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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 41086 (2026), can the Minister name or list any projects planned or completed by councils regarding climate-related planning and investment decisions that he considers are/were "not needed, not required, or more than what is…
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 41050 (2026), which registered supplies, specifically listed by name, location, and region, are currently undertaking additional nitrate monitoring as per the requirement?
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to reply to written question 40705 (2026): Has the appointment of independent reviewers for Head Start proposals, or the budget set aside for them, been publicly announced; if not, why not?
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to reply to written question 40705 (2026): What budget has been allocated for the independent review of Head Start proposals, and what is this broken down by (e.g. per reviewer, per proposal, or as a total contract sum)?
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to reply to written question 40705 (2026): From which budget line or appropriation is the cost of independent reviewers for Head Start proposals being met?
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to reply to written question 40705 (2026): On what date, and through what process, were the independent reviewers of Head Start proposals appointed?
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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Further to reply to written question 40705 (2026): Who are the independent reviewers referred to in the report "Head Start proposals – Independent reviewers reports" received on 7 September 2026, and what are their relevant qualifications…
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How does the Minister justify, if at all, removing the voting rights of Houkura, the Independent Māori Statutory Board, members on Council committees, but not those of the government appointed members of the new Auckland Regional Transport…
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Is there a national dog register of some sort, and if so, does it record incidents of complaints about dog control generally (such as dogs not under control, dogs off leash where they shouldn't be, etc)?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Is the Minister aware of any restrictions on the use or issuing of service dogs for those in the blind/low vision community in certain parts of the country because of a high number of roaming dogs?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Has the Minister met with anyone from the blind/low vision community about dog attacks on them and their service dogs?
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Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, reports of dog attacks on people from the blind/low vision community and/or their service dogs have there been since 2020?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How much funding does each council allocate for dog control, if any?
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Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How much funding does central government provide to councils for dog control, if any?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dog control officers, if any, does each council have?
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What advice or correspondence, if any, did the Minister or any member of his office, receive on the impact of the donation tax credit scheme cap of $100 000 per year for eligible donations, on the community and voluntary organisations, or…
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Has the Government modelled, or received advice on, which councils would have been granted exemptions for ‘exceptional’ circumstances for ‘natural disasters’ had the rates cap model announced on 25 August 2026 been in place during the past…
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Further to WPQ reply 36070 (2026), what specific recommendations, if any, did the independent reference group make to ensure local government delivers sufficient infrastructure; which of any such recommendations, if any, did the Government…
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Further to WPQ reply 36070 (2026), did the independent reference group that helped develop a rates cap policy recommend the “initial target range of 2-4 percent” announced in your 25 August 2026 press release?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dog owners, if any, have been fined each year since 2020, broken down by the reason they were fined?
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Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Further to WPQ reply 36070 (2026), what were the specific differences between the Minister's announcement in his 1 December 2025 press release and what the independent reference group proposed?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Does the national dog register record incidents where dogs attack other humans or animals; if so, how many incidents of dogs attacking other humans or animals, if any, have been recorded each year since 2020, broken down by dog breed and…
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dog destruction orders, if any, have been granted each year since 2020?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many total prosecutions, if any, have been undertaken under the Dog Control Act each year since 2020, listed by the reason for the prosecution?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dog owners, if any, have been disqualified each year since 2020?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dog owners, if any, have been categorised as probationary owners each year since 2020?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dogs, if any, have been categorised as menacing each year since 2020?
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dogs, if any, have been categorsied as dangerous each year since 2020?
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Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many dogs in New Zealand, if any, have been recorded on the national dog register each year since 2020?
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What advice, briefings, correspondence or documents has the Minister had, if any, on the development or implementation of a short-stay accommodation register (including as part of an accommodation levy), or similar and what is the time…
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in February 2026?
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in March 2026?
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in April 2026?
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Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How many people, if any, emailed the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees in May 2026?
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Does the Minister stand by their December 2024 Ministerial diary?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
Yes
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Following 39117 (2026), how does the Minister define an "unnecessary" cost when it comes to climate-related planning and investment decisions?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
I consider unnecessary to mean not needed, not required, or more than what is actually required.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
Following 39117 (2026), are there any specific "climate-related planning and investment decisions" made by councils that the Minister considers to have been an "unnecessary" cost?
