Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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What reports, if any, has he received from any of the four commissioning agencies about demand for services exceeding contracted capacity since 1 July 2025?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora
I have not received any advice on this matter
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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Does he intend to require commissioning agencies to report waiting times and unmet demand as a condition of their outcome agreements; if so, from what date?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora
No
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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Does Te Puni Kōkiri collect information on how long whānau wait between acceptance into Whānau Ora and allocation of a navigator; if not, why not?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora
No
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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What was the longest period between a whānau being accepted into Whānau Ora and being allocated a navigator, for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora
I am advised that Te Puni Kokiri does not collect this information.
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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What was the average period between a whānau being accepted into Whānau Ora and being allocated a navigator, for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora
I am advised that Te Puni Kokiri does not collect this information.
Asked by
Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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How many whānau, if any, were awaiting allocation of a navigator as at the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down by commissioning agency?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Whānau Ora
I am advised that Te Puni Kokiri does not collect this information.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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What analysis, if any, did the Treasury undertake of the expected change in the number of consents likely to be granted annually as a result of the Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025, and what…
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance
Analysis undertaken is outlined in the Regulatory Impact Statement: International Investment Screening, date 27 November 2024 https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/risa/regulatory-impact-statement-international-investment-screening.…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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What engagement, if any, has he or officials had with prospective overseas entrants to the New Zealand grocery market in the last 12 months, and how many such parties have indicated an intention to apply for consent?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I have not, nor Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) officials, had any engagement with prospective overseas entrants to the New Zealand grocery market in the last 12 months.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Was the Commerce Commission consulted in the preparation of the guidance for overseas investors in the supermarket and grocery sector released on or about 13 July 2026, and if not, why not?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
No. The Grocery Sector Guidelines under section 36 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005 were based on guidance issued by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) in 2025. LINZ did not consult when preparing the 2026 guidelines as the content and…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32032 (2026), on what ground was the gross value of the single supermarket or grocery retail consent granted in the 2025/26 financial year withheld, and in which month was that…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
The consideration was withheld under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act 1982. The consideration is commercially sensitive, and its disclosure would unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the consent holder. The…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the answer to question for written answer 32025 (2026), how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in the overseas investment function in each of the last five financial years, and what was the total operating expenditure…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32029 (2026), does the statutory timeframe for determining an application cease to run at any point during assessment, and if so, what was the total elapsed calendar time between…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
The timeframe provisions in the Overseas Investment Regulations 2005 provide that the assessment timeframe is paused in certain circumstances. This typically occurs when Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is waiting for something from the…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the answer to question for written answer 32024 (2026), what total value of financial penalties was imposed under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 in each of the last five financial years, if any, and how many prosecutions were…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the answer to question for written answer 32024 (2026), in respect of each of the four variations of conditions of consent granted to remedy non-compliance in the 2025/26 financial year, what was the condition breached, and was…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
In fact, there were three variations, not four. The answer to WPQ 32024 (2026) has been corrected accordingly. In summary, one consent required the consent holder to undertake developments on the land, including a minimum level of…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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How many standing consents are currently in force, how many individual transactions do those consents collectively authorise, and what is the total area of land in hectares that may be acquired under them?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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In respect of the 16 applications processed under the farm land advertising sub-pathway in the 2025/26 financial year, how many, if any, of the properties concerned received an offer from a person who was not an overseas person during the…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
The 16 transactions under the exemption from farm land advertising criteria relate to exemptions granted from the advertising criteria. As these related to exemptions, the properties generally were not advertised. Land Information New…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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How many consents were granted to Kauri Forestry LP, Ingka Investments Forest Assets NZ Limited, and Sustainable Forestry New Zealand Limited respectively in each of the last five financial years, and what total area of land in hectares…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment. Note the table shows the total land area the entities were granted consent to acquire in this period. This means that it may not be reflective of the area owned by the relevant entities if some of the…
