Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
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How many unauthorised releases, if any, have there been of Budget Sensitive information in Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
One, as far as I'm aware.
Asked by
Kieran McAnulty
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
By what amount, if any, has the average Community Housing Provider cost of borrowing changed since the package of financing interventions came into effect?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I am advised that the information the Member has requested is commercially sensitive. As such I do not believe it is in the public interest to release this information at the present time.
Asked by
Kieran McAnulty
List MP · Labour Party
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What is the total value of loans, if any, guaranteed under the Community Housing Provider loan guarantee scheme since it was established?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
$109m as of 31 March 2026.
Asked by
Kieran McAnulty
List MP · Labour Party
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How many Community Housing Providers, if any, have accessed the loan guarantee scheme since it was established?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
A total of eight Supported Loans have been provided under the Scheme by three Approved Lenders as of 31 March 2026. I am advised the names of Borrowers (i.e., those who have taken out a Supported Loan) are not provided to Treasury in the…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Reuben Davidson
Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
The list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on MBIE's website…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
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…
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
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…
Asked by
Reuben Davidson
Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
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…
Asked by
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Member for Māngere · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did Treasury document T2025/1056, New Zealand Lotteries Commission Draft Ownership Purpose ask for decisions from Ministers, if so, what were they?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The ownership purposes work is currently under consideration by Ministers, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to release this information at the current time. Once decisions are taken, they will be announced at the…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
Did Minister Peters ask for authorisation or permission to reveal the end of the fees-free scheme prior to him revealing it as a 'budget leak' on 8 May 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
No.
Asked by
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Member for Māngere · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Which Ministers or their offices received copies of the Treasury document T2025/1056, New Zealand Lotteries Commission Draft Ownership Purpose?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The Treasury report was addressed to the Ministers of Finance, Infrastructure, State Owned Enterprises, and Internal Affairs.
Asked by
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Member for Māngere · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did she, or any member of her office provide a copy of Treasury document T2025/1056, New Zealand Lotteries Commission Draft Ownership Purpose to the Minister of Internal Affairs?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
No.
Asked by
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Member for Māngere · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did she, or any member of her office request that Treasury document T2025/1056, New Zealand Lotteries Commission Draft Ownership Purpose be produced, if so, on what date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
No.
Asked by
Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What assessment, if any, has the Ministry made of the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure on fertiliser supply to New Zealand, after bulk carrier visits fell 18.7 percent between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026 and the Persian Gulf accounts for…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, in conjunction with other agencies including the Ministry for Primary Industries, is actively tracking the supply of a range of key products used in New Zealand. While a significant…
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Matching question numbers: 18783 (2026), 18814 (2026), 18816 (2026)
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Todd McClay, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target David Seymour, Associate Minister of Finance
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Louise Upston, Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target David Seymour, Deputy Prime Minister
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister for Space
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister for Economic Growth
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Nicola Willis, Minister for Economic Growth
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target David Seymour, Deputy Prime Minister
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister for Space
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister of Defence
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US…
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister of Defence
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Recorded target Chris Penk, Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS
What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about an invitation from the US to reopen the strait of Hormuz by date and title?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We have been in regular contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Ministry) in receiving advice and reports about the US preliminary proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has informed the Government's position on…
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with any other Minister or member of…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I and my office engage in correspondence with my Ministerial colleagues and their offices about a wide variety of matters, and this is not categorized in the way the Member has asked. Collating this would require substantial staff…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Reuben Davidson
Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
The list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on MBIE's website…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
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…
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
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…
Asked by
Reuben Davidson
Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
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…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did any discussions regarding the treatment of New Zealand citizens in US immigration proceedings took place during the Finance Minister's recent visit to Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
No, because I was there to talk to international counterparts, about the economic impacts of, and responses to, the fuel crisis resulting from the Iran war, as well as US trade policy. I did not meet with anyone from ICE or the Department…
Asked by
Kieran McAnulty
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to her replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 55884 and 55885 (2025), in which she confirmed that receiving the variation request document was the first time both she and her office were aware of a proposal to use Kāinga Ora…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Yes, I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17928 (2026).
Asked by
Kieran McAnulty
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to her replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 8528 (2026) and 55882 (2025), can she confirm on what date she first received the document titled "Variation Request to IAF Funding Agreement with Hutt City Council, RiverLink…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
My office received a paper from Kāinga Ora requesting this variation on 17 March 2025.