Following 39117 (2026), what is an example of the type of "unnecessary costs being imposed on ratepayers, businesses, and communities" that the Minister had in mind when writing the letter?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
No specific projects caused me to author that letter.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
Matching question numbers: 41121 (2026), 41124 (2026), 41136 (2026), 41137 (2026), 41143 (2026), 41144 (2026), 41151 (2026), 41167 (2026), 41172 (2026), 41173 (2026), 41174 (2026)
What is the status of "11.1 Establish central government oversight and coordination for implementing the national adaptation plan" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.15 Review the settings for the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.13 Support the implementation of Aotearoa Circle Seafood Sector Adaptation Strategy" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.9 Identify the impacts of climate change on regional economies" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.9 Deliver Jobs for Nature to restore indigenous ecosystems" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.8.2 Invest in strengthening border biosecurity – Mail Pathways Project" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.11 Encourage and support the evaluation of climate risks to landfills and contaminated sites" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.10 Develop and implement the Transpower Adaptation Plan" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.5 Publish the programme of work on how Aotearoa meets the costs of climate change and invests in resilience" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.4 Develop options for home flood insurance" in the National Adapation Plan?
What is the status of "4.6 Integrate adaptation into Treasury advice on infrastructure" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.10 Assess socioeconomic and climate vulnerability for Māori" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of 3.7.1 "3.7.1 Promote the use of the New Zealand Climate Change Projections guidance" in the National Adaptation plan?
What is the status of C1 3.6 "improve natural hazard information on Land Information Memoranda" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of EF 2 3.5 "Support high-quality implementation of climate-related disclosures and explore expansion" in New Zealand's First National Adaptation plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation Plan section referred to in the written parliamentary question was reported as completed. This is my response to written parliamentary questions 41090 (2026), 41092 (2026), 41093 (2026),…
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
Matching question numbers: 41098 (2026), 41099 (2026), 41100 (2026), 41101 (2026), 41102 (2026), 41103 (2026), 41104 (2026), 41105 (2026), 41106 (2026), 41109 (2026), 41110 (2026), 41111 (2026), 41118 (2026), 41119 (2026), 41120 (2026), 41123 (2026), 41125 (2026), 41130 (2026), 41131 (2026), 41132 (2026), 41133 (2026), 41134 (2026), 41135 (2026), 41139 (2026), 41140 (2026), 41141 (2026), 41142 (2026), 41145 (2026), 41146 (2026), 41147 (2026), 41148 (2026), 41149 (2026), 41150 (2026), 41152 (2026), 41153 (2026), 41155 (2026), 41156 (2026), 41157 (2026), 41158 (2026), 41159 (2026), 41160 (2026), 41162 (2026), 41163 (2026), 41165 (2026), 41166 (2026), 41169 (2026), 41171 (2026), 41175 (2026)
What is the status of "10.19 Enhance industry partnership networks" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.8 Establish innovation grants" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.7 Continue delivering the Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.6 Continue delivering the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change and the Greenhouse Gas Inventory research programmes " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.5 Deliver the Māori agribusiness extension programme " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "10.3 Deliver the Aquaculture Strategy " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.9 Expand current funding for proactive community resilience " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.12 Produce guidance and tools for monitoring and evaluating the impact of adaptation initiatives " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.11 Develop and deliver initiatives in Responding to the Climate Crisis: An Implementation Plan (2019)" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.7 Strengthen teaching and learning related to climate change" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.4 Implement the Climate Migration Action Plan" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.3 Develop the emergency management workforce " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "9.1 Modernise the emergency management system" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "8.5 Progress the Rail Network Investment Programme" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "8.4 Provide for regulated network revenues to reflect the prudent and efficient costs of resilience" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "8.1 Develop and implement the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Climate Adaptation Plan " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.12 Implement the Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Programme " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.11 Implement the South-east Marine Protection Initiative" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.10 Implement Revitalising the Gulf: Government action on the Sea Change Plan" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.8.5 Prevent the spread of wilding conifers, and contain or eradicate established areas of wilding conifers by 2030 " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.8 Continue to strengthen and lead the biosecurity system" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.3 Implement Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020 " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.2 Engage with councils to implement the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.1 Implement the Department of Conservation Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of " 5.16 Identify options to increase the integration of nature-based solutions into urban form " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.14 Support the development of definitional tools to encourage greater investment in ‘green’ projects" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.13 Connect communities to wider response and recovery support " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.8 Support kaitiaki communities to adapt and conserve taonga/ cultural assets " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.7 Reduce and manage the impacts of climate hazards on homes and buildings" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.3 Complete case study to explore coinvestment for flood resilience" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of " 5.1 Pass legislation to establish clear guiding principles and responsibilities for adaptation action" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "4.9 Enable adoption of new water services delivery models, better access to financing tools and economic and quality regulation of water services." in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "4.8 Amend the Environmental Reporting Act 2015 to allow better measurement of environmental change" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "4.7 Integrate adaptation into NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi decision making" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "4.4 Embed adaptation in funding models for housing and urban development, including Māori housing" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "4.3 Establish an initiative for resilient public housing" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "4.2 Set national direction on natural hazard risk management through the Resource Management Reform Phase 2 National Direction package" in the National Adaptation Plan
