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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Question published 15 May 2026

  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), of the 10 road crashes recorded between 1 February and 31 October 2025 involving members of the cohort, (a) how many involved a cohort member as the driver of the vehicle at fault; (b) how many resulted in…

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  Question published 15 May 2026

  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), what is the reason that the safety impact figures provided cover only the period 1 February to 31 October 2025, when Replies 13162, 13166 and 13167 (2026) declined to provide that same category of information…

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  Question published 20 May 2026

  Further to Reply 18703 (2026), and noting the differing date ranges provided in that reply and in Reply 8823 (2026): (a) will the Minister table a formal correction to the parliamentary record in respect of any reply found to contain an…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 18703 (2026), and noting the differing date ranges provided in that reply and in Reply 8823 (2026): (a) will the Minister table a formal correction to the parliamentary record in respect of any reply found to contain an…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 18700 (2026), regarding the review of the Certificate of Particulars control due to be completed by the end of June 2026: (a) what are its terms of reference, and is it being conducted by NZTA staff or by an independent…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Replies 13171 and 18710 (2026): (a) does NZTA maintain, on the licensing record of each individual within the 461 cohort, a notation that they were previously found to have provided fraudulent or falsified information in a…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 18710 (2026): (a) how many individuals within the cohort of 461 referred to in previous replies have requested reconsideration of a licence revocation arising from the overseas conversion fraud; (b) how many such requests…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 18713 (2026): did NZ Police request from NZTA, between 1 August 2025 and 18 November 2025, the identities, licence classes, or endorsements of the cohort referred to in that reply; and if so, on what date or dates, and how…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Replies 13168 and 18714 (2026): (a) at any time between February 2025 and 1 August 2025, did any individual within NZTA undertake a road safety risk assessment in respect of the cohort referred to in Reply 13168; (b) if so, what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 18702 (2026): (a) on what date were the audits referred to in that reply directed to commence, and when are they expected to be completed; (b) how many Driver Licensing Agents are subject to those audits; (c) will the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Replies 17371 and 18702 (2026): (a) what was the specific administrative error that resulted in the November 2025 fraudulent overseas licence conversion being processed after the date NZTA had stated the vulnerability was…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17207 (2026), at the time the 16 April 2025 amendment to the CoP control was approved, were the decision-makers aware that CoPs could be, or were being, forged; if so, what was the basis for the proportionality assessment;…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Replies 13378 and 18708 (2026): (a) were the decision-makers who authorised the 16 April 2025 amendment to the Certificate of Particulars control among those involved in the assessment into possible fraud at the time of that…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 18719 (2026): (a) on what date and time was the media statement referred to in that reply first provided to the Minister or to any member of his office; (b) was the Minister or any member of his office informed, in writing…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Replies 13374, 17205, 18717, and 18718 (2026), and having regard to Reply 13375 (2026): (a) what did Reply 13374 mean in stating that there was no reference in the statement to February 2025; (b) what did Reply 17205 mean in…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), of the 331 roadside inspections referred to, (a) in how many, if any, was a member of the cohort confirmed as the driver of the vehicle inspected; and (b) of the 77 vehicles against which non-compliance…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), of the 113 individuals against whom 183 potential traffic offences were recorded, how many, if any, accounted for three or more of those recorded offences?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Question published 7 May 2026

  Further to Reply 17203 (2026), how many of the 461 individuals identified as having fraudulently converted overseas licences have, to date, been issued an infringement notice; and if the answer is none, how does the Minister reconcile…

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  Question published 7 May 2026

  Further to Reply 17203 (2026), has an infringement notice been issued to the individual referred to in Reply 13171 (2026) who was found to have provided falsified information to NZTA on two separate occasions; and if not, why not?

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  Question published 15 May 2026

