Skip to main content

Written questions

Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.

Filters
Asked by All MPs
Minister All Ministers
Portfolio Housing
Question published between

Dates refer to when the question was published, and are inclusive.

Clear all filters

Showing 751 to 800 of 1394 written question sets.

Answered

Question 18624 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

Responsibility for Vote Housing and Urban Development rests with the Minister of Housing. I refer the Member to his response to Written Question 18623 (2026).

Answered

Question 18191 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What meetings, if any, have been held between Kāinga Ora officials and Matthew Horncastle or his representatives, and on what dates did those meetings occur?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the Acting UDD Director Programme Management Office met with a representative from Williams Corp on 12 June 2025 to discuss land sales within Large Scale Projects. No outcomes resulted…

Corrected reply

Question 18192 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many Kāinga Ora sites or properties have been sold or offered for sale to Matthew Horncastle or any associated entity, and what were the addresses and sale prices of any such properties?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Corrected reply: Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that neither Matthew Horncastle or Williams Corp have purchased any land parcels or properties, nor were they offered any.

Answered

Question 18194 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What communications, if any, has Kāinga Ora had with Matthew Horncastle or any companies associated with Matthew Horncastle regarding the sale or disposal of Kāinga Ora sites or properties since 27 November 2023?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it does not have a record of communications with Matthew Horncastle or any associated companies specifically about the sale or disposal of Kainga Ora sites since 27 November 2023

Answered

Question 18211 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many Kāinga Ora social housing projects were cancelled, paused, or discontinued between 27 November 2023 and 18 June 2025, being the date prior to the published pipeline assessment, broken down by (a) territorial local authority, (b)…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it is not possible to provide this information without diverting a significant amount of staff resources from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210/6, I consider that…

Answered

Question 18212 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many hectares of Kāinga Ora-owned land have been (a) sold, or (b) listed for sale since 27 November 2023, broken down by territorial local authority, and what was the intended use of each parcel at the time the current Government took…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 18211 (2026).

Answered

Question 18213 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Does the pipeline assessment spreadsheet published by Kāinga Ora on 19 June 2025 represent the complete and exhaustive list of all Kāinga Ora social housing projects cancelled or not proceeding since 27 November 2023; if not, how many…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 18211 (2026).

Answered

Question 18214 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    When was each Kāinga Ora social housing project that has been cancelled, paused, or had its scope reduced since 27 November 2023 formally determined to not be proceeding, broken down by territorial local authority?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 18211 (2026).

Answered

Question 18215 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What is the total capital expenditure that has been written down or written off as a result of Kāinga Ora projects being cancelled or not proceeding since 27 November 2023, broken down by (a) territorial local authority, and (b) project…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 18211 (2026).

Answered

Question 18216 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many individual housing units (homes) were planned to be delivered under each Kāinga Ora project that has been cancelled, paused, or had its scope reduced since 27 November 2023, broken down by (a) territorial local authority, (b)…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 18211 (2026).

Answered

Question 18217 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many Kāinga Ora social housing development projects have been (a) cancelled, (b) paused, or (c) had their scope reduced since 27 November 2023, broken down by territorial local authority and by Kāinga Ora region?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my answer provided for Written Parliamentary Question 18211 (2026).

Answered

Question 18296 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The titles of 3 papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. HUD 29-Apr HUD2026-009647 Parihaka Papakāinga Infrastructure Project HUD 29-Apr…

Answered

Question 18297 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

The titles of an additional eleven papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. • Kāinga Ora – 28/04/2026 - KO-MS-26-21623 - Minister of…

Answered

Question 18402 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

None.

Answered

Question 18403 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

As Minister of Housing I took the following paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026: • Auckland Light Rail Limited: Reappointments - 28 April 2026 The titles of an additional two papers have been withheld in accordance…

Answered

Question 17897 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, additional Community Housing Provider public homes were delivered since 1 July 2025 and how many, if any, of those homes were newly built homes?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

This information is publicly available on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development website at: - https://www.hud.govt.nz/stats-and-insights/the-government-housing-dashboard/social-housing

Answered

Question 17901 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his reply to Written Parliamentary Question 55045 (2025), did the briefing he received from Kāinga Ora in March 2025 recommend transferring $26.9 million of IAF funding from the stormwater project to the City Link Bridge, or did…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the publicly available copy of the advice, which can be found on Kāinga Ora’s website:…

Answered

Question 17905 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his reply to Written Parliamentary Question 55045 (2025), does he accept that the funding shortfall for the City Link Bridge that prompted Hutt City Council's variation request arose as a result of changes to the walking and…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

The City Link Bridge project received funding from the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund because it was aligned with the fund’s objective: supporting councils to accelerate delivery of infrastructure projects that enable housing growth. The…

Answered

Question 17910 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his reply to Written Parliamentary Question 8121 (2026), was he or his office aware at any time before receiving briefing GSR-25-18517 on 12 March 2025 that Kāinga Ora had been working with Hutt City Council on the IAF variation…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the response to question 8114 (2026).

