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Question 34441 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    From which appropriation or fund will Unitary Charge payments for Warkworth to Te Hana be met, and what percentage of forecast National Land Transport Fund expenditure will those payments represent in each year of the operating period?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Unitary Charge payments will be paid over the 25-year operational period, payable by the NLTF alongside the client-side retained costs and risks. NZTA forecasts that the average Unitary Charges over the operational period will represent…

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Question 34442 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What indexation applies to the Unitary Charge payments for Warkworth to Te Hana, if any, and what, if anything, is the Crown's exposure if inflation exceeds the assumptions used at financial close?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Unitary Charge is partly indexed. It comprises an unindexable element and an indexable element. The indexable element is adjusted using a combination of indices, such as CPI, the Labour Cost Index (LCI), the NZTA Network Outcomes Index…

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Question 34443 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the forecast Unitary Charge payable for Warkworth to Te Hana in each year of the 25-year operating period, in both nominal and real terms?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The average Unitary Charge payment over the operating period FY2034-2058) is estimated to be $290 million.

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Question 34444 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What mechanisms, if any, allow the Crown Capital Contribution for Warkworth to Te Hana to be recovered if the project is not completed or if construction defects are later identified?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Crown Capital Contribution is excluded from any compensation payment made to the Contractor on termination of the Project (so, in effect, the value remains with the Crown on termination). There is a defects rectification regime in the…

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Question 34445 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How will NZTA repay the $1.6 billion Crown loan for the Warkworth to Te Hana Crown Capital Contribution, and from which revenue sources?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The loan will be repaid from revenue from the National Land Transport Fund.

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Question 34446 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the interest rate, term and repayment schedule of the $1.6 billion 10-year Crown loan to NZTA financing the Crown Capital Contribution for Warkworth to Te Hana, and what is the total interest payable over that term?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The interest rate and repayment schedule of the $1.6 billion Crown loan is commercially sensitive. Cabinet agreed that the loan terms would be on a commercial basis. The annual debt servicing costs (principal and interest payments) to NZTA…

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Question 34447 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What intellectual property has NZTA retained from unsuccessful Warkworth to Te Hana bidders, and how, if at all, will that intellectual property be used on later sections of the Northland Corridor?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Under the bid stipend arrangement, NZTA obtained the rights to use all design and other project specific material produced by the unsuccessful bidders. This will be retained by NZTA and can be used on later sections of the Northland…

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Question 34448 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What weightings were applied to price, quality and risk in evaluating Warkworth to Te Hana proposals, and what score did each shortlisted consortium receive against each criterion?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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This information cannot be released because it is commercially sensitive. It comprises detailed evaluation methodology, scoring outcomes, and bidder-specific assessments developed as part of a commercially sensitive PPP procurement…

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Question 34449 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What were the prices submitted at final tender by each of the three shortlisted consortia for Warkworth to Te Hana, and what was the range between the highest and lowest?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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This information cannot be released because it is commercially sensitive. Individual tender prices form part of the respondents' commercially sensitive bids and contain pricing, risk allocation and financing assumptions provided in…

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Question 34450 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much, if any, was paid in bid cost reimbursement in relation to Warkworth to Te Hana, and what amount was paid to each of the three shortlisted consortia?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Northland Corridor Stage 1, Warkworth to Te Hana Public Private Partnership project has a budgeted bid stipend of $80m to reimburse up to 80% of costs for the two unsuccessful bidders (capped at $40m per bidder). Work to finalise the…

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Question 34451 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much has NZTA spent to date on the development and procurement of the Warkworth to Te Hana project, broken down by internal costs and external legal, financial, technical and probity advisers, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA has spent a total of $98 million on external professional services costs associated with the development and procurement of the Warkworth to Te Hana project. This includes: - $27.7 million in legal services and advice - $7 million in…

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Question 34452 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What provisions, if any, does the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement contain for sharing refinancing gains, and for Crown consent to any change of control or sale of equity by consortium members?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Project Agreement requires the contractor to share refinancing gains with NZTA in certain circumstances and does include restrictions on the sale of equity and on changes of control.

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Question 34453 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What conditions were required to be satisfied for financial close of the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership on 30 July 2026, and on what date was each satisfied?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Financial close was subject to customary conditions precedent, including the contractor obtaining a binding ruling from Inland Revenue and Overseas Investment Office consent. All of these conditions were satisfied on or before 30 July 2026.

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Question 34454 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    When will the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement and its schedules be published, if at all, and which provisions, if any, will be withheld and under which grounds of the Official Information Act 1982?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The NZTA is currently preparing the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement and Schedules for release. Appropriate withholding/refusal grounds will be considered as part of this review.

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Question 34455 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What, if anything, is the projected equity internal rate of return and the weighted average cost of capital for the Northway consortium under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that this information is held by Northway and is considered commercially sensitive.

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Question 34456 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which lenders, if any, are providing senior debt for the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership, what is the debt-to-equity ratio at financial close, and what proportion of that debt is sourced offshore, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Northway has announced its lending group, comprises of ANZ, BNZ, NAB, MUFG, BBVA, Bank of China, CaixaBank, CCB, ICBC, Intesa Sanpaolo and Société Générale. The debt-to-equity ratio at financial close and the proportion of debt sourced…

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Question 34457 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the equity shareholding of each Northway consortium participant, being Acciona Concesiones SL, Global Sustainable Infrastructure GP IV Ltd, Acciona Construction New Zealand Ltd, Downer New Zealand and AECOM?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Northway consortium includes each of those entities, but the ultimate equity holders are Acciona Concesiones SL and Global Sustainable Infrastructure GP IV Ltd.

