Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · 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?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
None.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
No papers were taken to Cabinet during this period.
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 February 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing
None.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
Nil.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 fixing database security breaches in the 2023 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
Nil.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 fixing database security breaches in the 2024 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
Nil.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 fixing database security breaches in the 2025 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
Nil.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister or their staff had any discussions with any officials who planned to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests and if so, what advice, if any, did they provide those officials?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
No
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
In what circumstances would it be appropriate to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests made to their office, or agencies for which the Minister is responsible?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
In situations where we are considering charging for reasons of complexity or substantial collation, we refer to the guidance published by the Office of the Ombudsman to establish if the circumstances are appropriate.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister or their staff had any discussions with any officials who planned to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests and if so, what advice, if any, did they provide those officials?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
No.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility charge someone for providing information under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the amount…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
None
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
In what circumstances would it be appropriate to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests made to their office, or agencies for which the Minister is responsible?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
Sections 15(1A), 15(2) and 15(3) of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) allow Government departments and others subject to the Act to fix a charge for the supply of official information. Any decisions the Ministry of Social…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
None
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility charge someone for providing information under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the amount…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 3764 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 3762 (2026).
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How many graduate positions, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, between November 2024 and November 2025?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
None
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
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 the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
TAIC: Nil MNZ: $19,992 CAA: $17,981
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme for the 2026 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
TAIC: Nil MNZ's budget is based on a financial year of 1 July through to 30 June. In 2025/26 financial year, it budgeted $20,000 CAA: $17,981
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budget for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025 calendar year?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
TAIC: Nil MNZ's budget is based on a financial year of 1 July through to 30 June. In 2024/25 financial year, it budgeted $20,000 CAA: $17,981
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Matching question numbers: 2474 (2026), 2476 (2026), 2836 (2026), 2843 (2026), 2844 (2026), 2845 (2026), 2847 (2026), 2852 (2026), 3176 (2026), 3178 (2026), 3179 (2026), 3181 (2026)
How many cases of workplace bullying were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Employment Relations Authority, or other external bodies in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees,…
What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…
How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
How many cases of workplace bullying resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…
How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…
How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
How many cases of sexual harassment were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Police, or other external authorities in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
How many recorded incidences of workplace bullying, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in…
What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…
What categories of workplace bullying allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…
How many cases of sexual harassment resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…
What categories of sexual harassment allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with…
What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…
How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
To provide the breakdown over the time frame requested would take substantial effort and collation as that information is not easily available. In accordance with SR 210/6 I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering this…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2340 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many cases of workplace bullying were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Employment Relations Authority, or other external bodies in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees,…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many cases of workplace bullying resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2335 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many cases of sexual harassment were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Police, or other external authorities in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many recorded incidences of workplace bullying, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2704 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What categories of workplace bullying allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2711 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many cases of sexual harassment resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What categories of sexual harassment allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 3058 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 3061 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 2330 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
I refer the member to the Minister for Social Development and Employment's response to written parliamentary question 3058 (2026).
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
MYD Report: Delivering Youth Development - Update (REP/26/01/035) – Received 23 January 2026. MYD Report: Procurement Update: Youth Development Partnership and Innovation Fund (REP/26/01/026) – Received 23 January 2026. MSD Report: Topline…
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
• 16/01/2026 N/A Police request for operational support - Operation Waitangi (CAA) • 28/01/2026 N/A Aide Memoire - Suspicious Item - Wellington Airport 27 December 2025 (CAA) The titles and dates of briefings received from the Ministry of…
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing
• ADVB-99: Title withheld – 22/12/2025 • 26-I-2: February 2026 Game Animal Council Meeting – 21/01/2026 • Status Report for the Minister for Hunting and Fishing 33 Week Beginning 26 January – 22/01/2026 • ADVB-86: Title withheld –…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
None.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
As Associate Minister of Transport, I can advise that I took one paper through Cabinet during this time period. The title has been withheld in accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 199/6.
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing
None.
Asked by
Scott Willis
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What written advice, if any, has the Minister received since November 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing
For the week beginning 3 November 2025, I refer the member to my answer to written question 52928 (2025). For the week beginning 10 November 2025, I refer the member to my answer to written question 53495 (2025). For the week beginning 17…
Asked by
Scott Willis
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What written advice, if any, has the Minister received since November 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for the South Island
Event Briefing: Meeting with representatives from Southern Sporting Limited, 11 November 2025 (5/11/2025) Speech: Minister for the South Island Speech Notes – Closing of Chatham Islands Stakeholder Forum (5/11/2025) Event Briefing: Attend…
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
None.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
OC251153 15/12/2025 Aide Memoire: Update on the Development of an Indicator Framework to Monitor the Health of the Aviation System One title has been withheld in accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 199/6.
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing
ADVB-109: New Zealand Fish and Game Council Annual Report for 2024/25 – 16/12/2025 ADVM-29: Game Animal Council – WARO – 16/12/2025
Asked by
Arena Williams
Member for Manurewa · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Youth
None.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport
None.
Asked by
Jo Luxton
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon James Meager
Member for Rangitata · National Party · Minister for Hunting and Fishing
None.