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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What is the Minister’s response to the difference between the Ministry for Primary Industries report School Lunch Collective (SLC) Operations and Recent Investigation December 2025 and the Haeata Community Campus Internal Investigation…

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What is the Minister’s response to the apparent inconsistency between the Ministry for Primary Industries report School Lunch Collective (SLC) Operations and Recent Investigation December 2025, which concludes that the meals served on 1…

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  On what date, at what location, and by whom were Batch #25307 and Batch #25297 prepared in relation to the incident at Haeata Community Campus, as addressed in the Ministry for Primary Industries report School Lunch Collective (SLC)…

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  At what location were Batch #25307 and Batch #25297, as referenced in the Haeata Community Campus Internal Investigation Report, prepared in relation to the Haeata Community Campus incident addressed in the Ministry for Primary Industries…

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Was Batch #25297, identified as contaminated in the Haeata Community Campus Internal Investigation Report, distributed to Haeata Community Campus or to any other school before Monday, 1 December 2025, in relation to the incident addressed…

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  On what date were Batch #25307 and Batch #25297, identified respectively as uncontaminated and contaminated in the Haeata Community Campus Internal Investigation Report, reheated, packed, and distributed to schools in relation to the…

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Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 February 2026, by title and date?

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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 23 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 23 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · 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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Jo Luxton

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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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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 23 February 2026, by title and date?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 23 February 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister accept the findings of the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater that "Monitoring data, land-use patterns, and established nitrogen cycling science all indicate that agriculture is the…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the Minister confident Biosecurity NZ has sufficient resources and staffing to manage recent invasive pest outbreaks, including hornets, gold clams, caulerpa, and - most recently - the discovery of a fruit fly in Auckland?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the Minister concerned that the Government's rates cap will affect councils' ability to manage invasive pest species, such as the invasive gold clam in Lake Rotomanu which Taranaki Regional Council cannot afford to eradicate, thereby…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister consider the Government's rates cap will affect councils' ability to manage invasive pest species, such as the invasive gold clam in Lake Rotomanu which Taranaki Regional Council cannot afford to eradicate?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Will the Minister undertake to involve Biosecurity NZ in eradication of gold clams from Lake Rotomanu?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Has the Minister been approached by Taranaki Regional Council to ask for funding to eradicate the invasive gold clam from Lake Rotomanu?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the Minister concerned that Taranaki Regional Council does not have sufficient funding to undertake eradication of the invasive gold clam from Lake Rotomanu?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister agree with Taranaki Regional Council's decision not to eradicate the invasive gold clam from Lake Rotomanu?

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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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · 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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, correspondence or other communication, if any, has the Minister or the Minister’s Office received regarding the reinstatement of live animal exports by sea between 7 August 2025 and 16 February 2026, listed by date and title?

Asked by

Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, has the Minister taken to Cabinet regarding the reinstatement of live animal exports by sea between 7 August 2025 and 16 February 2026, listed by date and title?

Asked by

Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  Has the Government's live animal exports by sea policy been abandoned?

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  Does the Government still intend to reinstate live animal exports by sea?

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  What is the status of the Coalition's intentions regarding the reinstatement of live animal exports by sea?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the current level of compliance, if any, within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, with NZ Government Web Standards, which require public sector…

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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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · 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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 9 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 9 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · 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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 2 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 2 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 February 2026, by title and date?