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Asked by

Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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  How many organisational restructures, if any, have affected the staff and functions currently undertaken by Ngā Poutoko Aromatawai Māori since 27 November 2023, and what changes to staffing numbers and reporting lines resulted from each…

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the likely impact of the proposed Assessment Division restructure on NZQA's capability to develop, maintain, and quality assure Māori-medium assessment and qualifications?

Asked by

Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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  How many full-time equivalent staff employed by NZQA have primary responsibility for Māori-medium assessment, mātauranga Māori qualifications, or Māori assessment standards?

Asked by

Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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  What positions, if any, are proposed to undertake the functions currently performed by Ngā Poutoko Aromatawai Māori, under the proposed NZQA Assessment Division restructure, by position title and number of established full-time equivalent…

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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  How many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff were employed within Ngā Poutoko Aromatawai Māori, if any, in November 2023, and how many FTE staff are employed in the team today?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On what date, if any, did the Prime Minister or his office ask her to direct the Ministry of Education to provide funding for schools to "solve the problem" of rural school buses in the Manawatu?

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  By what means of communication, if any, did the Prime Minister or his office ask her to direct the Ministry of Education to provide funding for schools to "solve the problem" of rural school buses in the Manawatu?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following response 29681 (2026), was the Minister's request for a "rapid" briefing on drinking water in rural schools, which was provided on 2 April 2026, prompted by the Green Party's release of information on the morning of 2 April that…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has any decision been made about whether or when the national results of the Ministry of Education's phonics checks will be published; if so, who made that decision?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 19 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 19 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  How long have trial logins for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) been able to access live records?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Ministry of Education received from the Privacy Commissioner as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  Was the Privacy Commissioner notified as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach; if so, when?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  Were trial accounts intended to access the production environment for SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool)?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  Why were trial login details for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) able to access live records?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  What conditions or outstanding actions remained, if any, when SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) began using live student data?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  Have the role-based access procedures identified in the Privacy Impact Assessment for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) been completed; if so, when?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Who had access, if anyone, to the Education Report: Design for the New Zealand Curriculum Change Programme document; per version?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which specific version, if any, of the Education Report: Design for the New Zealand Curriculum Change Programme document was used to guide curriculum design?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Are there multiple versions of Education Report: Design for the New Zealand Curriculum Change programme document with a signature from the Minister; if so, who edited the document and when?

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  Are there multiple versions of Education Report: Design for the New Zealand Curriculum Change programme document with a signature from the Minister; if so, why?

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  How many versions of the Education Report: Design for the New Zealand Curriculum Change Programme document are there; and how many, if any, did she sign?

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  How many, if any, versions of the Education Report: Design for the New Zealand Curriculum Change Programme document are there?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does the current guidance for the 2026 compulsory phonics checks promise national norms or national comparison data; if not, how does this differ from the 2025 reporting arrangements?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if any, did the Minister first receive any briefing or analysis of the 2026 compulsory phonics check results?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aggregated national results, if any, from the 2026 phonics checks have been produced to date, broken down by term and check point?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Will schools receive national norms or national comparison data from the compulsory 2026 phonics checks; if not, why not?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many usable responses were collected by year level, subject, and student group during the SMART tool trial?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which schools participated in the SMART tool trial, and how were they selected?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Will the Minister pause the discontinuation of e-asTTle until SMART has been independently reviewed and shown to be stable, valid, fair, reliable, and useful for teachers, parents, and whānau; if not, why not?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Were students tested on the SMART tool in Term 2, Weeks 1-5 of 2026; if so, were they tested on content that they had or hadn't been taught?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  What formal analysis, if any, has the Ministry undertaken comparing SMART results with teacher judgement, classroom evidence, e-asTTle, PATs, or other established assessment information?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, by title and date considered by the Ministry of Education?

• 32191 (matches this search)

  What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, when was this evidence considered by the Ministry?

• 32192 (matches this search)

  What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, which organisation or organisations provided the evidence?

• 32193 (matches this search)

  What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What consultation, if any, has the Government undertaken on the proposed expansion of Five Eyes or Migration 5 data-sharing arrangements to include citizens’ criminal offending information?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What position, if any, has the Government taken on the proposed expansion of Five Eyes or Migration 5 data-sharing arrangements to include citizens’ criminal offending information?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the proposed expansion of Five Eyes or Migration 5 data-sharing arrangements to include citizens’ criminal offending information?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the retention period for biometric information shared by New Zealand through Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether biometric or biographic information shared through Migration 5 may be onward shared by partner countries?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on procurement options for any future biometric capability project intended to replace the Biometric Capability Upgrade?

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  What work, if any, is Immigration New Zealand undertaking to upgrade biometric technology used for immigration identity, visa, border, or compliance functions?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What briefings, if any, has the Minister received since 24 June 2026 relating to Migration 5, listed by title and date?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What information technology projects, if any, are currently being considered by Immigration New Zealand to replace or continue any capability intended to be delivered by the Biometric Capability Upgrade project?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether New Zealand’s Migration 5 arrangements require further public reporting?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on whether New Zealand’s Migration 5 arrangements require further parliamentary oversight?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What discussions, if any, has the Minister had with officials since 24 June 2026 about New Zealand’s continued participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What decisions, if any, has the Minister made since 24 June 2026 relating to New Zealand’s continued participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received since 24 June 2026 on New Zealand’s continued participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  What work, if any, is currently underway to support New Zealand's ongoing participation in Migration 5?

Asked by

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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?