Written questions

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister raised the postal voting vulnerabilities exposed by the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election with Cabinet colleagues; if so, when and with whom?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  When, if at all, did the Minister first discuss the ballot paper fraud identified in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election with other ministers?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister received any advice on reports that voters in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election were subject to undue influence in casting their votes at the 2025 local election?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 9 March, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What new artificial intelligence or machine learning systems, tools, or platforms, if any, have been commissioned, contracted, or deployed by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Who, if anyone, - listed by name, organisation, and title - is required to be notified when a drinking water supply breaches a Maximum Acceptable Value under the drinking water standards?

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 09/03/2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What exemptions from the expectations set out in the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office circular of 13 September 2024, if any, have been granted in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What exemptions from the expectations set out in the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office circular of 13 September 2024, if any, have been requested in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the implications of the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office Circular of 13 September 2024 for their departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What policy changes, if any, have occurred in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, following the Cabinet directive on 13 September 2024 that 'public…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the implications of the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office Circular of 13 September 2024 for their departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the…

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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 2 March 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 papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 March 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Where, if anywhere, were breaches of any of the Maximum Acceptable Values for drinking water found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by location and 'determinand' breached?

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  Where, if anywhere, were breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of e. coli in drinking water found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Where, if anywhere, were breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of nitrate in drinking water found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

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  How many, if any, breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of nitrate in drinking water were found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Where, if anywhere, were boil water notices issued between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

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  Where, if anywhere, were 'do not drink' notices issued between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

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  How many, if any, boil water notices were issued between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Which, if any, drinking water treatment plant operators faced enforcement action in response to any non-compliance with drinking water standards or rules between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026, listed by name and location?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  How many, if any, breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations were found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  How many, if any, breaches of the Maximum Acceptable Value of e. coli in drinking water were found between 1 January 2026 and 11 March 2026?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister agree with the statement of Horizons Regional Council in their submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards that there is a "potential transfer of burden to manage water quality issues to industry and…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the nitrogen discharge limit for dairy farms is 190 kg/ha/yr?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards, that "Enabling municipal water discharges to be less restrictive will cause inequality by…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Waikato Regional Council's submission on the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards that "enabling municipal wastewater discharges (point-source discharges) to be less restrictive…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

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, during the week beginning 02/03/2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Why did the Minister decide to prevent water service providers from considering a property’s rateable value when setting water charges, as per s86(6)(b) of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the nature of the advice received by the Minister, if there was any, about the impacts of preventing water service providers from considering a property’s rateable value when setting water charges, as per s86(6)(b) of the Local…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice (if any), listed by title and date, was provided to the Minister about the impacts of preventing water service providers from considering a property’s rateable value when setting water charges, as per s86(6)(b) of the Local…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice since 1 July 2025, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Carbon Neutral Government Programme?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister believe that capping rates may increase the Crown’s long-term fiscal liability for severe weather events, which in recent years have cost Aotearoa billions of dollars, by forcing councils to defer climate adaptation…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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 23 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister and/or his Office received regarding social housing rent increases as a result of a council rates cap; listed by date, title, and…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 23/02/2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Lan Pham

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, during the week beginning 23/02/2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23/02/2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  How does the Minister justify restructuring or removing regional councils while simultaneously assigning them significant functions under resource management reform?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the Minister's response, if any, to the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater which shows that "approximately 1,530 people on private supplies and 13,632 on public groundwater supplies are served by…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister consider the Government's rates cap will affect councils' ability to manage invasive pest species, such as the invasive gold clam in Lake Rotomanu which Taranaki Regional Council cannot afford to eradicate?