Answered

Question 17915 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his reply to Written Parliamentary Question 55046 (2025), in which he states that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development provided its comments to Kāinga Ora which were included in its advice, is he aware that Kāinga Ora…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I would expect that Kāinga Ora, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and Hutt City Council would work together and feed into advice on the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund funding variation, as necessary. In response to the…

Answered

Question 17924 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many social housing redirects, if any, approved since 1 July 2025 were funded using funds provided for in Budget 2025 for an additional 550 social houses in Auckland?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Redirects are defined as properties that Community Housing Providers already manage but have not previously attracted an income-related rent subsidy. No redirects were funded using funds provided for in Budget 2025 for an additional 550…

Answered

Question 17930 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 8536 (2026), 55524 (2025), 55526 (2025), and 54625 (2025), in which he states that he did not receive advice from Treasury on the Riverlink variation in any of his ministerial…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

It’s the Minister of Finance’s prerogative to ask for advice on matters from the Treasury. In response to the second part of the question, I consider I received sufficient advice from Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Housing and Urban…

Answered

Question 17931 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his reply to Written Parliamentary Question 8121 (2026), can he confirm on what date Kāinga Ora first sent briefing GSR-25-18517 to his office, as distinct from the date it was received, and whether the briefing was sent,…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora sent the briefing to my office on 12 March 2025. It had not been sent prior and therefore could not have been recalled. It was, however, delayed.

Answered

Question 17932 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to his replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 8517 and 8518 (2026), in which he gave identical answers to questions about cost overruns on two distinct projects — the City Link Bridge project and the Hutt City stormwater…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

As Minister of Housing, I have not received any reports of cost overruns regarding the City Link Bridge project or the Hutt City stormwater project.

Answered

17933, 17934, 17935 (2026)

Questions published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 17933 (matches this search)

    Further to his reply to Written Parliamentary Question 36141 (2025), in which he attributed the omission of briefing GSR-25-18517 from the original reply to Written Parliamentary Question 5215 (2025) to an administrative error, was the…

  • 17934 (matches this search)

    Further to his corrected reply to Written Parliamentary Question 5215 (2025), was the date of 13 February 2025 listed against briefing GSR-25-18517 the date the briefing was received by his office, the date it was sent by Kāinga Ora, or a…

  • 17935 (matches this search)

    Further to his corrected reply to Written Parliamentary Question 5215 (2025), which lists briefing GSR-25-18517 "Variation request to IAF funding agreement with Hutt City Council, RiverLink development" as received from Kāinga Ora on 13…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

The amended reply was not sufficiently reviewed for accuracy, and I thank the member for bringing this to my attention. Initially, the briefing was excluded from a WPQ response due to a delay in recording/logging the briefing when it was…

Answered

Question 17937 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many social housing redirects, if any, approved since 1 July 2025 were funded using funds provided for in Budget 2024 for an additional 1,500 social houses?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to my response to WPQ (2026) 17924. No redirects were funded using funds provided for in Budget 2025 for an additional 1,500 social housing places in Auckland.

Answered

Question 17938 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, social housing redirects did the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development approve in each of the past three financial years and so far in the current year and how were these redirects funded?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Redirects are defined as properties that Community Housing Providers already manage but have not previously attracted an income-related rent subsidy. This information is publicly available on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development…

Answered

Question 17943 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, houses did Kāinga Ora purchase from developers to date in 2025/26 and what is the average cost of those houses?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that it acquired 359 new homes from the market from builders and developers in 2025/26 from 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. The average cost of the homes was $823,860.

Answered

Question 17944 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, Kāinga Ora houses have been delivered in 2025/26 using traditional development methods and what is the average cost of those houses?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that no houses were delivered solely using traditional development methods from 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. All redevelopment houses delivered to date in the 2025/26 financial year have been…

Answered

Question 17945 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How, if at all, has the bedroom mix of houses delivered by Kāinga Ora in 2023/2024 changed in subsequent years?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, which provides the total number of homes delivered by Kāinga Ora through the redevelopment of its own land.

Answered

Question 17946 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What inflation rates are used by Kāinga Ora to adjust for inflation when comparing Total Delivery Cost of Housing Delivery System delivered houses against the 2023/24 baseline for traditional redevelopment projects?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that it used the Building Cost inflation rate of two percent. This rate would allow for the comparison of the real cost to build residential homes between financial years.

