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Question 35523 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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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 Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Associate Minister for ACC

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In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from ACC are published on ACC's website: https://www.acc.co.nz/resources#/category/1.

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Question 35524 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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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 Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

Answer

I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and ACC are published on MBIE's…

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Question 35525 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth

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None.

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Question 35526 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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None.

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Question 35527 (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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None.

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Question 35528 (2026)

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora

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None.

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Question 35529 (2026)

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

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None.

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Question 35530 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

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None.

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Question 35531 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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- Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Regulations – Queenstown Lakes District Council Navigation Safety Bylaw 2025/Te Ture ā-Rohe mō te Haumaru Whakatere 2025) Regulations 2026 – 3 August 2026 - Maritime Levies Amendment…

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Question 35532 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I can advise that I took no paper through Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026.

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Question 35533 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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None.

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Question 35534 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35535 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

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As I said in Written Parliamentary Questions 11040 (2025), 11255 (2025), 14923 (2025), 18528 (2025), 19677 (2025), 20885 (2025), 22550 (2025), 27613 (2025), 28543 (2025), 30527 (2025), 31099 (2025), 31644 (2025), 32532 (2025), 33300…

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Question 35536 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister of State for Trade and Investment

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In my capacity as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026.

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Question 35537 (2026)

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Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island

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None.

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Question 35538 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

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None.

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Question 35539 (2026)

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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Sport and Recreation

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As Minister for Sport and Recreation I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026.

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Question 35540 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35541 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment

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None.

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Question 35542 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35543 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the estimated additional annual visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case to be $46.3 million.

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Question 35544 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister for Seniors

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As Minister for Seniors, none.

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Question 35545 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the estimated number of additional annual international visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case to be $46.3 million.

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Question 35546 (2026)

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026.

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Question 35547 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the estimated number of additional annual visitor spend in the central scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

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Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitor spend in the central scenario of the Project M business case to be $92.6 million.

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Question 35548 (2026)

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Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rural Communities

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As Minister for Rural Communities, none.

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Question 35549 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the estimated number of additional annual international visitors in the central scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitors in the central scenario of the Project M business case to be 18,190.

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Question 35550 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

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None

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Question 35551 (2026)

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Deborah Russell

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue

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None.

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Question 35552 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the full range of estimated additional annual international visitors set out in the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the full range of additional annual international visitors in the Project M business case to be 9,095-36,380.

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Question 35553 (2026)

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Megan Woods

Member for Wigram · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35554 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What evidence, if any, by title and date is New Zealand's inclusion in the Michelin Guide estimated to bring up to 36,000 additional international visitors a year?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

Tourism New Zealand tracks arrivals growth along with a range of other measures to help understand the impact of Michelin on visitation to New Zealand. For example, awareness of New Zealand as a Michelin destination, and food and beverage…

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Question 35555 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Regional Development

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35556 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister for Regional Development

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As Associate Minister for Regional Development, none.

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Question 35557 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Why was the fee payable to the Michelin Guide not disclosed publicly at the time of the announcement?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

Tourism New Zealand advises that the fee was not publicly disclosed because it was considered commercially sensitive information under Tourism New Zealand's contractual arrangements with Michelin.

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Question 35558 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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Refer to the response to WPQ 6251 (2025).

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Question 35559 (2026)

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

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None.

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Question 35560 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Racing

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None.

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Question 35561 (2026)

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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In my capacity as Prime Minister, I have not presented papers to Cabinet within the specified timeframe.

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Question 35562 (2026)

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Helen White

Member for Mt Albert · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence

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None.

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Question 35563 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

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As Associate Minister of Police and Minister of Customs I took one paper to Cabinet on 3 August. The paper and title will be proactively released in due course.

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Question 35564 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet during this period.

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Question 35565 (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

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None.

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Question 35566 (2026)

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Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35567 (2026)

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

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

Answer

In my capacity as Minister for National Security and Intelligence I have not presented papers to Cabinet within the specified timeframe.

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Question 35568 (2026)

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

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As Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services, I have taken no papers to Cabinet during the specified period.

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Question 35569 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

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None.

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Question 35570 (2026)

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Media and Communications

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None.

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Question 35571 (2026)

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

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

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None.

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Question 35572 (2026)

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

Answer

None.