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Camilla Belich

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  Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Camilla Belich

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  Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in…

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Camilla Belich

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  Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams, if any, will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…

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Camilla Belich

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  Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

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Camilla Belich

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  Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

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Camilla Belich

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  Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the forecast impact, if any, of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, on the gender pay gap and the ethnic pay gap, broken down by agency,…

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Camilla Belich

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  Has any equity impact assessment, gender impact assessment, or Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment been completed in respect of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

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Camilla Belich

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  How many, if any of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are held by employees who have self-identified as having a disability, broken down by agency,…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the geographic and regional distribution of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by city or region and by agency, department, Crown…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the age-band breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the ethnicity breakdown (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Other) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the gender breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, compared to the gender composition of each workforce as a whole, broken down by…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the forecast change in spending, if any, on (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, and (c) temporary or labour-hire staff in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the distribution of roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, across salary bands in $20,000 increments (e.g. $60,000–$79,999, $80,000–$99,999,…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) 25th percentile, and (d) 75th percentile salary of the roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

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Camilla Belich

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  What is the total annual salary cost (including employer KiwiSaver contributions and ACC levies) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

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Camilla Belich

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  How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…

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Camilla Belich

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  How many FTE positions, if any, are expected to be disestablished across the agencies, departments and other entities for which the Minister is responsible as a result of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

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Camilla Belich

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  Will the Minister provide a list of every role title being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, the number of FTE associated with each role title, and the tier (Tier 1, 2,…

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Camilla Belich

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  Of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, how many were (a) filled by a permanent employee, (b) filled by a fixed-term employee, (c) filled by a secondee,…

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Camilla Belich

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  How many roles, if any, expressed as both (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount, are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and over what period will those…

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Lan Pham

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  Does the Associate Minister support calls from Irrigation NZ for a Minister for Water?

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Lan Pham

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  What meetings has the Associate Minister had, if any, with Irrigation NZ, since taking a position as Associate Minister?

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Lan Pham

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  Is the Minister aware of calls from Irrigation NZ for a Minister for Water?

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Lan Pham

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  What correspondence has the Associate Minister received, if any, from Irrigation NZ, since taking a position as Associate Minister?

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Lan Pham

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  Following the Associate Minister Hoggard's response 18564 (2026), in which he stated "Farmer-led catchment groups are already improving water quality", what evidence, if any, is Associate Minister Butterick aware of that illustrates this,…

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Lan Pham

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  What correspondence, if any, has the Associate Minister received during this term of Government, listed by date and sender, from industry bodies regarding the potential for a 'Minister for Water'?

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Lan Pham

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18/05/2026, by title and date?

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Lan Pham

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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 18/05/2026, by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Lan Pham

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11/05/2026, by title and date?

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Lan Pham

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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 11/05/2026, by title and date?

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Damien O'Connor

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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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Jo Luxton

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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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Jo Luxton

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Lan Pham

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 04/05/2026, by title and date?

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Lan Pham

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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 04/05/2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?

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Damien O'Connor

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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 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Jo Luxton

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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 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

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

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Jo Luxton

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