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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, of the 205 senior leaders from construction businesses in New Zealand who completed Kennards Hire's second annual Construction Confidence Check survey will he undertake to meet in-person to listen to their concerns?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Will the new Minister commit to attending all of the Building and Construction portfolio events with external stakeholders between now and the election that the Hon Penk had already confirmed his attendance at; if not, why not?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Will the Minister undertake to read the full version of the second annual Construction Confidence Check survey, released in August 2026, which says that economic uncertainty, rising costs, tighter customer budgets, planning delays and…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Does he agree with the Kennards Hire reporting that confidence among construction industry decision makers has dropped by nearly 10% over the last year; and if so, what action, if any, does he intend to take?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Does the Hon Watts plan to proactively engage stakeholders in the building and construction industry in the coming months; if so, how?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Will any of the Government's building and construction policy work be paused or delayed as a result of the appointment of a new Minister in August 2026; if yes, what policy work?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Further to 59216 (2025), are the Minister's policy priorities for 2026 the same as the Hon Penk; if not, why not?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Will the Hon Watts be available to meet with stakeholders in his new building and construction portfolio; if so, when and how can they meet him?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What instructions, if any, did the Prime Minister give the Hon Watts about the Building and Construction portfolio; if so, what were they?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Was the Hon Watts informed by the Prime Minister that he would become the new Minister for Building and Construction; if so, when?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What automated approvals, if any, are currently operating within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What public engagement surveys, if any, have been completed regarding the use of artificial intelligence 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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  What procurement process, if any, was used for purchasing artificial intelligence tools, if any, currently being used within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What algorithm impact assessments, if any, have been done 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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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister instructed any chief executive not to action the head count reduction targets or baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026, and if so, which chief executives?

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What instructions, if any, has the Minister given to the Chief Executives they are responsible about the public service headcount reduction targets or baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast change, if any, in building-system processing or determination timeframes, and in support to the building and construction sector, in the 12 months following the Vote Building and Construction baseline saving in Budget…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What constraints, if any, has the Minister placed on how the Vote Building and Construction baseline saving may be found in Budget 2026, and may that saving extend to funded building-system or consenting programmes if sufficient savings…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Which specific building and construction regulatory functions, services or programmes, if any, will be reduced, slowed or ceased as a result of the Vote Building and Construction baseline saving in Budget 2026, broken down by agency,…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What is the dollar value attributable to each of the levers identified for the Baseline Savings – Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Vote Building and Construction) initiative in Budget 2026 (approximately $$8.226m over four…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?

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  What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to…

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  Has any staff member in the Minister’s office used a private email account to send or receive official information since the Government took office; if so, on how many occasions since 27 November 2023?

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  Has the Minister or any staff member in their office received a briefing, document, or correspondence from a company, lobbyist, or other third party at a private email account that hasn't then been forwarded to an official email account or…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · 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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…