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Question 4415 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

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

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

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5 February: • Weekly Report - For reporting period 30 January-4 February 2026 • Agenda - Crown Response Office Officials meeting with Minister Stanford – 9 February 2026 • Briefing and appendix - Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill –…

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Question 4445 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · 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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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The documents I received from MBIE during the week beginning 2 February 2026, are listed in the table attached. I am withholding the title of one document as it is not in the public interest to release it at this time. This answer does not…

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Question 4469 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

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

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 2 February 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active…

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Question 4521 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 February 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

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None.

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Question 4551 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 February 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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2 February 2026 - Immigration (Certificate, Warrant, and Other Forms) Amendment Regulations 2026

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Question 4575 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 February 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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None.

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4677, 4679, 4690, 4692 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • 4677 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2023 calendar year?

  • 4679 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?

  • 4690 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2024 calendar year?

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2025 calendar year?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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None. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 4679, 4690, 4692 (2026).

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Question 4840 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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    How many Visas, if any, have been cancelled, during the week of 2nd February 2026, broken down by age, gender, ethnicity, visa type and reason?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the Member to the attached document. I am advised the reasons for all cancellations are not held in a reportable format. To obtain the information, a manual review of each visa record would be required, and the public interest…

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Question 4846 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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    What is the total amount, if any, of individuals who arrived into New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa during the week of 2nd February 2026; broken down by country of origin?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 4847 (2026)

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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 the week of 2nd February 2026, broken down by visa type?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 4852 (2026)

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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 2nd February 2026; broken down by visa type?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 4853 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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    How many visa applications, if any, were rejected, during the week of 2nd February 2026; broken down by visa type?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 4858 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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    What is the total amount, if any, of individuals who arrived into New Zealand on a Work To Residence Visa during the week of 2nd February 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I am advised that during the week of 2 February 2026 to 8 February 2026, a total of two individuals arrived in New Zealand on a Work to Residence Visa.

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Question 4860 (2026)

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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?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I am advised that at least 256 staff members have a role in monitoring and addressing migrant exploitation. This may make up all or part of their workload. It is not possible to break down the FTE further.

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Question 4865 (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 Employer Work Visa during the week of 2nd February 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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In the week commencing 2 February 2026, my office received updates on AEWV timeliness and general AEWV statistics.

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Question 4866 (2026)

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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 2nd February 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I am advised that each week MBIE staff work on a range of matters addressing and monitoring migrant exploitation including reporting, policy development, assessing applications for migrant exploitation protection visas, taking compliance…

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Question 4871 (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 2nd February 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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During the week of 2 February 2026, my office received an update on Parent Boost visa application volumes and processing timeframes.

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Question 4875 (2026)

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost, if any, to Immigration NZ of processing visa applications during the week of 2nd February 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I am advised that Immigration NZ do not track the costs on a weekly basis and can only provide a weekly average for each month once full costs are available. The weekly average cost to Immigration NZ of processing visa applications for the…

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Question 4878 (2026)

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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 2nd February 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I am advised that the total visa application fees received by Immigration New Zealand during the week of 2 February was NZ$5,839, 651.95 excluding GST).

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Question 4140 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did she use any personal email under her control to conduct ministerial business last week; broken down by number of times, purpose, date, sender and recipient?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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No.

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Question 4164 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the current per week caps of 13 hours for High Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) funding and 20 hours for Very High Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) funding??

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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None

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Question 4018 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total number, if any, of declined Ongoing Resource Scheme (ORS) applications in the last three years; broken down by year?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I refer the member to the attached tables for the total number of Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) applications and the number of declined ORS applications in the last three years, broken down by year. The table shows the number of…

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Question 4019 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total number, if any, of Ongoing Resource Scheme (ORS) applications in the last three years; broken down by year?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I refer the member to my response to written parliamentary question 4018 (2026).

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6 questions (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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Matching question numbers: 3560 (2026), 3561 (2026)

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    What is the status of any considerations given to staffing-based support for structured literacy in Māori Medium for 2026, and is this expected to be on par with the support English Medium structured literacy receives; if not, why not?

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    Will any structured literacy staffing be provided for Māori Medium in 2026; if so, how?

  • 3557 (matches this search)

    What resourcing model, if any, is being developed/has been developed for Māori Medium structured literacy support?

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    Are kura expected to fund support for structured literacy for Māori medium ākonga from their operational grants?

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  • 3560 (matches this search)

    Is the Ministry of Education planning to include additional FTTE for Māori Medium structured literacy in 2026; if so, when?

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    Has any proposal for structured literacy support for Māori Medium progressed beyond internal discussion; if so, how?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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This Government is taking decisive action to raise achievement for all learners, including Māori learners, by lifting literacy outcomes across both English-medium and Māori-medium education. We are strengthening teaching and learning in…

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Question 3559 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister stand by her statement, in relation to claims that the Ministry had missed their delivery date for new Maths resources, that "the PPTA had a meeting with my Ministry officials last week and were informed that the maths…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised that the Ministry of Education did not miss their delivery date for the new Maths resources. Prior to the release of the resources, schools were advised that the Maths digital learning platform would be available in Term 1,…

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Question 3562 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    How, if at all, is the Crown honouring its commitments under Te Tiriti o Waitangi in relation to structured literacy support funding?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Government honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi by focusing on raising achievement and closing the equity gap so that tāmariki Māori can reach their full potential. This commitment is reflected across our six key education priority areas,…

