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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much has been spent on external communications, public relations, advertising, or media monitoring by each department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2021/22, broken down by department or…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What communications, public relations, or reputation management contracts, if any, have been entered into by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by department or entity, supplier,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What staff engagement, morale, or culture surveys, if any, have been conducted by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by department or entity, date conducted, the organisation that…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What contracts, if any, have been entered into by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible with any of the following firms since 27 November 2023: McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, EY,…

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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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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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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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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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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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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6696 (2026): how many candidates were contacted on 8 August 2025, if any?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6696 (2026): how many of the candidates shortlisted on 8 August 2025 refused the opportunity, if any?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6683 (2026): what dates were shown for what actions on this indicative timeline?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6693 (2026): did she or her office provide this information to the New Zealand First Leaders’ Office?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6682 (2026): what was the expected timeframe?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6693 (2026): did she or her office provide this information to the ACT Leaders’ Office?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6693 (2026): did she or her office provide this information to the National Leaders’ Office?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written questions 6698 & 6696 (2026): Was Dr Orphanides on the original candidate shortlist?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written question 6696 (2026): how many candidates were contacted in total?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Further to her answer to written questions 6697 & 6696 (2026): Was Mr Archer on the original candidate shortlist?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she requested on the impact of global LNG price movements on New Zealand's domestic energy costs?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she requested on the distributional impacts of oil price shocks, particularly on low-income households and regional communities heavily dependent on private vehicle transport?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she requested on whether fuel excise duty settings should be adjusted in response to an oil price shock?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What correspondence, if any, has she or her office received from any member of the TVNZ Board in response to any concerns raised about TVNZ's reporting in the last six months?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What correspondence, if any, has she or her office had with any member of the TVNZ Board regarding the editorial direction or tone of TVNZ's news and current affairs coverage?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What correspondence, if any, has she or her office sent to any member of the TVNZ Board requesting a correction, retraction, or review of any TVNZ news report in the last six months?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What correspondence, if any, has she or her office had with any member of the TVNZ Board or staff expressing dissatisfaction with the accuracy or fairness of any TVNZ news report?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What cross-agency advice, if any, has she received — such as from MFAT, MBIE, or the Reserve Bank — on the economic risks posed by the Iran conflict to New Zealand?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received about the the implications, if any, for the New Zealand dollar and imported goods prices of sustained geopolitical instability in the Middle East?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What correspondence, if any, has she or her office sent to any member of the TVNZ Board regarding editorial decisions made by TVNZ?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she received on options available to the Government to buffer the New Zealand economy against external shocks arising from the Iran conflict?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What is the financial sector exposure, if any, to Crown or commercial entities in the Middle East?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What fiscal scenario modelling, if any, has she received linked to a prolonged Iran conflict, including sensitivity analysis of Treasury's economic forecasts?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she received on options to reduce New Zealand's economic vulnerability to oil price shocks over the medium to long term?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What sectors, if any, of the New Zealand economy are most vulnerable to a sustained oil price increase, including transport, agriculture, and manufacturing?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What is the pass-through rate, if any, of global oil price movements to domestic petrol and diesel prices in New Zealand?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has she received on the fiscal sensitivity of the Crown's accounts to a sustained increase in global oil prices?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Did she discuss the Treasury advice received by her office on 24 March 2025 where officials outlined their reasons for not supporting the transfer of $26.9 million of Infrastructure Acceleration Fund funding from a stormwater project to…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, was she first notified that changes had been made to the agreement between Kāinga Ora and the Hutt City Council about how a stormwater project funded through the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund would be delivered?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did she sign the briefing, “Variation Request to IAF Funding Agreement with Hutt City Council, Riverlink Development” and was that date before or after Treasury provided their advice not supporting the variation…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has she been asked to provide information to the Office of the Auditor-General for their consideration of potential conflicts of interest around the decision to transfer Infrastructure Acceleration Fund funding from a Hutt City stormwater…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Treasury been asked to provide information to the Office of the Auditor-General for their consideration of potential conflicts of interest around the decision to transfer Infrastructure Acceleration Fund funding from a Hutt City…

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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…