister concerned that New Zealand could be in breach of domestic and international law, regarding Police failing to investigate Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, given that the Ombudsman carried out his investigation under the Crimes of…

  • 36005

    Question published

    Are Police investigating Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, given that the Ombudsman conducted his 2026 investigation under the Crimes of Torture Act, which gives effect to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, triggering legal…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I’m advised New Zealand Police have not received any complaints or referrals to date regarding Wakari Hospital Ward 10A. As the Member should be aware, New Zealand Police is statutorily independent and cannot be compelled to investigate a…

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35266, 35268, 36007, 36009 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • 35266

    Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health

    Question published

    Is the Minister concerned that the Ministry of Health is effectively investigating Wakai Hospital Ward 10A itself, on a matter that the Ombudsman has said probably involves torture; if not, how can he be satisfied that the investigation is…

  • 35268

    Recorded target Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health

    Question published

    Is the Minister concerned that the Ministry of Health is effectively investigating Wakai Hospital Ward 10A itself, on a matter that the Ombudsman has said probably involves torture; if not, how can he be satisfied that the investigation is…

  • 36007

    Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health

    Question published

    Why is the Ministry of Health, rather than the independent NZ Police, investigating Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, given that the Ombudsman conducted his 2026 investigation into Wakari under the Crimes of Torture Act, given that the domestic…

  • 36009

    Recorded target Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health

    Question published

    Why is the Ministry of Health, rather than the independent NZ Police, investigating Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, given that the Ombudsman conducted his 2026 investigation into Wakari under the Crimes of Torture Act, given that the domestic…

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

No. The Inquiry has been commissioned under section 101(2) of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act and has the same powers and authority to summon witnesses and receive evidence as a Commission of Inquiry…

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35336, 35932 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35336

    Question published

    Has he conveyed any apology, expression of regret, or clarification to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, to the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, or to Chinese community organisations in New Zealand in respect of the remarks…

  • 35932

    Question published

    Has any apology or reassurance been delivered by himself or his office to representatives of China after his comments on 29 July 2026, if so, when did that occur and how was it delivered?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No, the comments the member refers to were made as the Leader of New Zealand First and not as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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35380, 35952 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35380

    Question published

    Has the New Zealand Government made any representations of its own to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, whether in Wellington or in Beijing, concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 or the…

  • 35952

    Question published

    Has he contacted the Ambassador of China, the Embassy of China, or any counterparts in Beijing since his comments about China on 29 July 2026, if so, on what date(s) did that contact occur?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No.

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35424, 35901 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35424

    Question published

    Further to reply 33603 (2026), on what date, in what form, and by whom was the Minister of Foreign Affairs briefed on the Ministry's decision to abstain?

  • 35901

    Question published

    On what date and at what time was he first advised that New Zealand had abstained on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and by whom?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

My office was informed, via a telephone call to the senior MFAT secondee in my office, of the abstention on Saturday 25 July 2026. I was briefed on the matter on Monday 27 July 2026.

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35425, 35888 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35425

    Question published

    Further to reply 33618 (2026), what consideration, if any, was given to delivering an explanation of vote, and on what basis was the decision made not to do so?

  • 35888

    Question published

    Did New Zealand deliver an explanation of vote in relation to the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on which New Zealand abstained; if…

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

There was insufficient time to prepare and consult an EOV.