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Did officials request audited financial information from retirement village operators, for the Retirement Villages Act review: estimated costs of capital repayment timeframes, and, if so, from whom?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing
No, officials did not request this information. I note that section 13 of the Retirement Villages Act 2003 requires all registered retirement village operators to file an audited annual return on the Retirement Villages Register. The…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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What total area of land in hectares was approved for transfer to overseas ownership in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26 financial years, broken down by farm land, land to be used for forestry, and residential land?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Which retirement village operators, if any, provided audited financial information to officials, pertaining to the Retirement Villages Act review: estimated costs of capital repayment timeframes?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing
Retirement village operators did not provide audited financial information to the Ministry. I note that section 13 of the Retirement Villages Act 2003 requires all registered retirement village operators to file an audited annual return on…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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How many consents, exemptions and variations were granted in the period 1 July 2025 to 5 March 2026, and how many in the period 6 March 2026 to 30 June 2026?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Of the consents granted under the "$5 million plus house" pathway to date, how many proceeded beyond a stage one national interest assessment, and how many are included in the 22 national interest assessments referred to in the answer to…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
None.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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How many holders of a consent granted under the "commitment to reside in New Zealand" test have subsequently been granted consent under the "$5 million plus house" pathway in respect of the same property, and how many consent holders have…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
One.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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How many "one home to live in" consents and "$5 million plus house" consents were granted in each of the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the member to the Attachment.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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How many consents were granted under the "$5 million plus house" pathway in each quarter since the pathway commenced, what was the total and average value of those transactions, and how many applications were declined?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment for the first part of the question. The total value of the consideration provided was $188,495,250, and the average value was $9,424,762.50. Six of the 20 consents involve the investors building a new…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32031 (2026), on what basis was the country of origin of the applicant withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 in respect of the consent granted to Chanel…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
The country of origin of the applicant was redacted under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 to protect the ultimate owners’ privacy. This information is not in the public domain, and the Applicant, and ultimate owners,…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32031 (2026), in how many consents granted in the 2025/26 financial year was the country of origin of one or more owners of the applicant recorded as withheld, "various", or a…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
The country of origin of one or more owners of the applicant recorded as “Withheld” two times, “Various” 47 times, “Region based” 24 times, and “Described as a funded/aggregated ownership” five times. The “Various” and “Region based”…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32031 (2026), why was the transaction value withheld for all seven consents granted under the Production Forestry pathway in the 2025/26 financial year?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
The three consent holders requested the withholding of the consideration under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act 1982 to enable them to settle the transaction. Consideration for transaction acquiring land is generally…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32031 (2026), how many consents granted in each of the 2021/22 to 2025/26 financial years had the transaction value withheld, expressed as a number and as a percentage of consents…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
I refer the Member to the attachment. The attachment shows the number and percentage of consents granted in each financial year (1 July to 30 June) for which consideration remains withheld from the published decision summary, as at 6…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
Further to the answer to question for written answer 32026 (2026), how much of the $23.8 billion is attributable to the acquisition of shares or other securities, and how much to the acquisition of interests in land?
Further to the answer to question for written answer 32026 (2026), does the $23.8 billion gross investment value represent consideration paid to vendors, capital committed to be invested in New Zealand, the value of assets acquired, or…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
Depending on the nature of the transaction, and why it needed consent, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) records either “the value of, or consideration provided for, the securities being acquired”, or “the value of, or consideration…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the attachment to question for written answer 32031 (2026), how many of the 152 consents granted in the 2025/26 financial year had the transaction value withheld, and under which section of the Official Information Act 1982 or…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
Out of the 152 consents granted, 75 had their transaction value (consideration) withheld. The most common reason for "Confidential" consideration values is protection of commercially sensitive information under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the…
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the answer to question for written answer 32026 (2026), what was the total capital expenditure that consent holders committed to undertake in New Zealand as a condition of consents granted in the 2025/26 financial year?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) does not hold this information in an extractable form.
