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35426, 35887 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35426

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    Further to reply 33621 (2026), has the Government subsequently communicated the reasons for its abstention to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or to Mr Türk directly, and if so, on what date and in what…

  • 35887

    Question published

    Has New Zealand communicated its position on the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Office of the High Commissioner or the United Nations Secretariat since abstaining on the United…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

The New Zealand Mission in Geneva discussed this matter with the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights on Tuesday 28 July and informed the Office that New Zealand’s abstention related to process and was not a…

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6 questions (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35430

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    Further to reply 33608 (2026), does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade consider that a decision to depart from its own voting instructions falls within the category of decisions that are "procedural or within existing policy…

  • 35431

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    Further to reply 33604 (2026), on how many occasions since 1 January 2020 has a New Zealand representative at the United Nations General Assembly cast a vote that departed from the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign…

  • 35886

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    Has any review been undertaken of the circumstances in which New Zealand departed from the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and abstained on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to…

  • 35898

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    On how many occasions in the last three years have New Zealand officials cast a vote at the United Nations General Assembly that departed from the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and on which…

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  • 35900

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    Under what delegated authority may officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or of New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, depart from voting instructions issued by the Ministry, as occurred in respect of the…

  • 35902

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), what position is held by the official who took that decision?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

New Zealand representatives to any multilateral body cast votes as instructed.

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35432, 35903, 35905 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35432

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    Further to reply 33604 (2026), what standing arrangements exist, including any out-of-hours duty officer arrangements, for the Permanent Mission to seek revised instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand business hours?

  • 35903

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    Were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's standing procedures for obtaining urgent or revised voting instructions from Wellington followed in respect of the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker…

  • 35905

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    What standing procedures does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintain for New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York to obtain urgent or revised voting instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Officials posted to the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations spoke with officials in Wellington immediately before the vote (on the morning of Saturday 25 August NZT). It is always possible for MFAT officials posted offshore…

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35439, 35907 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35439

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    Further to reply 33604 (2026), at what time, in both New York time and New Zealand time, did that additional information emerge, and how long before the vote was taken?

  • 35907

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), how much time elapsed between the additional information referred to in that reply emerging and the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

It emerged during the debate.

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6 questions (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35440

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    Further to reply 33604 (2026), from what source did that additional information emerge, whether from statements made in the debate, from another delegation, from the Secretariat, from media reporting, or from another source?

  • 35892

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), was the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…

  • 35893

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), did the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…

  • 35894

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), did the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…

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  • 35895

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), did the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…

  • 35896

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), what was the source of that additional information?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

It emerged during the debate.

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35445, 35913 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35445

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    Further to reply 33604 (2026), on what date and at what time (NZT) were those voting instructions issued to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York?

  • 35913

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), on what date and at what New Zealand time were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's voting instructions issued to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Voting instructions were issued on Friday 24 July 2025.

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35447, 35914 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35447

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    Further to reply 33604 (2026), did the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the resolution to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights instruct New Zealand's…

  • 35914

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    Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), what voting instruction was issued to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on that resolution?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

In favour. The decision to abstain was taken by MFAT officials in Wellington in discussion with officials at the Permanent Mission in New York on 25 July.

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35655, 35979 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35655

    Question published

    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, during the week beginning 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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    Tangi Utikere

    Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

    35979

    Question published

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

Answer

As the Minister of Local Government, I received the following aides-mémoires, briefings, memos, notes, reports or any other advice during the week beginning 3 August 2026: • 3/08/2026 - Updated talking points (OCL) – Cabinet 27 July 2026 •…

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35656, 35950 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35656

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, during the week beginning 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    35950

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

In my capacity as the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, I received the following papers in the week beginning 3 August 2026: Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport 04/08/26: 26-BRF-20542: Meeting with Tūwharetoa Māori…

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35661, 35980 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    35661

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, during the week beginning 03/08/2026, by title and date?

