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Question 36857 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

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 10 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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In my capacity as Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is…

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Question 36876 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 36883 (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 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 36934 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 36938 (2026)

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Helen White

Member for Mt Albert · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 36940 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 36487 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does she stand by her statement regarding the Total mobility Scheme that “we had providers around the country that were threatening to withdraw from the scheme entirely”; if so, how many providers said they would withdraw from the scheme?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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The Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions, and Transport (MCERT) have advised the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha that concerns were raised about the financial sustainability of the Total Mobility Scheme and the possibility that…

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Question 36488 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does she stand by her statement regarding the Total mobility Scheme that “we had providers around the country that were threatening to withdraw from the scheme entirely”; if so, which providers said they would withdraw from the scheme,…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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I refer the Member to the reply 36487 (2026)

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36490, 36491, 36492 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does she stand by her statement, regarding the Disability Support Services Bill, that “I had a session with stakeholders an hour ago and the feedback from that has been positive”; if so, which stakeholders expressed concerns, expressed as…

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    Does she stand by her statement, regarding the Disability Support Services Bill, that “I had a session with stakeholders an hour ago and the feedback from that has been positive”; if so, which stakeholders provided positive feedback,…

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    Does she stand by her statement, regarding the Disability Support Services Bill, that “I had a session with stakeholders an hour ago and the feedback from that has been positive”; if so, which stakeholders were present, expressed as a list?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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I met with a range of stakeholders to discuss the Social Security and Community Select Committee’s report and recommendations on the DSS Bill on Thursday, 13 August 2026 from 1.30pm – 2pm. The engagement occurred via a single joint…

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Question 36528 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What analysis, if any, has the Ministry undertaken at a regional level of the increase in sanctions in between the quarters ending March 2024 and March 2026; if any, what regions in particular?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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The Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) has informed me they have not undertaken any regional analysis during this specific period. However, the Ministry’s evaluation of the Traffic Light System (TLS) examined changes in…

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Question 36529 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What relationship, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development consider exists between the volume of sanctions applied in a region, and that region's performance against its Jobseeker Support reduction measure?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) that it has not undertaken work to establish a relationship between the application of sanctions and performance against the Jobseeker Target.

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Question 36531 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36549 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36581 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36582 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36584 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost of the Minister's flights, if any, over 11 – 12 August 2026, broken down by flight?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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Flight invoices for this period have not yet been processed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), however flight expenses are released as part of the regular publication of Ministers' travel expenses which are published on a…

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Question 36266 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any winter energy payments been mistakenly cancelled for people entitled to them and receiving them; if so, for what reason?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development identified that some New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension clients had their Winter Energy Payments stopped as part of the mandatory review process. This happened because…

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Question 36267 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any winter energy payments been mistakenly cancelled for people entitled to them and receiving them; if so, how many people has this occurred to?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that between 1 May and 7 August 2026, 14,862 New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension clients had their Winter Energy Payments affected. All affected payments have now been resumed and backdated if appropriate. I refer…

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Question 36268 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Is automated decision-making used to cancel any income support entitlements for people receiving superannuation; if so, which entitlements?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development uses automated decision-making as part of the mandatory review process. These processes operate as designed and in accordance with the legislation.

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Question 36269 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any people receiving superannuation had other forms of income support cancelled without a request from them to do so; if so, how many and why?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Questions 36267 and 36266 (2026) for why this occurred.

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Question 36270 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any disability allowance recipients had their winter energy payments stopped without a request to do so by the recipient; if so, how many and why has this occurred?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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The law requires the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) to suspend certain supplementary payments if a client does not meet their mandatory review requirements. I am advised that the Ministry recently identified that some…

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Question 36271 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any recipients of superannuation had their winter energy payments stopped without a specific request from the recipient to do so; if so, how many people are affected and why has this occurred?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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As part of Budget 2025, the Social Security (Mandatory Reviews) Amendment Act 2026 introduced annual mandatory reviews for a range of benefits and supplementary assistance payments. Under the Act, if a client does not meet their review…

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Question 36272 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many sanctions, if any, were applied to working age main benefit clients in the quarter ending 30 June 2026; by MSD region and by benefit type?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development publishes this information on their website. I refer the Member to the following links: • Benefit Sanctions Fact Sheet:…

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Question 36273 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many sanctions, if any, applied since 1 January 2024 were subsequently overturned on review or appeal?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (Ministry) is unable to provide the information sought by the Member within a written parliamentary question timeframe as it would take substantial effort and require the Ministry to…

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Question 36153 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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    What, if anything, has the $10 million appropriation for the Events Boost Fund been allocated to, to date, and how much unallocated funding remains in the appropriation?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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The Events Boost Fund is a one-off, contestable fund of $10 million established to support the hosting and promotion of events across New Zealand in 2026. The fund closed for applications on 30 September 2025 and received 198 applications.…

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Question 36154 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the total remaining appropriation in the Events Attraction Package broken down by forecast year?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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The $40 million Events Attraction Package is intended to support showstopper events that attract large audiences and international visitors, such as major sports, music and cultural events. The one-off Events Attraction Package is expected…

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Question 35744 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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None.

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Question 35784 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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None

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Question 35798 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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None.

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Question 35812 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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None.

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Question 35928 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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In my capacity as Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and…

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Question 35942 (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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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In my capacity as Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development…

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Question 36004 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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None.

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Question 36024 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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None.

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Question 36027 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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None.

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Question 35504 (2026)

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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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the: - Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is regularly published on MSD's website. The lists of…

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Question 35509 (2026)

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Helen White

Member for Mt Albert · 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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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In my capacity as Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office have been, or will be, proactively…

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Question 35513 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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In my capacity as Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development…

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Question 35534 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35542 (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 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35543 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the estimated additional annual visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case to be $46.3 million.

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Question 35545 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the estimated number of additional annual international visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitor spend in the downside scenario of the Project M business case to be $46.3 million.

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Question 35547 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the estimated number of additional annual visitor spend in the central scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitor spend in the central scenario of the Project M business case to be $92.6 million.

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Question 35549 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the estimated number of additional annual international visitors in the central scenario of the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the number of additional annual international visitors in the central scenario of the Project M business case to be 18,190.

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Question 35552 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the full range of estimated additional annual international visitors set out in the Project M business case pertaining to the Michelin Guide?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand's analysis estimated the full range of additional annual international visitors in the Project M business case to be 9,095-36,380.

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Question 35554 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What evidence, if any, by title and date is New Zealand's inclusion in the Michelin Guide estimated to bring up to 36,000 additional international visitors a year?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand tracks arrivals growth along with a range of other measures to help understand the impact of Michelin on visitation to New Zealand. For example, awareness of New Zealand as a Michelin destination, and food and beverage…

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Question 35557 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    Why was the fee payable to the Michelin Guide not disclosed publicly at the time of the announcement?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Tourism New Zealand advises that the fee was not publicly disclosed because it was considered commercially sensitive information under Tourism New Zealand's contractual arrangements with Michelin.

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Question 35579 (2026)

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Glen Bennett

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total fee paid, or payable, to the Michelin Guide for New Zealand's participation in the Michelin Guide programme; and over what period is that fee payable?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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Question 35606 (2026)

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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 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Disability Issues

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 35609 (2026)

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Helen White

Member for Mt Albert · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…