Asked by
Damien O'Connor
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the answer to question for written answer 32026 (2026), how much of the $23.8 billion gross investment value approved in the 2025/26 financial year relates to transactions in which the vendor was, in whole or in part, an…
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information
Net investment was approximately $7.9 billion. Gross investment represents the total consideration including GST (if any) to be paid for the acquisition of the assets, or the value attributed to those assets, under consents granted during…
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Did officials obtain financial information directly from retirement village operators, their advisers, or the Retirement Villages Association for the purpose of modelling mandatory repayment timeframes; if so, list from whom this…
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing
The Ministry did not receive financial information directly from retirement village operators, their advisors, or the Retirement Villages Association. However, the Ministry did receive data regarding average relicensing timeframes from the…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Will any further public statements he makes about the People's Republic of China be cleared with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade before he makes them; if not, why not?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Will he seek a meeting with his counterpart, the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, before the end of this parliamentary term; if not, why not?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No meetings are planned at this stage.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade prepared any talking points, briefings, or reactive lines for New Zealand posts overseas in relation to the comments he made about the People's Republic of China on 29 July 2026; if so, how…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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How many staff hours, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spent responding to matters arising from the public comments he made about the People's Republic of China on 29 July 2026, and at what estimated cost?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
China’s representations were handled within MFAT’s core business managing the bilateral relationship and did not require allocation of specific resourcing. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Have any trade, tourism, education, or diplomatic engagements involving the People's Republic of China been cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled since 29 July 2026; if so, how many, and which?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Has he sought or received any advice on whether the comments he made about China and Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan on 29 July 2026 were consistent with the Cabinet Manual; if so, from whom?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What assessment, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or New Zealand Trade and Enterprise made of the potential impact on New Zealand's trade relationship with the People's Republic of China arising from the comments he…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No specific assessment has been made. The Ministry continuously monitors the health of all of New Zealand’s important trading relationships and provides assessments and advice as required. In the absence of any trade impacts, such…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing been contacted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026, when he made public comments about China; if so, on how many occasions?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Yes. A Deputy Director-General from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs phoned the Acting Deputy Head of Mission at the NZ Embassy on one occasion to convey China’s views. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Has he, or any official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, met with representatives of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026, when he made public comments about China and Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan; if…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer to the conversation noted in question 35140. Since that date, I am advised that an official at MFAT has taken a meeting with the Chinese Embassy at Political Counsellor-level on 4 August, at the Embassy’s request, on an unrelated…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What communications, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or his Office received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026, when he told Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to "go back to your own country"…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
None other than noted in question 35140. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).
Asked by
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Member for Māngere · Labour Party
On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting additional or…
On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered by national…
On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections, facilities, or advocacy…
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that this has been lottery operational policy for many years. Through the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Department provides…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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What is the nature of the "draft four-year work plan" that is "expected within the next month" for undertaking work on bittern conservation in the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm project area, as reported in the Northern Advocate on 3 August 2026?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
I have been advised by the Department of Conservation that the draft work plan is for work on bittern conservation primarily in the Kauri Coast district. The nature of the draft proposal prioritises wetland protection, restoration,…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Who in the Department of Conservation, if anyone, made the decision to withdraw the Department's opposition to the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm project, as reported in the Northern Advocate on 3 August 2026?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
The Department of Conservation advises me that the decision was made by the Director of Operations, Northern North Island, following discussions with the Director General of Conservation.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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How many Department of Conservation staff, if any, hold responsibilities in relation to monitoring of bittern in and around the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm project area?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
I have been advised by the Department of Conservation that no Department staff are involved in the monitoring of bittern in the Kaiwaikawe wind farm project site. I understand this is the responsibility of Mercury as part of their resource…
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Does the Department of Conservation have a record of how many instances of native bird strike there have been in wind farms across New Zealand?
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
I am advised that the Department of Conservation does not hold this information.
Asked by
Lan Pham
List MP · Green Party
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Who in the Department of Conservation is responsible for the use of the Bittern Management Fund reported in the Northern Advocate on 3 August 2026 as being available to the Department for bittern conservation work, in relation to the…
Answered by
Hon Tama Potaka
Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation
The Department of Conservation advises me that the Kauri Coast Operations Manager is responsible for the use of the Bittern Management Fund.