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    Damien O'Connor

    List MP · Labour Party

    35980

    Question published

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

Members of my office will communicate with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on a number of issues, some of which are not collated or registered in a way that could be included in a single answer. LINZ also supports me in other ways…

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35703, 36002 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • 35703

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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…

  • 36002

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    Is he concerned that New Zealand could be in breach of domestic and international law, for Police failing to formally and independently investigate Wakari Hospital Ward 10A, given that the Ombudsman carried out his investigation into Ward…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

The Ombudsman carried out an inspection of Wakari Hospital Ward 10A in its role as the National Preventive Mechanism under the Crimes of Torture Act 1989 and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman…

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Question 35714 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Which AI or software company, if any, is being used for the development and testing of "a new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process", as announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has contracted Deloitte to develop a new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process. The AI tool will be hosted within MPI's existing Amazon Web Services cloud…

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Question 35715 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • Has the Minister received any advice that shows Datagrid's hyperscale data center could raise electricity prices, if so, what is the title of that advice?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

A list of the briefings I have received from MBIE is proactively available on the MBIE website. You can access this information at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information.

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Question 35716 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many jobs, if any, does the Minister expect to be lost if the "new AI tool" being developed to "modernise the import health standard process", as announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026, is successful?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

The new AI tool is intended to support and augment Ministry for Primary Industries process by reducing time spent on research, evidence review, and drafting activities, enabling existing staff to deliver more import health standards,…

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35717, 35718 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 35717

    What is the expected cost of the "four-month pilot" to develop and trial a new AI tool to "modernise the import health standard process", as announced by the Minister in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

  • 35718

    What is the expected cost of the "New AI tool to help develop biosecurity standards" the Minister announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

The new AI tool is intended to support and augment Ministry for Primary Industries process by reducing time spent on research, evidence review, and drafting activities, enabling existing staff to deliver more import health standards,…

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Question 35719 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many consultants, if any, are being hired to assist with the development and testing of "a new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process", as announced in a Beehive press release on 25 July 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry for Primary Industries has engaged Deloitte under a fixed-price contract to support development and testing of the new AI tool to modernise the import health standard process. The contract is for delivery of…

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Question 35720 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • Has the Minister requested or received any advice on data centers regarding the impact of data centers on power bills, if so, what is the title of advice?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

A list of the briefings I have received from MBIE is proactively available on the MBIE website. You can access this information at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information.

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Question 35721 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • When does the Minister expect to receive advice around "what rules may need to be put in place or what existing powers we've got" as stated in his Q&A interview on 9 August, 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

I expect to receive that advice in due course.

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Question 35722 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, briefings, reports, or any other document, if any, has the Minister received regarding data centers and potential impacts on electricity infrastructure and prices since January 2026, listed by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

A list of the briefings I have received from MBIE is proactively available on the MBIE website. You can access this information at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information.

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Question 35723 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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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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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

In my capacity as Minister of Agriculture neither I nor my office have received any briefing or other advice on the impact of Mr Peters’s remarks on the relationship with China.

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35725, 35885 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 35725

    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

  • 35885

    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

None.

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Question 35726 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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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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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

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None

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Question 35727 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

Answer

I received the following email: 5 August 2026, 'Letter of Chinese Ambassador regarding the So-called “Excess Capacity” Rhetorical Trap and the “China Opportunity 2.0”'

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Question 35728 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

Answer

Staff in my office receive and reply to a large volume of physical and electronic correspondence on a daily basis. To identify, classify and list all physical and electronic correspondence would impede the operation of my office which is…

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35729, 35730 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  • 35729

    Does the Electoral Commission currently visit people's homes to ensure they are enrolled to vote; if so what are the circumstances in which they do so?

  • 35730

    Does the Electoral Commission visit the homes of people who have not responded to and enquiry under s 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 where they do not have other contact details?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I am advised that the Electoral Commission does not visit people's homes.

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Question 35731 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  • Where a person cannot be contacted at the address at which they are enrolled under s 89G(1) of the Electoral Act 1993 and the Electoral Commission has no other contact information for them, what enquiries are made under s 89G(2)(a) of the…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I am advised that where a person cannot be contacted at the address at which they are enrolled, the Electoral Commission first checks the source document to make sure the information was processed correctly. If contact information is…

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Question 35732 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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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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Hon Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Agriculture

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As Associate Minister of Agriculture, none.

