Written questions

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Since 01 January 2021, how many, if any, of the visitor visa applications declined on bona fide grounds, were from visa waiver countries, broken down by nationality and year?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Since 01 January 2021, how many applications, if any, for a visitor visa were declined on the grounds that the applicant was not considered to be bona fide, broken down per year by nationality, gender, and age?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Will data be collected on the ethnicity or citizenship status of persons subject to immigration compliance identity requests under the proposed amendments to section 280 of the Immigration Act 2009, and if so, for what purpose?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Will Immigration New Zealand officers be required to record the grounds relied upon when requesting identification or nationality information under the proposed amendments section 280 of the Immigration Act 2009, and if so, how?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Since 01 January 2015, how many deportation liability notices, if any, were issued to temporary visa holders for breaches of visa conditions, broken down by visa category, breach type, ethnicity, gender, and age?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What evidence, if any, demonstrated that existing employer compliance, accreditation, and deportation liability processes were insufficient prior to the introduction of the Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Since 01 January 2015, how many New Zealand citizens or residents, if any, have been asked by Immigration New Zealand officers to provide proof of identity, nationality, or country of birth during immigration compliance activities broken…

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What assessment, if any, has been undertaken regarding the likelihood that New Zealand citizens or residents may be asked to identify themselves during immigration compliance operations under the proposed amendments to section 280 of the…

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What assessment, if any, has been undertaken regarding the proportionality of applying detention or compulsory identification powers to temporary visa holders who may have committed minor or technical breaches of visa conditions?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  Since 01 January 2020, how many incidents, if any, involved Immigration New Zealand officers requesting individuals to provide their nationality, country of birth, or identity documents under section 280 of the Immigration Act 2009, broken…

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What proportion of teachers receiving professional development in structured literacy and maths are also receiving professional development in culturally responsive teaching for Māori students in English‑medium settings?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many English-medium schools, if any, have been issued an ERO evaluation specifically relating to their delivery of culturally responsive teaching since this Government took office in December 2023?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What enforcement mechanisms, if any, applies if school board fails to meet the Government's expectation to ensure "equitable outcomes for Māori students, you need to be offering te reo Māori and you need to be culturally competent"?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Why did the Minister direct the Ministry of Education to take a “consultative approach rather than to continue with co-design" to the curriculum rewrite, and what analysis, if any, has she received on how this affects Māori students?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Has the Minister directed the Ministry of Education to measure and report Māori student achievement separately for kura kaupapa Māori, Māori‑medium, and English‑medium settings in future Budget reporting, and if so, on what basis?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  On what evidence, if any, did the Minister base her proposal to remove the Te Tiriti obligation from school boards, noting she told Newstalk ZB she was “not entirely certain” what boards were supposed to do to give effect to the Treaty?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Was the Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group involved in the design of the proposed replacement for NCEA, and if so, what was their feedback?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Does the Minister accept the 2024 NCEA results, which found that while overall achievement rose, Māori learners fell further behind non‑Māori, and if so, what immediate changes is she exploring to address this gap?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Did the Minister consult with kura kaupapa Māori before announcing plans to replace NCEA with a new qualification framework, noting Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa’s public statement that “the consultation process, which…

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many iwi, hapū, or Māori communities, if any, were formally consulted before the Te Tiriti obligation was removed from school boards?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What decisions, if any, has the Minister made since November 2023 that has expanded Māori authority over education?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Is the Minister satisfied that the Ministry of Education is giving effect to her policy directions, given she has said the Ministry can “sometimes they can go a little bit rogue” in relation to ESOL funding, and if not, what formal action…

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Can the Minister confirm whether any kaupapa Māori education leaders, kura tūmuaki, or Kōhanga Reo trustees were involved in the changes to the education curriculum, if so, on what dates?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many kura kaupapa Māori and wharekura, if any, submitted feedback on the draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa released for sector consultation in early 2026?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many ministerial policy directions, if any, have been implemented by the Ministry without the Minister’s approval since she took office, further to her comments on TVNZ’s Q+A that she had to “micromanage” the Ministry after it issued…

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many, if any, of the up to 50 classrooms committed to in Budget 2025 for Māori‑medium and kaupapa Māori education have been completed and are currently in progress?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Why does the Government's equity framework not include expanding Māori governance and authority over Māori-medium education as a funded priority, given that Māori-medium kura and wharekura consistently deliver strong NCEA outcomes?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many teachers have completed accredited te reo Māori training through the Budget 2025 initiative to train up to 51,000 teachers in te reo Māori and tikanga?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What evaluation, if any, has the Minister received on the Budget 2025 initiative providing $14 million to train up to 51,000 teachers in te reo Māori and tikanga, and will she release that evaluation?

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Did the Minister or her officials formally consult with Māori communities, hapū, or iwi before the Government announced its intention to propose amendments to the Education and Training Act to remove the obligation on schools to give…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  On how many occasions, if any, did the Ministry of Education provide email lists of 100 or more addresses to her office since 1 January 2025 and for each list provided, what were the groups of people included and when was it provided to…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to her reply to Question 18071 (2026), did the Ministry of Education provide email addresses for each of the emails she sent to principals and if so, for each instance, how many email addresses were provided and on what date?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), at what time, if at all, did the staff member who triaged the 11 complaint emails first email any of those complaints to another member of her staff and to whom was that email sent?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), when, if at all, did any of her advisors or press secretaries first see one of the 11 complaint emails and what action, if any, did they take?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), when, if at all, did her Senior Private Secretary first see one of the 11 complaint emails and what action, if any, did they take?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), at what time did the Education Private Secretaries first review the complaint emails and what action, if any, did they take?

Asked by

Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  How many Visas, if any, have been cancelled, during the week of 4 May 2026, broken down by age, gender, ethnicity, visa type and reason?

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  How many visa applications, if any, were approved, during week of 4 May 2026, broken down by visa type?

Asked by

Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  How many visa applications, if any, were rejected, during week of 4 May 2026; broken down by visa type?

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  What was the average time it took to process visa applications, if any, during the week of 4 May 2026; broken down by visa type?

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  How many FTEs, if any, are currently working on monitoring or addressing migrant exploitation at Immigration NZ, MBIE or any other relevant party?

Asked by

Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  What was the nature of the work, if any was done, by Immigration NZ, MBIE or any other relevant party on the subject of monitoring or addressing migrant exploitation during the week of 4 May 2026?

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  What advice or updates, if any, did the Minister receive about the Accredited Employment Work Visa during the week of 4 May 2026?

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  What advice or updates, if any, did the Minister receive on the subject of the Parent Visa Boost during the week of 4 May 2026?

Asked by

Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  What was the total amount, if any, of visa fees paid to Immigration NZ during the week of 4 May 2026?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  Is Minister confident that her amendments in the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill set out in Amendment Paper 583, Clause 38C New sections 482B and 482D complies with Cabinet Manual section 3.26; if so, why?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

Asked by

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  Has the Minister commissioned any independent evaluation of whether the removal of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligation from school boards has had a negative impact on Māori student engagement or achievement in English-medium schools since…

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What is the Government’s measurable target, if any, for closing the achievement gap between Māori and non-Māori students in English-medium mainstream schools by December 2030?