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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 period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  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?

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  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?

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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 period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding delivery of the Level 7 Bachelor's Degree in Applied Science for students currently studying at Northtec?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding delivery of the Level 7 Bachelor's Degree in Applied Science for students currently studying at Northtec, listed by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister requested which relates to qualifications for priority industries determined by the Tertiary Education Commission to be eligible for funding under the Strategically Important Provision Fund?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received which relates to qualifications for priority industries determined by the Tertiary Education Commission to be eligible for funding under the Strategically Important Provision Fund, listed by…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What were the priority industries, as determined by the Tertiary Education Commission, for receipt of the Strategically Important Provision Fund, and the transitional grant funding under section 556 of the Education and Training Act, which…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What are the terms, conditions and criteria, if any, for Northtec’s use of the Strategically Important Provision Fund and Section 556 grant funding?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What communication, if any, has the Minister had with leadership at Northtec, regarding 2026 delivery of courses at Northtec, including communication, if any, regarding how the Strategically Important Provision Fund and Section 556 grant…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How, if at all, has funding for Northtec in 2026 from the Strategically Important Provision Fund and Section 556 grant funding, so far been used?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the full list of programmes and courses which were offered through Northtec, or via an arrangement with Northtec, in 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the full list of programmes and courses at Northtec, if any, which are currently being offered for 2026?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What communications, if any, has she received from board members of Industry Skills Boards that raise concerns about their ability to deliver on their core functions, by date and title?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the current forecast number of enrolments in apprenticeships in New Zealand for 2026, broken down by region?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the total enrolments for apprenticeships in New Zealand in 2025 and 2024, broken down by region?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast total enrolments in New Zealand Institutes of Polytechnic in 2026, listed by learning provider and equivalent full-time students?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the total enrolments in New Zealand Institutes of Polytechnics and or Te Pukenga in 2025, listed by learning provider and equivalent full-time students?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast percentage of funding allocated for level 1 and 2 foundation learning qualifications in 2026, as a percentage of total funding available for these qualifications?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What percentage of available funding for level 1 and 2 foundation learning qualifications was used in 2025?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much funding is allocated for foundation learning qualifications in 2026 compared to 2025 and 2024?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the current forecast funding allocation for level 1 and 2 qualifications in 2026, broken down by region?

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  What is the current funding allocation for level 1 and 2 qualifications in 2026, broken down by region?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What are the current forecasts for enrolments in level 1 and level 2 qualifications in 2026, broken down by region?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the total enrolments in level 1 and 2 qualifications in 2025, broken down by region?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What data or information, if any, does the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, collect regarding international student wellbeing?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What plans, strategies or policies, if any, are in place to support international student wellbeing, including with living cost considerations?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding international student wellbeing, listed by title and date?

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding international student wellbeing?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does she agree with the Chief executive of Plastics NZ who said of the uncertainty with regards to hard-to-recycle plastics “the complete removal of the deadline to be problematic as this creates uncertainty for businesses and is unfair on…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Has she made decisions on hard-to-recycle plastics?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she requested or received on hard-to-recycle plastics since she became Minister for the Environment?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Did she receive or request any advice on the implications for demand for sustainable packaging of delaying the setting of a date for a ban on hard-to-recycle plastics, and if so, what is the title and date of that advice?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What date did she first receive official advice to set a new mid-2026 target for a ban on hard-to-recycle plastics?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 19 January 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, during the week beginning 19 January 2026, by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, from 1 January 2026 to 18 January 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Is enrolment in Oral Health Therapy course qualifications capped at any New Zealand education provider, and if so what are the current caps by provider?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many Oral Health Therapists graduated from New Zealand education providers in each of the last five years, broken down by education provider and qualification type where applicable?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What work, if any, is currently underway to support the development of degree apprenticeships?

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  What plans, if any, does the Minister have to support the development of degree apprenticeships?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many staff were employed by Workforce Development Councils each year between 2023 and 2025 listed by council title and full-time equivalent staff?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's reply to Written Parliamentary Question 59175, when was this advice received and in what form, by date and title?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's reply to Written Parliamentary Question 59226, what forecasts, if any, has she received, by date and title?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's reply to Written Parliamentary Question 59229, on which dates in 2025 did her office receive from, or send briefings to the Minister of Education or her office pertaining to the role of Industry Skills Boards in…

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's reply to Written Parliamentary Question 59229, on which dates during 2025 did the Labour Market Ministers Group meet?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's reply to Written Parliamentary Question 59242, what was the percentage of staff, as a total of all staff employed by Workforce Development Councils, that were transferred from Workforce Development Councils to…

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Shanan Halbert

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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 15 December 2025, 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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025, by title and date?

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 15 December 2025, by title and date?