Asked by
Kieran McAnulty
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to her reply to Written Parliamentary Question 54458 (2025), in which she states she first sought advice from Treasury regarding the IAF variation on 18 March 2025, and further to Hon Chris Bishop's reply to Written Parliamentary…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The briefing was forwarded from the Minister of Housing once he had considered it, for my subsequent consideration. At that point, my office sought Treasury advice.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
In the Minister of Economic Growth's comments to the Bendigo-Ophir fast-track panel dated 30 March 2026, what specific assumptions, if any, did she make regarding: (a) the gold price over the mine's life; (b) the proportion of revenue and…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
All comments and assumptions are based on the economic assessment provided by the applicant. The specific assumptions included in the application can be viewed in the economic assessment provided by the applicant:…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
Who does the Minister believe should pay for the ongoing management and mitigation of any tailings storage facility associated with Matakanui Gold Ltd's mining projects, after their 30-year mining permit expires?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The party who is legally responsible for any tailings storage facility should bear responsibility for its ongoing management and mitigation.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
In her comments to the Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project fast-track panel dated 30 March 2026, did the Minister of Economic Growth draw on any independent Treasury or Crown analysis of the project's economic benefits — or did she rely solely on…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
All comments are based on the economic assessment provided by the applicant.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
What briefings, if any, has the Minister received, listed by title and date, on the potential impacts to Core Crown revenue of the decline in the NZU price or the failure of the ETS auctions?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
22/03/2024 - Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 - Preliminary Fiscal Forecasts 15/05/2024 - Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 - Final Fiscal Forecasts 02/05/2025 - Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2025 - Final Fiscal Forecasts…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
Have officials advised the Minister on the risks to New Zealand's economy caused by volatile price spikes due to a potential NZU shortfall in the late 2020s, if so, what were these risks?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Treasury and RBNZ officials have not provided advice on this topic.
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What evidence, if any, does she have to support her claim that "There are more jobs in this country than would have been the case without the introduction of the Investment Boost policy"?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
The Inland Revenue regulatory impact statement, published in April 2025, states that Investment Boost is expected to increase Gross Domestic Product, or the amount of production in the economy. This, in turn, is expected to lead to an…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
Has Treasury raised any risks, if any, to the Minister, or her office, in relation to the four failed ETS auctions in 2025, and the failed auction in March 2026, if so, what were they?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
No, the Treasury has not raised any risks.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change on the recent failures of the ETS auctions in 2025 and 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I have had no direct correspondence on this matter with the Minister for Climate Change.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
How, if at all, will the Treasury present information on the estimated fiscal impact, if any, of New Zealand’s Paris Agreement obligations in the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update?
How, if at all, will the Treasury present information on the estimated fiscal impact, if any, of New Zealand’s Paris Agreement obligations in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The Treasury intends to publish updated scenarios for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement at this year’s Budget…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
What, if any, is the revenue impact of the four failed ETS auctions in 2025, and the failed auction in March 2026?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The sale of units through ETS auctions does not have an impact on revenue. The Crown receives cash proceeds from the sale of ETS units. When auctions are forecast to clear and subsequently fail to, this results in lower than forecast cash…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
What correspondence, if any, listed by date, subject, and participants, has the Minister or her office, had with any other Minister or their offices, on the fiscal accounting treatment of the Paris Agreement, since September 2025?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I and my office engage in correspondence with my Ministerial colleagues and their offices about a wide variety of matters, and this is not categorized in the way the Member has asked. Collating this would require substantial staff…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
What advice, if any, listed by title and date, has the Minister received on the accounting treatment of the Paris Agreement obligation since September 2025?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I have received two pieces of advice since September 2025 that refer to the accounting treatment of New Zealand’s obligations under the Paris Agreement: 20 November 2025: Treasury Report T2025/2954: 2025 Half Year Economic and Fiscal…
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
When, if at all, will the next update to the Climate Economic and Fiscal Assessment be published?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I refer the Member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 17388 (2026). The Treasury does not currently have any plans to update the wider analysis in the 2023 Climate Economic and Fiscal Assessment.
Asked by
Chlöe Swarbrick
Member for Auckland Central · Green Party
(matches this search)
What work, if any, has been done on the Climate Economic and Fiscal Assessment since its publication in 2023?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
I refer the Member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 17388 (2026). The Treasury does not currently have any plans to update the wider analysis in the 2023 Climate Economic and Fiscal Assessment.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
I am advised that the Social Investment Agency publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
The Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Reuben Davidson
Member for Christchurch East · 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 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
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Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth
The list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on MBIE's website…
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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 20 April 2026, by title and date?
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Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister for Social Investment
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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Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?
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Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
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…