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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), who within the Cabinet Office authored the email titled "comments in article" dated 24 April 2025?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), what is the full text of the email titled "comments in article" dated 24 April 2025?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), which Minister was the subject of the Cabinet Office email?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), what specific Cabinet decision or policy matter was the subject of the Minister's public comments?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), on what date did the Minister's public statement occur, and in what publication or forum did it appear?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), which Cabinet Manual provisions were cited in the Cabinet Office email as potentially breached by the Minister's statement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), what response did the Prime Minister or Prime Minister's Chief of Staff send to the Cabinet Office email?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), has the Prime Minister imposed any disciplinary consequences, ministerial reprimand, or other sanction on the Minister for the public statement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), how did the Cabinet Office become aware of the Minister's public statement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), does the Prime Minister consider that ministers commenting publicly about forthcoming Cabinet decisions undermines the integrity of the Cabinet decision-making process?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), how does the Prime Minister's office define a "forthcoming Cabinet decision" for the purposes of Cabinet Manual compliance?

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green 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?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green 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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Teanau Tuiono

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 requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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 requested, if any, 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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Further to Reply 38003, why is the existence of a conflict of interest considered a disclosure of information that is "inherently confidential and not generally disclosed", when the existence of Ministerial conflicts of interest are…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, did his Office spend on international mobile roaming charges in connection with attendance at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Koror, Palau, from 31 August to 3 September 2026?

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, was spent on international mobile roaming charges on mobile devices issued to him personally in connection with attendance at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Koror, Palau, from 31 August to 3…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, did the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet spend on international mobile roaming charges for staff or officials travelling to, attending, or returning from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How many mobile devices funded by his Office, if any, incurred international roaming charges during travel to, attendance at, or return from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Koror, Palau, from 31 August to 3 September…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How many invoices for international mobile roaming charges in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Koror, Palau, from 31 August to 3 September 2026, if any, remained unbilled or unpaid as at 9 September…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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Which agency, department, or appropriation, if any, met the cost of international mobile roaming charges in connection with attendance at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Koror, Palau, from 31 August to 3 September…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, was spent by his Office on prepaid international roaming products, local SIM cards or eSIMs, or portable wi-fi or satellite communications devices for use in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting…

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Prime Minister, if any, support his statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Prime Minister since 1 January 2024, if any, refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment…

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What consideration, if any, has the Prime Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands…

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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Does the Prime Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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Was the Prime Minister aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project were made; if so,…

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What assurances, if any, has the Minister sought that the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project will not be used to support future seabed-mining operations?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What consultation, if any, has the Prime Minister undertaken with the people of Penrhyn/Tongareva about the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green 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?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

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 requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

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 requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

Question

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

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

Question

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

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · 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?