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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following Reply 20230 (2026), was the Minister invited, in her role as Minister for the Environment, to Minister Chris Bishop's "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" that was held on 18 March 2026 regarding the Natural Environment…

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · 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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What topics were discussed at the Ministers 27/05/2026 meeting titled "MEET: Federated Farmers"?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · 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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

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 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2023/24 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes 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…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2023/24 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Were any representations regarding the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging received by her from ministerial colleagues; if so, from whom, on what dates, and what representations were made?

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  Has the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging been cancelled or deferred; and if deferred, on what date will it next be considered?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Did she or her office meet with any government relations firm, or third-party representative acting on behalf of an organisation in opposition to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Did she or her office receive any written correspondence, briefings, or other correspondence from an organisation in opposition to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7 April 2026 and…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Did she or her officials meet with any organisation regarding the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7 April 2026 and 25 August 2026?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does she believe that the removal of the enforcement deadline for the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging, followed by the decision not to proceed with it, has created regulatory uncertainty for…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Is the Government considering an extended producer responsibility scheme on hard-to-recycle plastic packaging as an alternative to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging; if so, when will…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What consideration, if any, was given to businesses that had already invested in alternative packaging in anticipation of the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging, before the decision was made not…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What is the total cost of policy work on the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging since November 2023, broken down by financial year, and how many FTE staff were engaged on it?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Did she or her officials meet with any environmental non-governmental organisation regarding the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7 April 2026 and 25 August 2026; if not, why not?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Which stakeholders, if any, supporting the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging were consulted before the decision was made not to proceed with it, and on what dates?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What is the annual tonnage of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC food and beverage packaging entering the New Zealand waste stream, and what proportion of that is currently recycled?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes 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…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she received on human health risks arising from chemical leaching from PVC and polystyrene used in food and beverage packaging?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Was a regulatory impact statement or cost-benefit analysis completed on the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What written advice, if any, did she receive from officials between 7 April 2026 and 25 August 2026 on whether to proceed with the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging, and did that advice…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Why were stakeholders informed by email, rather than by public announcement, that the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging would not proceed?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Did she take any paper, aide-memoire, or other item to a Cabinet committee relating to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7 April 2026 and 25 August 2026; if so, on what date and…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  On what date did was it decided that the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging would not proceed?

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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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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · 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 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?