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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  What specific capabilities, functions or programmes, if any, are funded by the Intelligence and Security Uplift initiative for the Government Communications Security Bureau in Budget 2026 (recorded as approximately $71.3 million of…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much of the Intelligence and Security Uplift funding for each of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Security Bureau in Budget 2026, if any, will be spent on (a) personnel, (b) technology and…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the actual versus forecast delivery progress, cost and in-service date of each major capability project funded under the Defence Capability Plan in previous Budgets, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much of the new spending in Vote Defence Force in Budget 2026 is non-cash, including the approximately $139.6 million for Depreciation Expense Arising from Asset Revaluations and the approximately $61.4 million one-off increase to the…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total tagged-contingency provision for maritime fleet renewal across the Defence Capability Plan initiatives funded in Budget 2026 (including the Polar Patrol, Uncrewed Persistent Surveillance, and Transformation and Programme…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast cost and scope of the Defence Capability Plan – Maritime Platform Restoration Activities – ANZAC Frigates and HMNZS Canterbury initiative funded in Budget 2026 (approximately $71.5 million of operating and $142.6…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the cost, location and purpose of each of the 11 projects funded under the Defence Capability Plan – Small-scale Capability Projects initiative in Budget 2026 (approximately $33.1 million of operating funding for equipment and…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many homes, at which bases, will be delivered under the Defence Capability Plan – Homes for Families Tranche 1, Part 4 initiative funded in Budget 2026 (which provides funding, partly held in contingency, for residential dwellings at…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What remuneration increases, if any, are funded by the Defence Force Remuneration initiative in Budget 2026 (approximately $120.0 million of operating funding to move military and civilian staff remuneration closer to market), expressed as…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many additional military personnel, if any, will be recruited through the Defence Capability Plan – Workforce Recovery initiative funded in Budget 2026 (approximately $20.0 million of operating funding to increase the military…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total capital provision, including amounts held in tagged contingency, for the Budget 2025 Defence Investments confirmed in Budget 2026 (which include replacing the New Zealand Defence Force's eight Seasprite helicopters with…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total cost, scope and timeline of Phase 2A of the Frigate Life Extension Programme funded in Budget 2026 under the Defence Capability Plan – Frigate Life Extension initiative (the figures for which were withheld for commercial…

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · 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 25 May 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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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 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · 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 11 May 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · 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 11 May 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Greg O'Connor

Member for Ōhāriu · Labour Party

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

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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

Asked by

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

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

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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 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

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  For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · 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 18 May 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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · Labour Party

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

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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 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…