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Question 3563 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Do Māori Medium students receive the same level of government funded structured literacy support as a student in English Medium would; if not, why not?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Māori Medium and English Medium pathways operate within different pedagogical, linguistic, and resource contexts. As a result, funding is not directly comparable between the two pathways. The Ministry of Education is not able to attribute…

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Question 3564 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Why is there no mention of sustainability in the draft Years 11-13 curriculum in any other subject except for Pacific Studies?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Year 11-13 curriculum subjects are still in the process of being drafted and have not yet been released for consultation

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Question 3565 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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    What “long-standing concerns”, if any, did the Minister and/or her Office receive related to data privacy from standardised testing, and how, if at all, is the Government addressing these concerns with the new report framework?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I have been advised of concerns pertaining to data access and for what system-level purposes data will be used. Data privacy is assessed as part of the work underway on assessment and aromatawai aligned to the Government’s Data Protection…

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Question 3566 (2026)

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    What “expert advice”, if any, did the Minister and/or her Office receive related to data privacy from standardised testing, and how, if at all, has this been implemented?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I have been advised by the Ministry of Education that data privacy is assessed as part of the work underway on assessment and aromatawai aligned to the Government’s Data Protection and Use Policy and within existing data protection…

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Question 3572 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    Has the 2026 part time student grant for Te Puna Wai o Waipapa – Hagley College been paid to the school; if not why not?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I have been advised that the Ministry of Education paid the 2026 part time student grant to Te Puna Wai o Waipapa – Hagley College on 11 February 2026.

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Question 3634 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister or their staff had any discussions with any officials who planned to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests and if so, what advice, if any, did they provide those officials?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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No

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Question 3637 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    In what circumstances would it be appropriate to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests made to their office, or agencies for which the Minister is responsible?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to Ombudsman’s guide to charging for official information under the OIA, which is publicly available here:…

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Question 3638 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Education Review Office that in 2025 one individual whose request was declined due to substantive collation was invited to request further exploration work on the cost required to process it but did not take up this…

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Question 3640 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility charge someone for providing information under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the amount…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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None

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Question 3719 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How many graduate positions, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, between November 2024 and November 2025?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that as of 30 November 2024, there were 28 positions identified as being 'graduate' positions. Of those, 16 were occupied and 12 were vacant. As of 30 November 2025, there were 20 positions…

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Question 3510 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she seen on the storage of the data generated by the new SMART progress assessment tool?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The running of the tool is an operational matter. I have seen information on data storage and shared this information with the sector.

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Question 3512 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she seen on expanding early intervention services?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The advice I have received on the expansion of the early intervention service is listed in the table attached. Some titles have been withheld as the work is under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release these…

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Question 3513 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What projections, if any, has she seen on the feasibility of filling hundreds of new learning support coordinators and specialist staff roles?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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None

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Question 3514 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she seen on the feasibility of filling hundreds of new learning support coordinators and specialist staff roles?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I have received a range of advice as part of the Budget 2025 learning support investment. The advice I have received that include content on workforce feasibility for new specialists and Learning Support Coordinators are listed in the…

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Question 3515 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she seen on the feasibility of providing an additional 800,000 teacher aide hours?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The reports I have received, that include advice on the feasibility of delivering additional teacher aide hours as part of Budget 2025, are listed below: • 11 February 2025 - Report: Learning Support Package for Budget 25 Preparation for…

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Question 3516 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What comparisons, if any, were done to compare the capabilities of the new SMART progress monitoring tool and e-asTTle?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I understand that the high-level features and functionality of e-asTTle were considered in procuring the Student Monitoring, Reporting and Assessment tool. As part of the Single Stage Business Case, the Ministry of Education considered the…

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Question 3517 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What projections, if any, has she seen on the cost of running and maintaining the new SMART progress monitoring tool?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the total cost for licencing, support and maintenance of the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool from 2025/26 to 2028/29 is $85.6 million. This will provide an assessment tool…

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Question 3518 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much, if any, did it cost to acquire the new SMART progress monitoring tool?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 3517 (2025).

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Question 3519 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What testing, if any, was done on the new SMART progress monitoring tool?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, throughout the development of the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool, testing and refinement are ongoing. For example, in 2025 there was a trial run with the sector in 85…

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Question 3520 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she received on the new SMART progress monitoring tool?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The briefings I have received on the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool are listed in the table attached.

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Question 3521 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What feedback was she referring to when she said that feedback from schools participating in the new reporting framework trial has been positive; expressed as a list?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Ministry of Education officials involved in the trial with schools have advised that feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

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Question 3522 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did she receive about the assessment and reporting in primary and intermediate schools announced on February 2nd 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The advice I received from the Ministry of Education about the assessment and reporting in primary and intermediate schools is listed in the table attached.

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3531, 3533 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 3531 (matches this search)

    What additional training, if any, is available to teachers to help them respond to the needs of neurodivergent learners; and how many, if any, teachers have accessed this training in the last three years, broken down by year?

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    What additional training, if any, is available to teachers to help them respond to the needs of neurodivergent learners?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) provides a wide range of supports and training for teachers to help them respond to the needs of neurodivergent learners. Guidance and support on effective teaching strategies for neurodivergent…

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What work, if any, is underway to ensure that disabled and neurodivergent children have the same right to attend their local school as non-disabled children?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Education and Training Act 2020 already provides this protection and assurance under Section 34. Under Section 34 of The Education and Training Act 2020 - Students with special educational needs have the same rights to education at…