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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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11 questions (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 36215 (2026), 36216 (2026), 36217 (2026), 36218 (2026), 36219 (2026), 36220 (2026), 36221 (2026)

  • 36211 (matches this search)

    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 (matches this search)

    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 (matches this search)

    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?

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    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 (matches this search)

    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?

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    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?

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    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…

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    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?

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    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?

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    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?

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    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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34458, 35878 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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  • 34458 (matches this search)

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    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?

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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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35656, 35950 (2026)

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    35656 (matches this search)

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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

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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

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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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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

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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 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

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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 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?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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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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Question 35747 (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 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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Question 35750 (2026)

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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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Question 35751 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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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Question 35754 (2026)

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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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Question 35756 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the title and date of the New Zealand Transport Agency's current policy on advance purchase and hardship acquisition of property affected by designations, and when was that policy last reviewed?

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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 Advance Purchase Policy for Property Acquisitions was last reviewed in October 2018.

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Question 35757 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Did the business case for the Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth North projects, being the package of notices of requirement lodged with Auckland Council in November 2023 for route protection between Albany and Ōrewa, quantify the cost of…

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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 Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth North Business Case quantified the estimated costs of property acquisition required to protect the routes identified in the Notices of Requirement lodged with Auckland Council in…

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Question 35761 (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 a designation or notice of requirement for which the New Zealand Transport Agency is the requiring authority and for which no construction funding is allocated in the current National…

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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 the attached document.

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Question 35762 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many applications under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991, which allows an owner of land subject to a designation or requirement to apply to the Environment Court for an order that the requiring authority acquire that…

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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 following applications were made in each of the last 10 financial years: • 2017-2022 – No applications made. • 2023 – two applications. Agreement was reached with the owners and the applications were subsequently…

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Question 35763 (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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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None.

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Question 35766 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost to the New Zealand Transport Agency of Environment Court proceeding ENV-2024-AKL-234, Stanbridge v New Zealand Transport Agency, broken down by internal staff time, external legal fees, expert witness fees, and…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that external legal fees were $70,728.40 plus GST. There were no expert witness or valuation fees. NZTA did not keep a record of internal staff time spent on the proceeding.

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Question 35843 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    If the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is tolled, which party bears the risk of toll revenue falling below forecast, and is any compensation payable by NZTA or the Crown if that occurs?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Any decision on tolling is separate from the PPP agreement. If the project is tolled, the revenue will be collected by NZTA and used to part fund the Unitary Charge repayments. The toll revenue must be used as set out in the Order in…

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Question 35844 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    If the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is tolled, will toll revenue be collected and retained by NZTA or by the Northway consortium, and how, if at all, will toll revenue be applied against the Unitary Charge payments over the 25-year…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No decision has been made on tolling. The Unitary Charge payments will be made out of the NLTF general funds. If the project is tolled, the toll revenue will be collected and retained by NZTA into the NLTF.

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Question 35845 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Does the Project Agreement signed with the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project contain any provision that is conditional on a decision to toll or not to toll the expressway, and does it provide for any compensation or…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No. Any decision on tolling is separate from the Project Agreement and would not affect the PPP payment arrangements.

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Question 35848 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    In the economic assessment of the Warkworth to Te Hana project, is toll revenue treated as an economic benefit or as a transfer payment between road users and the funder, and if any part of toll revenue is included in the benefit stream,…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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When calculating the BCR with tolling, toll revenue is treated as a transfer payment, meaning the gross toll charges are subtracted from the project benefits and the toll revenue is subtracted from the cost. In the economic assessment for…

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Question 35851 (2026)

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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 · Associate Minister of Finance

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None.

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Question 35854 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    On what date was the benefit-cost ratio for the Warkworth to Te Hana project last recalculated, and has it been recalculated using the final project cost of $3.649 billion net present value agreed at financial close on 30 July 2026?

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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 economics assessment for Warkworth to Te Hana, in which the BCR was last updated, was completed in December 2024 as part of the Implementation Investment Case. The BCR has not been recalculated.

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Question 35857 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    On what project cost estimate, and at what discount rate, was the expected return of $1.60 per dollar invested for the Warkworth to Te Hana project calculated?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The economics assessment was based on a P50 cost estimate of $3.5B (excluding NZTA admin fee). The Discount Rate used in the assessment was 2% (2024-53), and 1.5% (2054-83).

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Question 35858 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the weighted average cost of capital for the Warkworth to Te Hana project at financial close on 30 July 2026, and does that figure take account of the Crown Capital Contribution and the $1.6 billion 10-year Crown loan to NZTA…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The weighted average cost of capital has not been disclosed because it is commercially sensitive. Releasing this information would reveal commercially sensitive information about the contractor's financing arrangements and risk pricing. It…

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Question 35859 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which of the financing and transaction fees incurred in reaching financial close on the Warkworth to Te Hana project, if any, are ultimately borne by NZTA or the Crown, whether directly or through the Unitary Charge payments, and what is…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The direct financing fees related to the Contractor’s debt and equity financing are borne directly by the Contractor. As with all projects of this nature, the successful consortium will have included an allowance for financing and…

