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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What specific questions did the Minister of Finance ask about the Department of Internal Affairs' process for assessing councils' water services delivery plans?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What prompted the Minister of Finance to request advice, following the Infrastructure and Investment Ministers Group meeting of 13 May 2026, on how the Department of Internal Affairs assessed councils' water services delivery plans under…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What consideration, if any, has he given to the supply of wild game to the domestic food market?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has he received on the inspection or verification of wild venison intended for sale?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Has he received any advice on the substances or toxins that could currently affect the harvest of wild game for human consumption?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, by title and date, has he received on wild game animals for human consumption?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  Further to Reply 30365 (2026), what have the indicative risk appraisals carried out on the proposed LNG terminal in Taranaki showed?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  Further to Reply 30366 (2026), what have the indicative evaluations carried out on the proposed LNG terminal in Taranaki showed?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How much did it cost to establish the Government Digital Delivery Agency within the Public Service Commission, and how many staff, if any, were transferred from the Department of Internal Affairs to do so?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Why does the Govt.nz app include an emergency alert capability, and what analysis, if any, was undertaken of whether that capability duplicates the existing Emergency Mobile Alert system operated by the National Emergency Management Agency?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Has a Privacy Impact Assessment been completed for the Govt.nz app and digital wallet, and if so, will the Minister release it?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Where is the data held in the Govt.nz app and digital wallet stored, and is any of that data stored or processed offshore?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How many security or privacy incidents or breaches, if any, have affected the Govt.nz app or the Government Credential Issuance Platform since launch?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What personal information does the Govt.nz app collect from its users, and does the app use any third-party analytics or tracking software?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Does he stand by his predecessor’s statement that use of the Govt.nz app will always be optional?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What steps is the Government taking to ensure people who cannot or do not wish to use the Govt.nz app retain equal access to government services, and what funding, if any, is allocated to maintaining those non-digital channels?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What uptake target, if any, has been set for the Govt.nz app, and is the app currently meeting that target?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What is the current cost per active user of the Govt.nz programme to date?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How many times has the Govt.nz app been downloaded, and how many monthly active users did it have, as at the most recent date for which figures are available?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  When does the Minister expect digital driver licences to become available in the Govt.nz app's digital wallet, and how does that compare with the timeframe originally announced?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Is the Government App Programme currently on schedule against milestones set at its inception, and if not, by how long has it slipped?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How many risks on the Government App Programme's risk register are currently rated high or severe, if any?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Which features originally planned for the Govt.nz app have been delayed, descoped, or removed from scope, if any, and what were the reasons in each case?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How many contract variations or change requests, if any, have been made to contracts under the Government App Programme, and what is their total value?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How much, if any, has been spent on external consultants and contractors on the Government App Programme, and how does that compare with the cost of in-house staff on the programme?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  Which vendor was selected to build the Government Credential Issuance Platform, what is the value of that contract, and was it awarded through an open competitive tender?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How much, if anything, has been spent on marketing, advertising, and promotion of the Govt.nz app since its launch on 10 December 2025?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What was the total amount paid to Dave Clark NZ, and to MATTR respectively, under their contracts for the Govt.nz app and digital wallet, as at the most recent date available?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  How much has been budgeted for the Government App Programme over its whole life, and by how much, if at all, has that budget been revised since the programme began?

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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  What is the total actual expenditure on the Government App Programme, comprising the Govt.nz app, the digital wallet, and the Government Credential Issuance Platform, as at the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What are the titles of any advice from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission he or his office received regarding the rapid build wards programme, if any, and on what date(s)?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date did he or his office receive the Site Feasibility Report for the Waikato Interim Inpatient Ward dated 14 November 2025, and what did it advise as the expected operational date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Further to 30284, are tenants allowed to install blinds in Kāinga Ora homes; if so, are they also responsible for purchasing them?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does he stand by the statement made by his office in late May 2026 to Stuff that Waikato rapid build ward was continuing to be delivered to the timeline announced in November 2025, if not, why not?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What are the titles of any advice from the Treasury he or his office received regarding the rapid build wards programme; if so, on what date(s), and did any of that advice identify risks relating to the Waikato, Wellington or Middlemore…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Was he aware, before the rapid build ward programme was announced on 2 November 2025, of site-specific constraints at Waikato Hospital, including helicopter noise, resource-consent requirements, contaminated land, or loss of staff car…