Written questions

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 33139 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  What independent investigation or root-cause review, if any, is now being undertaken as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach?

• 33832 (matches this search)

  Question published 29 July 2026

  What changes were made to the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) monitoring rules, alerts or audit-review processes following the breach incident?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

• 33144 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  When, if ever, was the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) final Security Certification and Accreditation completed and approved?

• 33815 (matches this search)

  Question published 29 July 2026

  When, if ever, were the Certification and Accreditation reports completed and finalised for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

• 33816 (matches this search)

  Question published 29 July 2026

  When, if ever, were the Certification and Accreditation processes completed and finalised for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

• 33670 (matches this search)

  Question published 28 July 2026

  Is the Minister confident that Police will have real time access to firearms intel once the Arms Bill is passed?

• 33839 (matches this search)

  Question published 29 July 2026

  Is the Minister confident that New Zealand Police will have the same powers in new firearms regulator given there are no uniformed police on the new regulator?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following Reply 32893 (2026), what issues in the Natural Environment and Planning Bills does the Minister intend to address with amendment papers?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  Since November 2025, how many people, if any, have written to the Minister with a complaint about non-elected members on Council committees, broken down into months?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  Why have less than 10% of sensitive claims been accepted by the ACC in 2026 to date?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2026 to date?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2025?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2024?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the average amount of time it took ACC to process a sensitive claim in 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does the ACC have internal targets related to sensitive claims; if so, what are they?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many independent reviews, if any, since November 27th 2023 into decisions made by the ACC regarding declined sensitive claims found in favour of clients?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many complaints, if any, has the ACC received since November 27th 2023 about how it processes sensitive claims?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What directions, if any, have been issued from leadership at the ACC to relevant staff relating to how it processes sensitive claims since November 27th 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What directions, if any, have been issued from a Ministerial office to the ACC relating to how it processes sensitive claims since November 27th 2023?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the ACC changed how it assesses sensitive claims since November 27th 2023; if so, how has it changed how it assesses sensitive claims?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  Why has the rate of sensitive claims being declined by ACC increased year on year since 2023?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of July 20th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of July 20th 2026; broken down by region?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of July 20th 2026; broken down by region?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of July 20th 2026?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Matching question numbers: 33805 (2026), 33807 (2026)

• 33792 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 9833 (2026), which stated that 526 roles were disestablished in the 2024/25 financial year, from what records was that figure derived?

• 33793 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 26624 (2026), how does Health New Zealand compile the severance payment disclosures required in its annual report, and what records are used for that purpose?

• 33802 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 26624 (2026), how many separate systems or datasets would need to be consulted to produce a count of redundancies at Health New Zealand since 27 November 2023?

• 33804 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 26624 (2026), does Health New Zealand's human resources or payroll system record a reason for the cessation of employment, including redundancy or disestablishment of position; if so, why can a count of those records not…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 9833 (2026), which cited page 275 of Health New Zealand's Annual Report 2024/25, how many severance payments were disclosed in that report, and how was that figure compiled if redundancy information is not held in a…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 26624 (2026), how many staff at each Crown entity for which he is responsible, including Pharmac, the Health Quality and Safety Commission, the New Zealand Blood and Organ Service and the Health Research Council, have been…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 33796 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 9833 (2026), which stated that 115 staff at the Ministry of Health had taken or been made redundant, what is the equivalent figure as at 30 June 2026?

• 33799 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 26624 (2026), which addressed only Health New Zealand, how many staff at the Ministry of Health have been made redundant since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 33797 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 9833 (2026), which reported "redundancy only" payments of $15,112,664 for the eight months to 1 February 2026, what was the total for the twelve months to 30 June 2026?

• 33798 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 9833 (2026), what was the total amount paid in redundancy payments by Health New Zealand in the financial year ended 30 June 2026?

• 33800 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 8104 (2025), how many staff at Health New Zealand have taken voluntary redundancy since 27 November 2023?

• 33801 (matches this search)

  Further to replies 8104 (2025) and 9833 (2026), how many staff at Health New Zealand have been made redundant since 27 November 2023, without any breakdown by month or by type of redundancy?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 26624 (2026), does Health New Zealand's human resources or payroll system record the date on which each employment ceased; if so, why can records not be grouped by month?

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 9833 (2026), which reported figures for the period 1 July 2025 to 1 February 2026, and reply 8104 (2025), which reported figures as at 7 February 2025, on what basis were those specific end dates selected, and does the…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 8104 (2025), which stated that other redundancy payments at Health New Zealand totalled $11,517,074.99 at an average gross payment of $50,292.90, does he confirm that this implies 229 redundancies; if not, what number of…

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Did Health New Zealand reconsider or change advice in communications, or descriptions of concerns, to the Minister about Wakari Hospital Ward 10A after 1 April 2026, and if so, on what dates were those communications received by the…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 8104 (2025), which stated that voluntary redundancy payments at Health New Zealand totalled $21,448,257.81 at an average gross payment of $28,867.10, does he confirm that this implies 743 voluntary redundancies; if not,…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

• 33811 (matches this search)

  Further to reply 8104 (2025), which provided total redundancy payments at Health New Zealand broken down by voluntary redundancy and other redundancy as at 7 February 2025, was that information held in a consolidated format at the time of…

• 33812 (matches this search)

  Further to replies 8104 (2025), 9833 (2026) and 26624 (2026), what changed between 19 March 2026 and 22 July 2026 such that redundancy information at Health New Zealand that was previously provided can no longer be provided?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Education receive from the Government Communications and Security Bureau regarding the New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool…

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Education receive from the Government Communications and Security Bureau (GCSB) regarding offshore backup storage for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 30727 (2026), what alternative arrangements, if any, were made for any trainees affected by those discontinuations, broken down by partnership?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 30727 (2026), on which dates did the Kāinga Ora trades training partnerships end, and how many trainees were enrolled in that partnership at the time they were discontinued, broken down by partnership?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 30727 (2026), what was the estimated cost to Kāinga Ora of building "shells" under the WelTec partnership, and at what point was a decision made that this cost was too high?