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Question 35862 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What arrangement, commitment, underwriting, agency, legal, ratings, advisory and other financing and transaction fees were incurred in reaching financial close on the Warkworth to Te Hana project, if any, and what is the total of those…

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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 34451 (2026) in relation to general costs incurred throughout the transaction process and Written Parliamentary Question 35859 (2026) in relation to financing and…

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Question 35863 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What proportion of the senior private debt for the Warkworth to Te Hana project is fixed or hedged, and for what period of the debt's tenor does that hedging apply, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As with previous PPPs, the Project Agreement requires NZTA to make payments to the Contractor for floating interest rate costs that flow through to the private debt that makes up part of the capital structure of the Contractor consortium.…

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Question 35864 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What interest rate and inflation hedging arrangements were entered into in respect of the Warkworth to Te Hana project at or before financial close on 30 July 2026, if any, and what is the cost of those arrangements?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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In relation to interest rate hedging, I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 35863 (2026). The specific cost of these arrangements is commercially sensitive as it forms part of the project's commercially…

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Question 35865 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What credit margin over the base rate applies to the senior private debt raised by the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project, and what is the resulting all-in senior debt cost at financial close on 30 July 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The credit margin over the base rate and the resulting all-in senior debt cost at financial close have been withheld as they form part of the project's commercially sensitive financing arrangements. Disclosure could prejudice NZTA's…

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Question 35869 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the total quantum of senior private debt raised by the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project, and what is the tenor of that debt?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The debt-to-equity ratio is commercially sensitive and therefore the level of debt raised is commercially sensitive.

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Question 35870 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What were the seven recommendations of the Gateway 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana project conducted between 4 and 8 May 2026, which returned a Green/Amber delivery confidence assessment, which of those recommendations had been…

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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 34428 (2026).

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Question 35871 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What are the refinancing provisions of the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, if any, including whether NZTA's consent is required before the Northway consortium may refinance, how a refinancing gain is defined and calculated, what…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA has certain consent rights to refinancings and will share in refinancing gains in specific circumstances. Some carve-outs do apply. Refinancing gain share is not assumed in the $3.649b NPV figure.

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Question 35872 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What guarantees, indemnities, compensation events, force majeure provisions, termination payment obligations and other contingent liabilities, if any, have the Crown or NZTA accepted under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement and the…

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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 responses to Written Parliamentary Questions 34437 (2026), 34439 (2026) and 34440 (2026).

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Question 35875 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What sensitivity analysis, if any, was undertaken on the value-for-money assessment for the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP in respect of (a) interest rates, (b) inflation, (c) construction delay, (d) refinancing costs, and (e) the proportion of…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA undertook sensitivity analysis as part of the development of the Public Sector Comparator and value-for-money assessment. In accordance with Treasury PPP Guidance, NZTA also retested project cost against the Public Sector Comparator…

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Question 35876 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What independent review or assurance was undertaken of the Public Sector Comparator, the risk valuations and the financial model used to assess value for money for the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP, if any, by whom was each review undertaken,…

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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 Public Sector Comparator and associated cost estimates and risk valuations were subject to multiple layers of assurance, including independent cost estimation, peer review, and quantitative risk assessment. Detailed…

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Question 35877 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    What was the net present value comparison between the Northway consortium's price for the Warkworth to Te Hana project and the Public Sector Comparator for that project before any risk adjustment was applied to either figure, and on that…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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This information has been withheld as it forms part of the commercially sensitive financial and risk modelling used to evaluate bids and assess value for money. Disclosure of the unadjusted pricing and Public Sector Comparator assumptions…

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Question 35880 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which material risks in the Warkworth to Te Hana project are retained by NZTA or the Crown rather than transferred to the Northway consortium under the Project Agreement signed in July 2026, if any, what dollar value was assigned to each…

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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 34436 (2026). NZTA retains or shares a range of risks that cannot be efficiently be passed to the consortium. These include some change in law risks and uninsurable…

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35881, 35883 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    In relation to the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership for Section 1 of the Northland Corridor, which reached financial close with the Northway consortium on 30 July 2026, what dollar value was assigned to each material risk…

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    What dollar value, if any, was assigned to each material risk transferred to the Northway consortium in the Public Sector Comparator and public-private partnership evaluation?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The requested information has been withheld as it forms part of the commercially sensitive risk allocation and value-for-money modelling underpinning the Project. Disclosure of the valuation of individual transferred risks, and the total…

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Question 35882 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    For each material risk valued as transferred to the Northway consortium in the Public Sector Comparator and public-private partnership evaluation for the Warkworth to Te Hana project, what probability of occurrence and what cost impact, or…

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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 responses to Written Parliamentary Questions 35876 (2026) and 35881 (2026). Risk calculation was completed in accordance with the NZTA’s Cost Estimating Manual (SM014).

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Question 35897 (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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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In my capacity as Minister of Housing, none.

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Question 35915 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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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 for Infrastructure

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None.

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Question 35925 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters. MCERT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to…

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Question 35986 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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 Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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I receive advice from a range of agencies. I am advised that the Treasury and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission regularly publish monthly lists of titles of advice to Ministers. I refer the member to those lists, which can be found…