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Question 34459 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    When was the $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator for Warkworth to Te Hana last updated before financial close, and what would that comparator be if restated at 2026 prices?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The underlying project cost estimates that make up the Public Sector Comparator (PSC) have not required updating since the March 2025 Investment Case. If the discounting base date for the PSC calculation was moved to 2026, it would…

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Question 34460 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What assumptions, including risk and optimism-bias adjustments, if any, underpinned the $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator for Warkworth to Te Hana approved by Cabinet in March 2025?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator (PSC) approved by Cabinet in March 2025 was a risk-adjusted estimate of the whole-of-life cost of delivering the project through conventional public sector procurement. It was developed in…

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Question 34461 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How is the $3.649 billion net present value cost of the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership disaggregated between construction capital, debt financing, equity returns, operations and maintenance, lifecycle renewals, insurance…

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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 34462 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What discount rate, discount period and base date were used to calculate the $3.649 billion net present value final project cost for the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership announced 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 discount rate used for the $3.649 billion NPV project cost estimate is 7.2%. The discount rate is consistent with that used to calculate the Public Sector Comparator (PSC) in the March 2025 Investment Case and is calculated according…

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Question 34463 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the total nominal, undiscounted value of all payments the Crown and NZTA expect to make under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement signed with the Northway consortium in July 2026, over the full term of that agreement to 2058?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA has withheld the total nominal cost estimate from public release because some retained cost estimates are commercially sensitive during the construction period.

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Question 34471 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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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 27 July 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 34488 (2026)

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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 27 July 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 during the week beginning 27 July 2026: Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport: 27/07/2026: 26-BRF-02128 - Meeting with agriculture…

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Question 34517 (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 27 July 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…

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Question 34523 (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 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Corrected reply: MCERT 27/07/2026 Meeting with the Chief Executive of Disability Connect on the housing needs of disabled people and improving data on this MSD 27/07/2026 Instruments amending Ministerial Directions and Welfare Programmes…

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Question 34535 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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A list of the briefings I have received from the Treasury is published by the Treasury in a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list,…

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Question 34561 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Attorney-General or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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The Attorney-General regularly receives aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, and other advice. In many cases, they attract privilege, including legal advice and litigation privileges. A list is provided below in response to…

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Question 34576 (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 27 July 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 one paper through Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026. It is not in the public interest to release the title at this stage.

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Question 34593 (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 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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None.

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Question 34622 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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Progressing the Third City and Regional Deal - 27 July

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Question 34628 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I took one paper to Cabinet during the week starting 27 July but am withholding the title in accordance with SR 199/6 because it is not in the public interest to release.

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Question 34640 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointment 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 34666 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Attorney-General take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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None.

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Question 34680 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, is the total (finalised) budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence-…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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As the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, I have responsibility for the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), which was established on 1 July 2026. Based on the existing budgets of MCERT’s foundational…

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Question 34685 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development have any contracts with Impact Lab Limited between 1 June 2024 and 1 July 2026 and if so, how much, if anything, has been paid to that company in that period?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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I refer to my response to 33628 (2026).

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Question 34686 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much, if anything, did Kāinga Ora pay for new furniture for its Carlton Gore, Newmarket, Auckland offices since 1 June 2025 and for each item of furniture valued at over $1500, if any, what was it and what was its value?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that it has spent $1,920 on furniture at 107 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket office since 1 June 2025. Furniture items purchased within this timeframe were below $1,500.

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Question 34691 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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Since its establishment on 1 July 2026, Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport has spent $0 on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar.

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Question 34692 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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None.

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34693, 34696, 34701 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

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    What services or products, if any, is Impact Lab Limited currently providing to Kāinga Ora?

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    How many contracts, if any, has Kāinga Ora signed with Impact Lab Limited and for each, when was it signed, what services or products were provided and what was the contract’s total value?

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    Has Kāinga Ora contracted services from Impact Lab Limited and if so, how much, if anything, has been paid to Impact Lab Limited since 1 June 2024?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities informs me that Impact Lab Limited is not providing any services or products, and it has not paid Impact Lab Limited for any contracted services.

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Question 34695 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

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As the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, I have responsibility for the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), which was established on 1 July 2026. The initial MCERT budget included $750,000 for costs related…

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Question 34743 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, is the total (finalised) budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence-…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that NZTA’s 2026/27 Budget for Artificial Intelligence is $3.8m.

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Question 34756 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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For information regarding Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport following 1 July 2026, I refer the Member to the Minster Responsible for RMA Reform’s reply to written question 34692 (2026). Kāinga Ora – Homes and…

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Question 34759 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How much, if any, is the total (finalised) budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence-…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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Crown Law has budgeted $128,000 in the 2026/27 financial year for Microsoft Copilot licences. Other than that, Crown Law’s overall IT budget does not specifically differentiate between AI and non-AI technology. Instead, it focuses on costs…

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Question 34760 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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For the Treasury, I refer the Member to the answer to Written Question 34745 (2026). For my other agencies: None.

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Question 34761 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Lists of consultants engaged by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development are published annually as part of the Annual Reviews and Estimates for Vote Housing and Urban Development. For information regarding Ministry for Cities,…

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Question 34762 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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For information regarding Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport following 1 July 2026, I refer the Member to the Minster Responsible for RMA Reform’s reply to written question 34695 (2026). Kāinga Ora – Homes and…

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Question 34765 (2026)

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    How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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For the Treasury, I refer the Member to the answer to Written Question 34749 (2026). For my other agencies: None.

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Question 34766 (2026)

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    How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

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For the Treasury, I refer the Member to the answer to Written Question 34750 (2026). For my other agencies: None.

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Question 34834 (2026)

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    How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that NZTA has not budgeted any expenditure in 2026/27 for consultants whose role is to advise on public sector reform management or similar.