Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
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Further to WPQ 51511, what financial breakdown, if any, of how the funds have been used is the Minister, or any office for which he is responsible, aware of, broken down by title, amount, and date?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade give the Minister on New Zealand's sponsorship of, and vote on, the UN General Assembly's Rights of Indigenous Peoples resolution at the 79th session in November 2024, and…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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How did New Zealand vote on the UN General Assembly's Rights of Indigenous Peoples resolution at the 80th session in November 2025, and did that vote follow the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What further advice, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs received since 8 September 2025 recommending recognition of the State of Palestine, and how has he responded to it?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What reasons, if any, did the Minister of Foreign Affairs give to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for not adopting its recommendation to recognise the State of Palestine, ahead of his 26 September 2025 announcement to the UN…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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How many times since the Government took office on 27 November 2023, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs made a final decision on a foreign policy or United Nations-related matter that differed from formal advice provided by the…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What advice, documents or briefings has the Minister had, if any, on the Greater Christchurch Partnership and NZTA's Mass Rapid Transport project and the work that was done to assess heavy rail for Christchurch as a part of that project?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
We met with Mainland Rail in April 2026 and spoke at a Ministerial event about the potential to use existing rail infrastructure to serve Christchurch and the surrounding towns. Work is underway and the Government will have more to say…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
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What advice, if any, has he received on the implications of New Zealand withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
None.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
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Has he sought advice since November 2023 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the implications of New Zealand withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
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Further to reply 39788, has the Foreign Minister sought advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about New Zealand participation in the International Panel on Inequality?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
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Further to reply 39788, when, if ever, will the Foreign Minister decide on whether New Zealand will participate in the International Panel on Inequality at the United Nations?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
As the proposed International Panel on Inequality has not yet been established, no decision is needed.
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 14 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…
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 14 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decision being taken…
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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 14 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response to 10239 (2026).
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 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…
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?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisiosn being taken…
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 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response to WPQ 10239 (2026).
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · 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?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
KiwiRail, Briefing - Auckland Network - Third and Fourth Mains, 10 September 2026; KiwiRail, Hypercare Stakeholder One Page Report, 13 September 2026; KiwiRail, Hypercare Stakeholder One Page Report Update 2, 13 September 2026.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · 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?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Racing
Harness Racing NZ - HRNZ SOI 2027-29 - 9 SEP 26 NZ Thoroughbred Racing - NZTR SOI 2027 - 29 - 9 SEP 26
Asked by
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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · 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?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Racing
None.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · 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?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
Refer to the response to 6251 (2025).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
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?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Was a shortlist compiled for the role of Ambassador to Sweden, and if so, was Jon Johansson the top recommended candidate for the position?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No shortlist was compiled.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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What was the recruitment process for the appointment of the role of Ambassador to Sweden?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The process followed was that the Minister of Foreign Affairs decided to appoint Jon Johansson as New Zealand's Ambassador to Sweden.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Did the Minister recuse himself at any stage of the recruitment and appointment process for the role of Ambassador to Sweden, and if if so, which stages?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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What role, if any, did the Minister make in the appointment of Jon Johansson as the Ambassador to Sweden?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Minister made the appointement, as does the Minister of Foreign Affairs for all New Zealand Head of Mission positions.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37888 (2026), who requested the table of procurement provided to his office on 21 August 2026, and for what purpose?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
The Rail Private Secretary for the purpose of information.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37936 (2026) and 37240 (2026), was that assurance given before or after the board commenced its review of procurement practices on 11 May 2026?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
After.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37888 (2026) and 35236 (2026), has the reply to written question 35236 (2026) been amended or corrected to reflect that he now holds this information; if not, why not?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
No.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37936 (2026), on what date was the assurance from the Ferry Holdings Ltd board given, in what form, and to whom?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
We do not have a record of the exact date, but sometime after 11 May 2026 and before we advised you that an assurance was given.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 35234 (2026), what did the Treasury advice of 6 November 2025 say regarding Ferry Holdings Ltd's compliance with the Government Procurement Rules?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
The report has been released and the link has been provided to you.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 35234 (2026), what is the title of the Treasury advice received on 6 November 2025 that referred to the Government Procurement Rules?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
Ferry Holdings Limited - Key Decisions on the programme.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37891 (2026) and 37238 (2026), if his office maintains no record of contacts with the Chair of Ferry Holdings Ltd, what is the basis for the statement that the Chair "is in regular contact with…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
The basis of the statement is the fact that the chair is in regular contact with my Office. A review of the proactive release of my Ministerial diary will demonstrate this.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37885 (2026) and 37910 (2026), given that draft findings now exist, will he request a copy of the terms of reference and the draft findings; if not, why not?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
No. Refer to the response to WPQ 40425 (2026).
