Written questions

Asked by

Deborah Russell

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?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What further modelling work, if any, is being undertaken by Hawke's Bay Regional Council on the technical issue affecting the Wairoa flood resilience project?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What options are being considered to mitigate the delay to the Wairoa flood resilience project caused by the technical issue recently identified with that project, and when will an update on those options be provided?

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  Is there a risk that the Wairoa flood resilience project cannot be completed within a single construction season as a result of the technical issue recently identified with the project, and what would the consequences be for the Wairoa…

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  What is the current forecast completion date for the Wairoa flood resilience project, and how does that compare with the completion date in the original project delivery plan?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the technical issue affecting the design process for the Wairoa flood resilience project that was identified in the March 2026 quarterly recovery progress update on the 2023 North Island Weather Events?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Did the Department of Internal Affairs raise any concern with Wellington metropolitan councils about the higher consumer water charges resulting from their choice to allocate water-related debt on the basis of asset value including…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  After the Department of Internal Affairs' assessment that the Wellington metropolitan councils' allocation methodology for water-related debt results in relatively high charges to consumers, what, if anthying, is the Government doing to…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the Department of Internal Affairs' estimate of the difference in the level of water-related debt transferred, and in the resulting charges to consumers, arising from the asset-value methodology used by Wellington metropolitan…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Did Wellington metropolitan councils allocate water-related debt to the water entity Tiaki Wai on the basis of asset value including revaluation, while other councils allocated water-related debt on the basis of share of capital investment…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister of Local Government have full confidence in the process the Department of Internal Affairs used to assess councils' water services delivery plans, and on what basis?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Following the Department of Internal Affairs providing its aide-memoire on the water services delivery plan review and assessment process, did the Minister of Finance or the Minister for Infrastructure raise any concerns about that…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Was the assessment or acceptance of any particular council's water services delivery plan raised by any Minister at, or following, the Infrastructure and Investment Ministers Group meeting of 13 May 2026; if so, which council and what was…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister of Local Government consider that acceptance of a water services delivery plan by the Secretary for Local Government confirms that the plan is financially sustainable, as the acceptance letter in almost all cases included…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Will the Minister of Local Government release the financial and technical assessment report and the Secretary for Local Government's acceptance letter for each council's water services delivery plan?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Of the water services delivery plans accepted by the Secretary for Local Government, how many included items to be monitored during implementation, and how many were accepted without any such items?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For each council whose water services delivery plan was not accepted by the Secretary for Local Government, on what grounds was the plan not accepted, and has each of those councils since had an amended plan accepted?

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  Which councils had their water services delivery plans not accepted by the Secretary for Local Government under the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024 and were required to resubmit amended plans?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What safeguards are in place, if any, to ensure that a private technology company such as Anori does not gain a commercial advantage in the local government or resource management sectors as a result of access to Ministers or officials?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Has the AI company Anori, or any representative of it, sought any government funding, contract, or procurement opportunity relating to local government or the built environment; if so, what was sought and what was the outcome?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which New Zealand councils or entities does the Minister of Local Government understand the AI company Anori to have pilot activity underway with in New Zealand?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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  Further to his reply to Written Question 32122, why has the government proceeded with requiring councils to amalgamate despite no estimates of the potential costs to councils?

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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  Further to his reply to Written Question 32122, is it not possible to provide the requested information because it does not exist?

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  Has he seen Berl research that closing gender pay gaps could increase income tax revenue by $648 million a year, and if so, has he had any conversations with ministerial colleagues about introducing mandatory pay gap reporting to work…

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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  What, if any, does the government estimate to be the change costs to councils of amalgamating, broken down by council, region, and total if available?

Asked by

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  How many marae, if any, had projects that are now expected to cease, be delayed, or be scaled back as a result of the Government’s decision to discontinue Crown funding for the Māori Climate Platform funding in 2027?

Asked by

Deborah Russell

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

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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

Deborah Russell

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

Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · 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

Deborah Russell

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Deborah Russell

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2022-2023 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2026/27 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2023-24 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, is forecast to be spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026-27 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2025-26 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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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 on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025/26 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2026/27 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2022-2023 financial year?

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  How much in total, if any, is forecast to be spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026-27 financial year?

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2023-24 financial year?

• 31165 (matches this search)

  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2025-26 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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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 on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025/26 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2026/27 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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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 on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025/26 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2022-2023 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, is forecast to be spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026-27 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2025-26 financial year?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2023-24 financial year?

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 29th 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister instructed any chief executive not to action the head count reduction targets or baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026, and if so, which chief executives?