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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, was spent on international mobile roaming charges on mobile devices issued to him personally in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and related meetings held in Koror, Palau, in August and…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How many mobile devices funded by his Office, if any, incurred international roaming charges in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and related meetings held in Koror, Palau, in August and September 2026?

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spend on international mobile roaming charges for staff or officials travelling to, attending, or returning from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and related…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How much, if any, was spent by his Office on prepaid international roaming products, local SIM cards or eSIMs, or portable wi-fi or satellite communications devices for use in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting…

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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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Which agency, department, or appropriation, if any, met the cost of international mobile roaming charges in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and related meetings held in Koror, Palau, in August and September…

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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How many invoices for international mobile roaming charges in connection with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and related meetings held in Koror, Palau, in August and September 2026, if any, remained unbilled or unpaid as at…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37933 (2026), does the total of 11 contracts awarded without open advertisement include the engagement of Beca Ltd, which the reply to written question 35240 (2026) states was undertaken through a…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37933 (2026) and 35241 (2026), how is the stated total of NZD 2,361,636 for contracts awarded without open advertisement consistent with the total contract value of $3,401,000 for Beca Ltd alone?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37933 (2026) and 37932 (2026), does the total of 11 contracts include the shipbuilding contract; if not, on what basis is a closed tender process treated as open advertisement for the purposes of…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37933 (2026), will he provide the 11 contracts broken down by supplier, date of award, value, and the ground in Appendix 2 of the Government Procurement Rules relied on in each case; if not, why not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37934 (2026), on how many occasions since 1 April 2025 has each individual ground in Appendix 2 been relied on, broken down by ground?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37934 (2026), 37231 (2026) and 35236 (2026), where in the Government Procurement Rules does the phrase "a fair basis" appear as a ground for exemption from open advertising?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37231 (2026) and 35236 (2026), where in the Government Procurement Rules does the "fair basis" test appear; if it does not, what is the source of that standard and who applied it?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 35239 (2026), what was the date and value of each of the three variations to Beca Ltd's contract, and who approved each variation?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 35239 (2026) and 37930 (2026), was each variation to Beca Ltd's contract approved within the delegated authority described in that reply; if not, by whom was it approved?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 35238 (2026) and 35239 (2026), did Mr Lowe recuse himself from board consideration of each of the three variations, as distinct from the original engagement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 35712 (2026), on what date did Mr Lowe's part-time advisory role with Beca commence, is that role current, and is it remunerated?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 35712 (2026), which divisions or business units of Beca does Mr Lowe's advisory role cover, and who verified that it excludes the New Zealand infrastructure market?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 35713 (2026), was the expectation that Mr Lowe would recuse himself recorded in writing at the time of his appointment; if so, in what document?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37881 (2026) and 35239 (2026), given that the number of variations to Beca Ltd's contract was disclosed in the latter, on what basis is the number of variations across all Ferry Holdings Ltd…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37929 (2026), how many procurements has Ferry Holdings Ltd undertaken since 5 March 2025, and to what total value, in the absence of a board-approved procurement policy?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37929 (2026), on what date is the procurement policy expected to be approved by the board, and how long has it been in draft?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37930 (2026) and 37929 (2026), under what instrument were the delegated authorities for approving exemptions established, on what date was that instrument adopted, and by whom, given that no…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37930 (2026), how many exemptions from open advertising have been approved since 1 April 2025 under each of the three delegation tiers described?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37920 (2026) and 37922 (2026), how is he able to state that the contract with Esby & Co is under $100,000 while also stating that he does not hold information on its value?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37919 (2026), what limits, if any, apply to Esby & Co's access to Ferry Holdings Ltd's procurement files, board papers and staff, and who set those limits?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37922 (2026), who approved the engagement of Esby & Co, and was that approval given under the Chief Executive's delegation described in the reply to written question 37930 (2026)?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37921 (2026), what conflict of interest declarations were obtained from Esby & Co or its personnel before its engagement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37905 (2026) and 37240 (2026), if no board resolution recorded the decision to commence the review, what record exists of the board having taken that decision on 11 May 2026?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37913 (2026), who decided to exclude the shipbuilding contract from the scope of the review, on what date, and for what reason?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37913 (2026) and 37239 (2026), why was a review commenced for best practice reasons and unprompted by any complaint or finding scoped as a targeted review rather than a general one?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37910 (2026), on what date did Ferry Holdings Ltd receive the draft review findings, and on what date does he expect to receive the report?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37917 (2026) and 37915 (2026), given that no claim of legal professional privilege is made, will Ferry Holdings Ltd proactively publish the terms of reference immediately upon conclusion of the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37885 (2026) and 37910 (2026), given that draft findings now exist, will he request a copy of the terms of reference and the draft findings; if not, why not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37891 (2026) and 37238 (2026), if his office maintains no record of contacts with the Chair of Ferry Holdings Ltd, what is the basis for the statement that the Chair "is in regular contact with…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 35234 (2026), what is the title of the Treasury advice received on 6 November 2025 that referred to the Government Procurement Rules?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 35234 (2026), what did the Treasury advice of 6 November 2025 say regarding Ferry Holdings Ltd's compliance with the Government Procurement Rules?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37936 (2026), on what date was the assurance from the Ferry Holdings Ltd board given, in what form, and to whom?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37888 (2026) and 35236 (2026), has the reply to written question 35236 (2026) been amended or corrected to reflect that he now holds this information; if not, why not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37936 (2026) and 37240 (2026), was that assurance given before or after the board commenced its review of procurement practices on 11 May 2026?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37888 (2026), who requested the table of procurement provided to his office on 21 August 2026, and for what purpose?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the reply to written question 37886 (2026), has she been informed of Ferry Holdings Ltd's review into its procurement practices; if so, on what date and by whom, and what written advice has she or her office received regarding…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to the replies to written questions 37886 (2026) and 37231 (2026), does she agree that Ferry Holdings Ltd has followed the Government Procurement Rules, and if so, on what basis; has she requested the terms of reference for the…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

Further to the reply to written question 37886 (2026), has he been informed of Ferry Holdings Ltd's review into its procurement practices; if so, on what date and by whom, and does he agree with the statement in the reply to written…

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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What role, if any, did the Minister make in the appointment of Jon Johansson as the Ambassador to Sweden?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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Did the Minister recuse himself at any stage of the recruitment and appointment process for the role of Ambassador to Sweden, and if if so, which stages?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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What was the recruitment process for the appointment of the role of Ambassador to Sweden?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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Was a shortlist compiled for the role of Ambassador to Sweden, and if so, was Jon Johansson the top recommended candidate for the position?

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Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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Does the Department of Corrections ordinarily deploy one contracted Electronic Monitoring Field Officer for installations, maintenance visits, and responses to alerts at private residences; if so, what policy, procedure, risk assessment,…

Asked by

Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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What risk assessment processes are required by the Department of Corrections before a contracted Electronic Monitoring Field Officer is sent alone to a private residence, if any?