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37917 (2026) and 37915 (2026), given that no claim of legal professional privilege is made, will Ferry Holdings Ltd proactively publish the terms of reference immediately upon conclusion of the…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
No, as Ferry Holdings' concluding its review will then result in a report being provieded to shareholding Ministers, and information will be withheld until it is appropriate for release to maintain the confidentiality of advice tendered to…
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37910 (2026), on what date did Ferry Holdings Ltd receive the draft review findings, and on what date does he expect to receive the report?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
In respect of the first question, 29 June 2026. In respect of the second, in the fullness of time.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37913 (2026) and 37239 (2026), why was a review commenced for best practice reasons and unprompted by any complaint or finding scoped as a targeted review rather than a general one?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
It would be ridiculous to review every procurement given the shipbuilding procurement went through a standard international procurement on the recommendation of the Treasury.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37913 (2026), who decided to exclude the shipbuilding contract from the scope of the review, on what date, and for what reason?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
The chair and chief executive, and the reason was already given to you in the response to WPQ 37932 (2026).
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37905 (2026) and 37240 (2026), if no board resolution recorded the decision to commence the review, what record exists of the board having taken that decision on 11 May 2026?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
At this stage, numerous answers to written parliamentary questions provide at least one written record.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37921 (2026), what conflict of interest declarations were obtained from Esby & Co or its personnel before its engagement?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
Conflict declarations were sought from Esby & Co and none were declared.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37922 (2026), who approved the engagement of Esby & Co, and was that approval given under the Chief Executive's delegation described in the reply to written question 37930 (2026)?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
As the engagement was for $50,000 this is within the GM Enabling Services delegated financial authority.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37919 (2026), what limits, if any, apply to Esby & Co's access to Ferry Holdings Ltd's procurement files, board papers and staff, and who set those limits?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
In WPQ 37919 (2026), you asked if Esby & Co have "unrestricted access" to the same content as stated in this question. You are now asking "what limits". Refer to the response you have already been given.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37920 (2026) and 37922 (2026), how is he able to state that the contract with Esby & Co is under $100,000 while also stating that he does not hold information on its value?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
Simple, where possible we endeavour to provide answers to junior Members of Parliament so, in this specific instance, we asked Ferry Holdings for that specific information. We were concerned that if we did not clarify this specific point…
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37930 (2026), how many exemptions from open advertising have been approved since 1 April 2025 under each of the three delegation tiers described?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
We are awaiting the report from the Ferry Holdings board into its targeted review of procurement. Until that report has been considered, we maintain the consitutional convention for the time being which protect the confidentiality of…
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37930 (2026) and 37929 (2026), under what instrument were the delegated authorities for approving exemptions established, on what date was that instrument adopted, and by whom, given that no…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
The member may have missed the salient point: the Government Procurement Rules exist and have been complied with.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37929 (2026), on what date is the procurement policy expected to be approved by the board, and how long has it been in draft?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
In the fullness of time.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 37929 (2026), how many procurements has Ferry Holdings Ltd undertaken since 5 March 2025, and to what total value, in the absence of a board-approved procurement policy?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
We are awaiting the report from the Ferry Holdings board into its targeted review of procurement. Until that report has been considered, we maintain the consitutional convention for the time being which protect the confidentiality of…
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the replies to written questions 37881 (2026) and 35239 (2026), given that the number of variations to Beca Ltd's contract was disclosed in the latter, on what basis is the number of variations across all Ferry Holdings Ltd…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
One was a narrow scope information request which could be readily prepared. The other was a generic request involving extensive collation, plus other considerations under the Official Information Act 1982.
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to the reply to written question 35713 (2026), was the expectation that Mr Lowe would recuse himself recorded in writing at the time of his appointment; if so, in what document?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail
Mr Lowe was expected to rescue himself in accordance with standard procedure, including declaring a conflict at the earliest opportunity (as occurred) and absenting himself from any discussion and decision relating to Beca (as has…