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Question 35733 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office, or the former…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

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None.

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Question 35734 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None

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Question 35735 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  • How does the Electoral Commission meet its obligation to make an inquiry into the particulars on the roll for every person registered as an elector of a district under s 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 in respect of persons who are resident…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

For the purposes of section 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 the particulars on the roll for a person are defined as “the particulars contained in the application to register” (section 89D(7)(b) of the Electoral Act). I am advised the…

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Question 35736 (2026)

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does the Minister stand by his statement that "Our Government has co-invested more into marae alongside Iwi and hapū than any government in New Zealand’s history," and if so, how much funding has this government delivered to Marae since he…

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

Answer

Yes I do. The Government has funded over $200 million. Funding into marae has come from various portfolios and agencies including Emergency Response, Climate Change, Te Puni Kōkiri, Department of Internal Affairs, and the Regional…

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Question 35737 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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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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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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None.

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Question 35738 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Where did the suggestion to add the consultation option of "whether to repeal the requirement for farmers to use less than 190 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare per year on the grazed area of their farms" come from in the 'Freshwater…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

The freshwater national direction consultation package was developed through an iterative process involving advice from officials and discussions with Ministerial colleagues. Final options for public consultation were decided by Cabinet.

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Question 35739 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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 Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I have received no correspondence from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026.

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35740, 35879 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 35740

    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

  • 35879

    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

I am advised that correspondence my office receives is not categorised by topic. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. It would not be a good use of taxpayer-funded staff’s time – including…

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Question 35741 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Following 33736 (2026), if the Green Party's release of information on the morning of 2 April that 9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school in 2025 wasn't the prompt for the Minister's request for a "rapid" briefing on drinking…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

Answer

Written Parliamentary Questions.

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Question 35742 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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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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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

Answer

None.

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Question 35743 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • In each of the last 10 years, how many agreements under section 17 of the Public Works Act 1981 have been deemed to have been entered into as a result of an Environment Court order made under section 185 of the Resource Management Act…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that no agreements have been entered into over the last 10 years as a result of an order made under s185 of the RMA.

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Question 35744 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 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

Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

None.

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Question 35745 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Are liabilities or contingent liabilities arising under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991 disclosed in the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand; if so, in which note and at what value; if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that all approved advance property purchases, including those related to s185 RMA applications, are included in NZTA’s financial system and reported monthly to Treasury for consolidation into the Crown Financials. While it is…

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Question 35746 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Has the Treasury provided any advice on the Crown's exposure to acquisition and compensation liabilities arising under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991, which can require a requiring authority to purchase land it has…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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In my capacity as Minister of Transport, no.

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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In my capacity as Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, none.

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List MP · Green Party

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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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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None.

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List MP · Green Party

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  • 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?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister for Trade and Investment

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I received the following email: 5 August 2026, 'Letter of Chinese Ambassador regarding the So-called “Excess Capacity” Rhetorical Trap and the “China Opportunity 2.0”' For Invest New Zealand, none. For New Zealand Trade and Enterprise,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • When was he or his office first advised of the property acquisition and compensation liabilities that may arise under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991 from designations for which construction is not funded?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I have not received specific advice on anticipated section 185 costs.

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Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What is the total book value of land held by the New Zealand Transport Agency that was acquired under the Public Works Act 1981 and on which construction has not commenced, and what were the total holding costs of that land, including…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the total book value of property holdings as at 30 June 2026 was $2.3B. Of which, $1B is held for projects not yet in construction. The total holding costs for the entire portfolio over 2025/26 was $17.8M, offset by…

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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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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.

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  • What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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Nil.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many requests for advance purchase or hardship acquisition of property affected by a New Zealand Transport Agency designation were received in each of the last five financial years, and how many of those requests were accepted,…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the NZ Transport Agency has received the following number of requests for advance purchase or hardship in each of the last five financial years: 2025/26 - 50 requests 2024/25 - 11 requests 2023/24 - 0 requests 2022/23 - 4…

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List MP · Green Party

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  • 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?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

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None.