Written questions

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what advice, if any, was given to any organisation about the intended future use of that property following the end of an arrangement under which it was…

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  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, under what form of arrangement, if any, has that property been made available to any organisation for its use?

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, what organisations, if any, has that property been made available to for that organisation's use, and on what dates?

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Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does Kāinga Ora own any property at 82 East Street, Enderley, Hamilton, and if so, on what date was it acquired?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Was Cabinet's decision on the January 2027 fuel excise duty increase made before or after the Minister of Finance stated publicly on 27 August 2026 that the Government would not be increasing fuel tax on 1 January next year?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many Gate 5 or benefits realisation reviews of NZTA investments have been conducted since 1 January 2024; and if not, why not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which of the recommendations of the May 2026 Gate 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP had been implemented before the project reached financial close on 30 July 2026, and how many, if any, remained outstanding at that date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Was the April 2025 Gateway review of the Ōtaki to North Levin project provided to the NZTA Board before its decision to allocate an additional $427 million to the project; and if not, why not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  To what extent, if at all, did the finding of the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project that fit-for-purpose governance needed to be established for the next phase inform Cabinet's decision, announced on…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For each of the 14 high-risk investment assurance reviews held by the NZ Transport Agency covering the period 1 January 2024 to 27 August 2026, what delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned, listed by report title and date; and…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the interaction between the new fuel excise duty increase schedule and the planned transition of light vehicles to road user charges, and what is the assumed date of that…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How does the Government intend to fund the land transport programme in the period between 1 January 2027 and the first increase of fuel excise under the new schedule on 1 January 2028, and what decisions, if any, have been made on that…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Is the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026 given effect to under any specific commitment in either coalition agreement; if so, which clause or clauses?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Did any Minister record a differing view, dissent, or reservation in relation to the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026; if so, how many Ministers did so?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What consultation with coalition partners, if any, was undertaken under the consultation provisions of the coalition agreements before the fuel excise announcement of 31 August 2026, and on what dates did that consultation occur?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Were the agree-to-disagree provisions of either the National–ACT or National–New Zealand First coalition agreement invoked in relation to the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026; if so, by which party and on what date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What estimates, if any, have been provided to Ministers of the number of construction sector jobs affected by each of the funding options considered for meeting the foregone revenue from fuel excise announced on 31 August 2026?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What analysis, if any, of recent uncertainty in the Middle East and its effect on domestic fuel prices was provided to Ministers, and by which agency, in support of the reasoning given for the fuel excise decision on 31 August 2026?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What analysis, if any, was undertaken of the effect of the January 2027 increase of fuel excise on average household fuel costs, and what was the estimated annual cost per household?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, did officials provide on the annual increase required to maintain the real value of fuel excise duty, and does the new schedule meet, exceed, or fall short of that figure?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What reports, if any, has the Minister of Transport received since 1 January 2026 recommending a fuel excise duty increase greater than the 12 cents per litre scheduled for January 2027, and what increase was recommended in each case?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister of Transport stand by his statement of 31 August 2026 that unless fuel excise increases begin again soon the financial foundations of the land transport system will be undermined, and how, if at all, is that statement…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the effect of the 31 August 2026 fuel excise decision on local road maintenance and renewals co-funding for territorial authorities?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the effect of the 31 August 2026 fuel excise decision on the delivery timeframes of Roads of National Significance?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the effect of the 31 August 2026 fuel excise decision on the funding available for rail through the National Land Transport Fund, and what reduction, if any, is forecast?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which specific transport projects, if any, will be deferred, descoped, or cancelled as a result of the 31 August 2026 decision on fuel excise, and on what date will affected councils and delivery partners be advised?

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  Which activity classes in the Government Policy Statement on land transport will receive reduced funding, if any, as a result of the 31 August 2026 decision, and by what amount in each case?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the total value of Crown loans and Crown grants made to the National Land Transport Fund since 27 November 2023, and what repayment terms, if any, apply to each loan?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast closing balance of the National Land Transport Fund in each year of the forecast period, taking account of the 31 August 2026 decision?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What amount, if any, from the $450 million fuel response contingency established in Budget 2026 has been, or is proposed to be, allocated to the National Land Transport Fund or to offsetting foregone fuel excise duty revenue?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How will the revenue foregone as a result of cancelling the January 2027 fuel excise increase be met, and what proportion, if any, will be met by Crown grant, by Crown loan, by borrowing against the National Land Transport Fund, or by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the net fiscal impact, across the forecast period, of the new fuel excise increase schedule compared with the previously scheduled increases, and does that impact represent a net loss or gain to the Crown and the National Land…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast reduction, if any, in National Land Transport Fund revenue in each financial year from 2026/27 to 2030/31 as a result of cancelling the January 2027 increase?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What steps, if any, has the Government taken to bind or commit a future government to the increases to fuel excise scheduled from 1 January 2028 onwards?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What legislation, Orders in Council or other instruments, if any, are required to give effect to the new schedule of fuel excise increases from 1 January 2028, and on what date will each be introduced or made?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which elements of the new fuel excise increase schedule, if any, will be given legal effect before dissolution of Parliament, and which, if any, will require action by the next Government?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the cumulative cents per litre increase in fuel excise duty by 1 January 2030 under the new schedule, and how does that compare with the cumulative increase that would have applied under the previously scheduled increases of 12…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Will road user charges increase by amounts equivalent to each scheduled fuel excise duty increase under the new schedule; if so, what are the rate changes by vehicle type and on what dates will they apply?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On what specific dates will each of the fuel excise duty increases under the new schedule take effect, and what is the cents per litre increase applying on each of those dates?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What would the consequences have been, if any, for Treasury's Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update forecasts had no decision on fuel excise duty been made by 31 August 2026?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Will the fiscal effect of the 31 August 2026 decision, and of the replacement increase schedule, be fully incorporated in the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update to be published on 29 September 2026; if not, which elements will be…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, did the Minister of Transport receive that a decision on the January 2027 fuel excise duty increase was required by 31 August 2026, from which agency, and on what date was that advice received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What are the titles, authors and dates of all Cabinet papers submitted since 1 January 2026 relating to fuel excise duty rates, road user charge rates, or National Land Transport Fund revenue, and on what date, if any, will each be…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On what date, if any, will the Cabinet minute recording the 31 August 2026 decision on fuel excise duty be proactively released, and what redactions, if any, are proposed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which Cabinet committees, if any, considered papers relating to fuel excise duty or road user charge rates between 1 January 2026 and 31 August 2026, and on what dates did each consider them?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On what date, if any, did Cabinet formally decide to cancel the 12 cents per litre fuel excise duty increase scheduled for 1 January 2027, and by what mechanism (Cabinet, Cabinet committee, or Power to Act) was that decision made?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What did the May 2026 Gateway 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP record, if anything, about the Crown Capital Contribution agreed by Cabinet in August 2025 and its effect on the transfer of risk from the Crown to the PPP consortium?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What did the Gateway 3 Investment Decision review of the Northland Corridor Section 1: Warkworth to Te Hana PPP, conducted between 4 and 8 May 2026, record about the value for money of the project following the reduction of the bidder…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Had the business case documentation identified as requiring further development by the January 2025 Gateway review of the Fleetwide Road User Charges programme been completed before Cabinet's decisions on transitioning the light vehicle…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many of the recommendations made by the October 2024 Gateway review of the National Ticketing Solution had been implemented by the time the programme's Christchurch pilot commenced in December 2024, and how many, if any, remained…