Answered

Question 17947 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many Kāinga Ora houses have been delivered in 2025/26 using the Housing Delivery System and what percentage of the total number of new houses delivered does that represent?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that 277 homes were delivered in 2025/26 to 31 March 2026 by Kāinga Ora on its own land (redevelopment) and were completed using the Housing Delivery System. These 277 homes are 43 percent of…

Answered

Question 17948 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What are the year-to-date savings for 2025/26 for Kāinga Ora houses delivered using the Housing Delivery System compared to traditional development?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities tracks its build cost efficiencies through its quarterly performance scorecard: - https://kaingaora.govt.nz/en_NZ/publications/tracking-our-performance/. In 2023/24 financial year the cost per square…

Answered

Question 17951 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What has been the cost of the launch and implementation of the Perform and Grow framework and how does it anchor employees while Kāinga Ora undergoes change?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it has confirmed the launch and implementation of the Perform and Grow framework were delivered within existing baseline funding. The framework design, along with the supporting learning…

Answered

Question 17952 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What, if any, structured support does Kāinga Ora provide to staff during any restructuring processes and how are staff able to access any such support?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it provides structured support to employees during restructuring processes through a variety of providers. Employees are also provided with information and guidance on financial support…

Answered

Question 17953 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How, if at all, does Kāinga Ora ensure that its engagement with staff during any restructuring processes is clear and transparent?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it aims to engage with employees in a way that is open, clear, and transparent throughout any restructuring process. Employees who may be affected by proposed changes are provided with…

Answered

Question 17954 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How, if at all, does Kāinga Ora measure employee morale and what benchmarks, if any, are used in such measurements?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it has tracked employee morale over recent years through its periodic Organisational Health Index surveys. Rather than relying on a single “morale” score, the survey looks at a range of…

Answered

Question 17955 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, restructuring processes were undertaken at Kāinga Ora since 1 April 2025 and for each, what was its purpose and expected benefits?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it has undertaken 1 large and 6 small change processes resulting in changes to organisational structure since 1 April 2025.

Answered

Question 17956 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, restructuring processes are currently underway at Kāinga Ora and for each, what is its purpose and expected benefits?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it currently has two change processes underway.

Answered

Question 17957 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, CHP lease houses did Kāinga Ora have in Auckland on 30 June 2024, 30 June 2025 and on 31 March 2026 and how do these numbers breakdown by Auckland Local Board?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. This is also my response for written parliamentary questions 17958-9 (2026).

Answered

Question 17958 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, Transitional Housing houses did Kāinga Ora have in Auckland on 30 June 2024, 30 June 2025 and on 31 March 2026 and how do these numbers breakdown by Auckland Local Board?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the answer for written parliamentary question 17957(2026).

Answered

Question 17959 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many, if any, Community Group houses did Kāinga Ora have in Auckland on 30 June 2024, 30 June 2025 and on 31 March 2026 and how do these numbers breakdown by Auckland Local Board?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the answer for written parliamentary question 17957(2026).

Answered

Question 17960 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many houses, if any, did Kāinga Ora lease in each Auckland Local Board on 30 June 2024, 30 June 2025 and on 31 March 2026 and how many, if any, of those houses were managed state housing stock on each of those dates?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.

Answered

Question 17961 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    How many houses, if any, did Kāinga Ora own in each Auckland Local Board on 30 June 2024, 30 June 2025 and on 31 March 2026 and how many, if any, of those houses were managed state housing stock on each of those dates?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I refer the member to the attached table provided by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.

Answered

Question 18015 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    Further to Written Parliamentary Question 14026 (2026); in which areas were the 11 homes sold and for how much?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that one of these homes sold was in Upper Hutt for $380,000, and ten were sold in Lower Hutt, for a total of $4,068,000.

Answered

Question 17476 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

I received the following papers: HUD 23-Apr HUD2026-009639 Talking points for Registration of Boarding House Landlords Bill HUD 23-Apr HUD2026-009670 Opening of the Tū Mai Rā Investments 10 unit development in Masterton at 67 Renall St HUD…

Answered

Question 17477 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Hon Chris Bishop: The titles of an additional eleven papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. • MBIE – 20/04/2026 - BRIEFING-REQ- 0030787…

Answered

Question 17581 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

None.

Answered

Question 17582 (2026)

Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

As Minister of Housing, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026.

Answered

17298, 17316, 17369 (2026)

Questions published
See individual question dates
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

Questions

  • 17298 (matches this search)

    Question published

    What is the justification, if any, for applying some reforms, under the proposed changes to the Retirement Villages Act, to existing contracts, but not others?

  • 17316 (matches this search)

    Question published

    Why are some provisions of the proposed changes to retirement village capital repayment laws, to be applied to existing contracts, and others not?

  • 17369 (matches this search)

    Question published

    Why are some provisions of the proposed changes to the Retirement Villages Act, to be applied to existing contracts and others not?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

Commencement of changes and whether the changes should apply to existing occupation right agreements (ORAs) take into account: • fairness and consumer protection for residents (including the views of the Commerce Commission), • whether the…