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Marama Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, did he or his office receive between 1 February 2026 and 24 February 2026; listed by title and date?

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Marama Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, did he or his office receive between 1 January 2026 and 31 January 2026; listed by title and date?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has he received about developing a programme, like Priority One, to bump people living rough to the top of the social housing waiting list to help address issues communities are facing related to homeless people living…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, of the households living in emergency housing motels between December 2023 and December 2024 were then housed by Kāinga Ora in state homes and how many, if any, were housed by Community Housing Providers?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Did the over 11,000 net additional state homes funded through Budgets 2018, 2020 and 2023 contribute to the Government reaching its target of reducing households living in emergency housing motels and if so, how?

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Willie Jackson

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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Peeni Henare

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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Kieran McAnulty

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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

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 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Peeni Henare

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Did the Department of Conservation provide any advice to Taumata Arowai regarding the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards given DOC is responsible for the Whakapapa wastewater treatment plant in Tongariro National Park?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What steps, if any, have been taken to ensure that all Housing First households are on the Housing Register?

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  Are all Housing First households currently on the Housing Register and if not, why not?

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  Did his officials carry out an investigation into the reasons why some Housing First households were not on the Housing Register and what did they find?

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  What proportion of Housing First households did his officials find were not on the Housing Register and how many households does that represent?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his reply to Question 609 (2026), did he receive a 14 August 2025 briefing entitled “Further Advice on Short-term Actions to Address Homelessness” where paragraph 34a states, “Initial data indicates that a proportion of Housing…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his reply to Question 594 (2026), have his officials had any discussions with other agencies about any concerns raised by the increase in the number of nights spent in mental health and addiction facilities by people reported as…

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  Further to his reply to Question 594 (2026), what programmes, if any, has the Government funded that are specifically designed to assist homeless people with addiction or mental health conditions into stable housing and how are such…

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  Further to his reply to Question 594 (2026), what action, if any, is he taking to help people reported as homeless and living in mental health and addiction facilities to find stable housing?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his reply to Question 594 (2026), on what specific dates, if any, did he discuss the increase in the number of nights spent in mental health and addiction facilities by people reported as homeless between June 2024 and June 2025…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his reply to Question 290 (2026), what is the purpose of Housing Outcome Fee payments and what outcomes, if any, are expected to be achieved through paying them?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his reply to Question 290 (2026), how are Housing Outcome Fee payments calculated and how much has been paid to each provider to date?

Asked by

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Have any funding rounds been accelerated, reopened, or newly established in 2026 that were not part of the department's standard funding calendar, if so, what were they and on what dates did these changes occur?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Since 1 January 2026, how many funding approvals have been made under the Minister's authority, if any, broken down by month and region?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Since 27 November 2023, has the Minister for Māori Development declared any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest in relation to funding decisions involving entities with which he has a declared pecuniary interest or…

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Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  Has there been any Department of Conservation planning using Bio Invest or other considerations, to prioritise funding for fencing existing sanctuaries, proposed sanctuaries including the Wainuiomata Orongorongo Water Collection Area, and…

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Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice reports, briefings, aides-memoire, or any other documents, if any, has the Minister or any member of their Office received regarding the landscape-scale Predator Free projects previously supported by Predator Free 2050 Limited…

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Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What investment, if any, has been made available for research into new methods or tools for monitoring or control for ungulates (goats, pigs and deer)?

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Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice reports, briefings, aides-memoire, or any other documents, if any, has the Minister or any member of their Office received regarding the Wainuiomata Orongorongo Water Collection Area projects, listed by agency, title and date…

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Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What investment, if any, has been made available for research into new methods or tools for monitoring or control of rats, feral cats, mustelids and possums?

Asked by

Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What investment, if any, has been requested for research into new methods or tools for monitoring or controlling rats, feral cats, mustelids and possums?

Asked by

Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What budget, if any, has been requested for any of the landscape-scale predator free projects inside and outside Public Conservation Land?

Asked by

Celia Wade-Brown

List MP · Green Party

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  What date does the Minister expect that the "Predator Free 2050 Strategy to 2030" will be finalised?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), have officials assessed whether the current supply of social and private rental housing is sufficient to meet demand from the 1,038 households not yet in stable housing, and if so, what were the findings?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), what measures are in place to ensure long-term tenancy sustainment for households placed into housing through the Housing First programme, and what proportion of households placed in the past three years remain…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), what is the current average wait time for a household to be placed into stable housing after entering the Housing First programme, broken down by region?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), how many Housing First providers are participating in leasing homes from the private rental market under the $7 million initiative, and in which regions are they operating?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), what is the expected average cost per placement from the $7 million allocation, and how was this calculated?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), how many of the 300 social housing places funded through the $7 million allocation had been secured and tenanted as at 31 December 2025?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), of the $7 million allocated for 300 social housing places for people already receiving support through Housing First, how much had been contracted or spent as at 31 December 2025?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), what proportion of households who entered the Housing First programme during the 2025 calendar year were placed into stable housing within (a) three months, (b) six months, and (c) twelve months?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), how many households exited the Housing First programme during the 2025 calendar year, and of those, how many exited to stable housing?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), how many of the 1,038 households not yet housed in a stable home were currently in emergency housing, transitional housing, temporary accommodation, or were sleeping rough?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), of the 1,038 households not yet housed in a stable home as at 31 December 2025, how long had those households been in service on average and at the median?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 611 (2026), of the 3,606 households in service of the Housing First programme as at 31 December 2025, how many were located in each region?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), what steps, if any, is Kāinga Ora taking at a national level to reduce systemic consenting bottlenecks, including engagement with central government agencies or regulatory reform initiatives?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), what is the projected impact of current consenting and build partner constraints on Kāinga Ora’s delivery targets for 2026/27 and 2027/28?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), has Kāinga Ora assessed whether consenting delays are linked to workforce shortages within local authorities, and if so, what were the findings?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), what criteria are used to determine when to supplement build partner capacity or implement six-day work weeks, and what additional costs, if any, are associated with these measures?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), in the Eastern North Island and West Coast South Island where build partner capacity is identified as a constraint, how many projects have been affected, and what is the estimated delay attributable to capacity…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), what specific actions has Kāinga Ora taken in Auckland to improve coordination with Auckland Council and utility providers, and what measurable improvements, if any, have resulted?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to WPQ 694 (2026), how many total homes originally forecast for delivery in 2025/26 have now been deferred to 2026/27 for any reason?