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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37240 (2026), was the decision to commence the review recorded in a resolution of the board; if so, at which meeting, and what were the date and title of the associated board paper; if he does not…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37240 (2026), what procurement decisions did Ferry Holdings Ltd make in the six months preceding 11 May 2026, and what was the value of each; if he does not hold this information, will he request it…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37235 (2026), what update from the board of Ferry Holdings Ltd does he anticipate receiving, when is it expected, and will it be provided in writing?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 35235 (2026), when is the review expected to report to the board, has any interim report, draft report, or preliminary finding been provided to Ferry Holdings Ltd or to any Minister, and will the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37235 (2026), have the terms of reference been amended since 11 May 2026; if so, on what date, by whom, and for what reason?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37235 (2026), what period of procurement activity does the review cover, and does its scope include the shipbuilding contract, the engagement of consultants and contractors, and landside…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the replies to written questions 37235 (2026) and 37240 (2026), why can the terms of reference not be released now, given they were settled before the review commenced?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37237 (2026), was the review commissioned by or through legal counsel, and is legal professional privilege claimed over the review or any part of it?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37236 (2026), does Esby & Co have unrestricted access to Ferry Holdings Ltd's procurement files, board papers, and staff for the purposes of the review; if not, what limits apply and who set them;…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37236 (2026), what is the value of Ferry Holdings Ltd's contract with Esby & Co, what amount has been paid to date, and does the engagement include reviewing any procurement in which Esby & Co or…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37236 (2026), has Esby & Co or any of its personnel previously provided services to Ferry Holdings Ltd, KiwiRail, CentrePort, Port Marlborough, or the Ministry of Transport in connection with the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37236 (2026), how was Esby & Co selected, was the engagement openly advertised on the Government Electronic Tenders Service or made through an existing panel, and if neither, which exemption from…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), which Ferry Holdings Ltd procurement decisions required the approval of shareholding Ministers, and was that approval obtained in each case before the relevant contract was signed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), does the shareholding Ministers' Letter of Expectations to Ferry Holdings Ltd address compliance with the Government Procurement Rules; if so, in what terms, and will he release it?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), has Cabinet or any Minister approved, directed, or endorsed any departure by Ferry Holdings Ltd from open competitive procurement, or directed that any procurement be accelerated; if…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), how many consultants and contractors has Ferry Holdings Ltd engaged since 1 April 2025, at what total value, and how many of those engagements were openly advertised; if he does not…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), is Ferry Holdings Ltd's procurement covered by New Zealand's government procurement commitments under any free trade agreement, and has he received any advice on whether its…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), how many procurements did Ferry Holdings Ltd undertake, and to what value, before it adopted a board-approved procurement policy; if he does not hold this information, will he request…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), does Ferry Holdings Ltd have a board-approved procurement policy; if so, on what date was it adopted, and does it state that the Government Procurement Rules are mandatory for Ferry…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), who within Ferry Holdings Ltd holds the delegated authority to approve an exemption from open advertising, and were any exemptions approved by a person other than the delegated…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), has Ferry Holdings Ltd published an Annual Procurement Plan on the Government Electronic Tenders Service in each year since 1 April 2025, and how many contract award notices has it…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), was an exemption or opt-out from open advertising relied on for the closed tender process involving six shipyards that preceded the shipbuilding contract; if so, which rule, on what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), how many contracts has Ferry Holdings Ltd awarded since 1 April 2025 without open advertisement on the Government Electronic Tenders Service, and what is their total value; if he does…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), which rules of the Government Procurement Rules were relied on in taking decisions for exemptions, on how many occasions has each been relied on since 1 April 2025, and where in the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), will he correct or amend that reply if the review identifies any instance of non-compliance with the Government Procurement Rules?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the replies to written questions 35235 (2026) and 37231 (2026), how is he able to state that Ferry Holdings Ltd has followed the Government Procurement Rules while its review of procurement practices remains incomplete?

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), what is the basis for the statement that Ferry Holdings Ltd has followed the Government Procurement Rules, and does it reflect his own conclusion, written advice he has received, or an…

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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 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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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 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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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 17 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Kiwirail?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35421 (2026), how many records does the Ministry hold relating to the decision to abstain, listed by type (cable, email, file note, telephone log, or other) and date?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35443 (2026), reply 35443 refers to "a range of information" while reply 33604 (2026) referred to "additional information"; how many distinct items of information were deemed material to the voting instructions, and did…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35439 (2026), the debate having a defined start and end time, did the additional information emerge before or after the list of speakers concluded, and how many minutes before the vote was the call to Wellington made?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35440 (2026), did the additional information emerge from the formal proceedings of the debate, or from informal communications, conversations, or contacts occurring in the margins of, or contemporaneously with, the debate?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35440 (2026), given that General Assembly proceedings are webcast and recorded, is the additional information identifiable in the public record of the debate of 24 July 2026; if not, how can it be said to have emerged…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35418 (2026), what current or prospective New Zealand candidacies for election or appointment to United Nations or other multilateral bodies exist, and has any partner or interlocutor raised New Zealand's abstention of 24…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35418 (2026), who decided that an assessment of the reputational implications of the abstention "is not needed", and was that decision taken by him, by his office, or by officials?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35426 (2026), what response, if any, did the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights convey to the New Zealand Mission in Geneva on 28 July 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35419 (2026), how did Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the member states of the European Union each vote on the resolution of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk, and how many states in total abstained?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35424 (2026), was the Prime Minister, the Office of the Prime Minister, or the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet informed of the abstention; if so, on what date and by whom?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35435 (2026), was the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any other Minister, available to be consulted on the morning of Saturday 25 July 2026 (NZT), and was any attempt made to contact any Minister before the decision…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35434 (2026), does any threshold, criterion, or guidance govern when a change in voting position requires ministerial consultation rather than decision by officials alone; if not, does he consider such guidance desirable?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35434 (2026), is the process described, consultation between the Permanent Mission and Wellington officials where material facts emerge after instructions issue, recorded in any manual, standing instruction, or written…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35431 (2026), on how many occasions since 1 January 2016 has New Zealand's voting position on a United Nations General Assembly resolution changed between the issuing of written voting instructions and the casting of the…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35338 (2026), on what date did his conversation with the Prime Minister about the remarks of 29 July 2026 take place, and was it before or after question time on 5 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), does any written record exist of the communication between the senior MFAT secondees prior to question time on 5 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), did the senior MFAT secondee in DPMC convey the substance of that communication to any member of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Prime Minister's Office, or the Prime Minister's staff…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), what prompted the communication between the senior MFAT secondees in OMFA and DPMC prior to question time on 5 August 2026, including whether it was prompted by the lodging or anticipation of oral questions…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), on what date and at what time did the senior MFAT secondees in OMFA and DPMC communicate about this matter prior to question time on 5 August 2026, and was that the first communication between them on this…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35396 (2026), at what time on 30 July 2026 did the senior MFAT secondees in DPMC and MFAT discuss this matter, and was that discussion oral or in writing?