  Further to Replies 13169, 17201 and 17204 (2026), why has no infringement notice yet been issued to any of the 461 individuals identified as having fraudulently converted a licence; and does NZTA consider this consistent with the position…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 5308 (2026), was the Minister, or any ministerial colleague, consulted on or informed of the framing and timing of NZTA's November 2025 public statement prior to its release?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Replies 13163, 17212 and 17213 (2026), did the Minister or his office have any role in, or communication with ministerial colleagues regarding, the timing of NZTA's formal notification to NZ Police on 1 August 2025, or the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 5308 (2026), was the matter of the fraudulent overseas licence conversions raised with Cabinet or any Cabinet committee; if so, on what date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 5308 (2026), did the Minister specifically inform the Minister of Police of the fraudulent overseas licence conversions; if so, on what date and by what means; and if not, what was the reason?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 5308 (2026), was the Minister of Immigration, or any other Minister whose portfolio responsibilities intersect with this matter, informed of the fraudulent overseas licence conversions; if so, which Ministers and on what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 5308 (2026), in which the Minister advised he was formally briefed on the fraudulent overseas licence conversions on 8 July 2025, did the Minister inform any ministerial colleagues of the matter following that briefing; if…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17204 (2026), as at the date of this question, how many of the 461 individuals identified as having fraudulently converted a licence have (a) been issued an infringement notice, (b) been referred for prosecution, or (c)…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), has any safety or offending data been compiled in respect of the cohort for the period after 31 October 2025, and if so, what does that data show?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), what categories of non-compliance were recorded in the actions taken against the 77 vehicles; and were any of those non-compliance findings related to the driver's licence class or endorsement status rather…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), were any of the 183 potential traffic offences recorded against cohort members during the period 1 February to 31 October 2025 identified at the time as offences committed by holders of potentially fraudulent…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), by what counting methodology were 331 roadside inspections recorded as covering 620 vehicles, and on average how many vehicle units were covered per inspection?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), of the 183 potential traffic offences recorded against 113 individuals in the cohort between 1 February and 31 October 2025, (a) how many of those offences have since been confirmed following investigation;…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), how many road crashes involving members of the cohort were recorded in the Crash Analysis System for the full period from 4 January 2023 to 31 January 2025; and if that information remains withheld on the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), does the figure of 10 road crashes represent crashes in which a cohort member was recorded as a driver, or does it also include crashes in which a cohort member was a passenger or otherwise involved; and on…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 17201 (2026), what was the safety impact data provided, covering crashes (including any fatalities), traffic offences, and roadside inspections, for the cohort during the period 1 January 2023 to present?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister consider that continued through-freight movements along Mosgiel's Gordon Road and town centre is an interim condition rather than a long-term solution; if not, why not?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Has the government directed Waka Kotahi to consider strategic solutions, such as heavy-vehicle bypass options, alongside intersection upgrades in the Mosgiel and Taieri area; if not, why not?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Has the government directed Waka Kotahi to consider strategic solutions, such as additional State Highway 1 access points, alongside intersection upgrades in the Mosgiel and Taieri area; if not, why not?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  When will longer-term options around the safety issues affecting Mosgiel and the wider Taieri area, beyond interim optimisation measures, be brought to Ministers for decision making, if at all?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  What are the expected timeframes for decision-making, and delivery of short to medium term safety and intersection improvements in Mosgiel, if any?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Question published 7 May 2026

  Further to Replies 17371 and 17202 (2026), has administrative error been identified as the cause of both the 37 incorrect licence class conversions and at least one fraudulent conversion being processed after the vulnerability was stated…

• 18871 (matches this search)

  Question published 8 May 2026

  Further to Replies 17371 and 17202 (2026), has NZTA undertaken any broader review of the role of administrative error in the processing of overseas licence conversions; and if not, why not, after an administrative error was identified as…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What documents, if any, has the Minister of Transport received relating to the decision to provide $10 million to NZTA to ease funding pressures on public transport authorities in respect of the Total Mobility scheme, including the basis…

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  What documents, spreadsheets, and analytical models, if any, has the Minister of Transport received that were used to calculate the forecast Total Mobility funding shortfall of $236 million over the period 2025–2030, and what assumptions…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, briefings, and formal submissions, if any, has the Minister of Transport received from NZTA in relation to the Total Mobility review between January 2024 and the present, including NZTA's position on trip caps, subsidy levels,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What regional-level data, if any, has the Minister of Transport received from NZTA on Total Mobility trips, costs, and subsidy expenditure for the financial years 2020/21 through 2024/25, broken down by region and, where available, by user…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What correspondence and papers, if any, has the Minister of Transport received that were exchanged between the Ministry of Transport, Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People, the Ministry of Social Development, and NZTA relating to the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What final reports, draft reports, and data produced by MRCagney under its consultancy engagement for phases two and three of the Total Mobility review, if any, has the Minister of Transport received, including any unpublished findings,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What summary, quantitative analysis, or thematic analysis of submissions on the Proposals to Strengthen Total Mobility discussion document, if any, has the Minister of Transport received, and what breakdown has he been provided of…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What briefings, regulatory impact assessments, and policy advice papers, if any, has the Minister of Transport received since December 2025 relating to the Total Mobility scheme, including any advice he has received in response to…