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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How much, if any, has the NZ Transport Agency spent on external professional services for the Northland Corridor programme in each financial year from 2023/24 to 2025/26, broken down by financial year and by section?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 66207 (2024), are external professional services costs for the corridor now recorded against individual sections; if so, from what date, and if not, what is the total programme-level spend on external professional services…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to Reply 34451 (2026), how much, if any, has the NZ Transport Agency spent to date on external professional services for the Northland Corridor programme as a whole, broken down by section (Warkworth to Te Hana; Te Hana to Port…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What role, if any, did the Minister have in the setting of New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, and on what dates, if any, was the Minister consulted or informed…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What methodology did the New Zealand Transport Agency use to set normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, and in what respects, if any, does that methodology differ from the one used to set rates…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What amount, if any, has been paid from the National Land Transport Fund towards emergency works on local roads since 1 July 2023, broken down by approved organisation and by financial year?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rate applies to emergency works, being repairs to local roads damaged by storms, floods and other events, broken down by approved organisation and by each year of the 2027-30 National…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What estimate, if any, has been made of the additional cost falling on regional councils and unitary authorities as a result of changes to New Zealand Transport Agency public transport funding assistance rates over the three years of the…

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  What estimate, if any, has been made of the additional cost, if any, falling on councils and other approved organisations, in dollars, as a result of changes to New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rates over the three…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rate applies to total mobility services, being the subsidised transport scheme for people unable to use conventional public transport, broken down by approved organisation and by each…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What funding assistance rate for public transport services has the New Zealand Transport Agency set for each regional council and unitary authority, broken down by council and by each of the 2026/27, 2027/28, 2028/29 and 2029/30 financial…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many councils or other approved organisations, if any, have advised the New Zealand Transport Agency or the Ministry of Transport that they intend to reduce, defer or reprioritise planned road maintenance, renewal or bridge work…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What estimate, if any, has been made of the increase, if any, in rates a council would need to levy in order to maintain its planned local road maintenance and renewal programme unchanged after its New Zealand Transport Agency normal…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What proportion of each approved organisation's total land transport expenditure was met from the National Land Transport Fund during the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by organisation and by financial year?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast expenditure from the National Land Transport Fund on local road maintenance, operations and renewals over the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by approved organisation and by financial year, and…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many requests or representations, if any, have the New Zealand Transport Agency or the Minister received seeking reconsideration of a normal funding assistance rate set for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many submissions or written responses, if any, did the New Zealand Transport Agency receive from councils and other approved organisations on the proposed normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which approved organisations, if any, received a temporarily enhanced New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rate following Cyclone Gabrielle, broken down by organisation, by the enhanced rate received, and by the rate set…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What estimate, if any, has the Minister received directly from a council of the dollar cost to that council of its New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rate for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, compared with…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What value or score was recorded for each input variable used in the New Zealand Transport Agency's methodology for setting normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by approved…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What are the maximum and minimum New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rates, and the overall National Land Transport Fund co-investment rate, being the average share of local land transport programmes met nationally from…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What normal funding assistance rate has the New Zealand Transport Agency set for each approved organisation, broken down by organisation and by each of the 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27, 2027/28, 2028/29 and 2029/30 financial years?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many approved organisations, if any, will receive a New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rate in 2029/30 that is lower than, higher than, or the same as their 2026/27 rate, broken down by organisation and by the…

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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 31 August 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 31 August 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 31 August 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 31 August 2026, by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  After the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project found a compelling case for the project and assessed successful delivery as feasible, what changed between February 2026 and August 2026 to require an…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2023/24 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2023/24 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Was Cabinet's decision on the January 2027 fuel excise duty increase made before or after the Minister of Finance stated publicly on 27 August 2026 that the Government would not be increasing fuel tax on 1 January next year?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which of the recommendations of the May 2026 Gate 3 review of the Warkworth to Te Hana PPP had been implemented before the project reached financial close on 30 July 2026, and how many, if any, remained outstanding at that date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Was the April 2025 Gateway review of the Ōtaki to North Levin project provided to the NZTA Board before its decision to allocate an additional $427 million to the project; and if not, why not?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  To what extent, if at all, did the finding of the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project that fit-for-purpose governance needed to be established for the next phase inform Cabinet's decision, announced on…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For each of the 14 high-risk investment assurance reviews held by the NZ Transport Agency covering the period 1 January 2024 to 27 August 2026, what delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned, listed by report title and date; and…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister of Transport received on the interaction between the new fuel excise duty increase schedule and the planned transition of light vehicles to road user charges, and what is the assumed date of that…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How does the Government intend to fund the land transport programme in the period between 1 January 2027 and the first increase of fuel excise under the new schedule on 1 January 2028, and what decisions, if any, have been made on that…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Is the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026 given effect to under any specific commitment in either coalition agreement; if so, which clause or clauses?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Did any Minister record a differing view, dissent, or reservation in relation to the fuel excise decision announced on 31 August 2026; if so, how many Ministers did so?