What is the status of "3.29 Produce an adaptation professional development programme for key audiences " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.28 Assess healthcare service resilience " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.26 Produce guidance for disaster risk management for cultural heritage" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.25 Design methodology for risk assessments of public buildings" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.24 Produce new tools and guidance specific to mātauranga Māori and mātauranga indicators " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.23 Develop 3D coastal mapping " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.21 Develop mātauranga Māori indicators of climate impacts on the natural environment" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.22 Work with community housing providers to enable effective climate hazard response" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.18 Review electricity and gas networks’ management of climate risk and resilience" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.17 Support and promote the integration of climate adaptation and mitigation in new and revised standards commissioned by third parties" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.12 Improve how science, data and knowledge are used to inform emergency management" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.11 Implement the National Disaster Resilience Strategy " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of " 3.7.9 Produce a package of guidance, standards, and/or methodologies to support the implementation of the adaptation framework" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.7.5 Regularly update adaptation guidance for local government" in the National Adaptation Plan
What is the status of C1 3.4 "Raise awareness of climate hazards and how to prepare" in New Zealand's First National Adapation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation Plan section referred to in the written parliamentary question was reported as active. This is my response to written parliamentary questions 41095 (2026), 41096 (2026), 41097 (2026), 41098…
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
What is the status of "8.8 Support knowledge sharing and the implementation of adaptation actions across the sector" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.8.7 Invest in plant health and environmental capability facility" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.20 Continue prioritising research and investment in climate-related science" in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was reported as discontinued. This is my response to written parliamentary questions 41107 (2026), 41122 (2026) and 41161 (2026).
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Is "8.7 Embed nature-based solutions as part of the response to reducing transport emissions and improving climate adaptation and biodiversity outcomes" still on hold, if not, what is it's status in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025 the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was still on hold.
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Is "7.6 Manage potential impacts of adaptation related to regulatory change " still on hold, if not, what is it's status in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was now active.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
Matching question numbers: 41170 (2026)
What is the status of "7.5 Update housing and urban settings " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "7.3 Partner with Māori to support Māori-led approaches to adaptation planning " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "7.2 Partner with Māori landowners to increase the resilience of Māori owned land, homes and cultural sites" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.8 Develop guidance for assessing risk and impact on physical assets and the services they provide " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.7.6 Produce guidance on integrating mātauranga Māori into adaptive planning and working with mana whenua" in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was reported as not started. This is my response to written parliamentary questions 41113 (2026), 41115 (2026), 41116 (2026), 41168…
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Is "7.4 Update regulatory requirements to ensure buildings are designed and constructed to withstand more extreme climate hazards" still on hold, if not, what is it's status in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was now active.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
Matching question numbers: 41154 (2026), 41164 (2026)
What is the status of "7.1 Research how cultural heritage contributes to community wellbeing and climate change adaptation " in the National Adaptation Plan
What is the status of "6.7 Implement the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2020" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "6.4 Implement the proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity " in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "5.9 Prioritise nature-based solutions" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.27 Develop a framework for assessing exposure and vulnerability of taonga/cultural assets to climate change" in the National Adaptation Plan?
What is the status of "3.14 Deliver the Integrated Farm Planning Programme " in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was reported as on hold. This is my response to written parliamentary questions 41117 (2026), 41126 (2026), 41129 (2026), 41138…
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Is the "6.6 Implement the Water Availability and Security programme " still on hold, if not, what is it's status in the National Adaptation Plan?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was on hold.
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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Is "6.5 Establish an integrated work programme to deliver climate, biodiversity and wider environmental outcomes" in the National Adaptation Plan still on hold, if not, what is it's current status?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
As at 31 December 2025, the National Adaptation section referred to in the written parliamentary question was on hold.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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Does the Minister agree with Mayor Liz McMillan's comment around reorganisation that "Ideally, any change from the Government should also come with funding to make the changes, however, it does not look like this will be the case", and if…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
No funding is currently available as part of the government's voluntary head start process. No decisions have been made about the next phase of that reform.
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What was the outcome or finding of the "Bovaer review", which was due in June 2026, as referred to in paragraph 26 of the briefing 26-BRF-00592?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change
There has been no outcome or finding from the review communicated to me, as the European Food Safety Authority’s review has not yet been published.
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Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Where, if anywhere, currently has a long term 'do not drink' or 'boil water' notice in place for their drinking water supply?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government
The attached tables outline, as at 31 August 2026, supplies with long-term active consumer advisories (boil water notices and ‘do not drink’ notices) in place. The list includes a number of supplies in which consumer advisories are…