Written questions

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How much, if any, has been spent to date on programme management, administration, consultants and contractors for the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How much, if any, has been spent to date on procurement processes for new or extended urgent care services?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What proportion, if any, of urgent and after-hours healthcare spending committed to in Budget 2025 to date has gone to services that are now operating, as opposed to services still in procurement or development?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What funding, if any, beyond the $164 million has been committed or sought for urgent and after-hours healthcare since Budget 2025, and from what source?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is forecast to be spent in each of the remaining years of the appropriation?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Which emergency departments, if any, currently operate an ED diversion or redirection scheme to urgent care services, and from what date did each begin?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How many patients, if any, have been offered diversion or redirection from an emergency department to an urgent care service in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How many and what percentage, if any, of patients offered diversion or redirection from an emergency department accepted it in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What percentage, if any, of patients presenting to each emergency department were assessed as suitable for diversion or redirection to urgent care in the most recent 12 months?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has the 2022 time and motion study referred to at paragraph 78 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) been repeated or updated, if at all, and if so, what did it find?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What national target, if any, is there for the proportion of emergency department presentations diverted or redirected to urgent care services?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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He has requested or received advice on increasing electric vehicle uptake since March 27, if so, what was the substance of any advice?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, briefings, reports or any other document, if any, has the Minister received on electric freight options for New Zealand, since March 27, 2026, listed by title and date?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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What have industry stakeholders told him or the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, in any engagements, about the price at which Liquefied Natural Gas would need to be set for industry users to afford it?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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Is the Government considering subsidising the price of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for industrial users who may not be able to afford to continue their operations at the price of delivered LNG?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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What is the total cost to Government of the delay in raising fuel excise tax schedule for 2027?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Has Land Information New Zealand finished developing its "five‑year AMD [acid mine drainage] monitoring programme", which it "expected to commence in late 2026 and continue through to 2030", as noted in the document BRF 26-272…

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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What is the total cost of the increased in-work tax credit as a result of the fuel crisis since it was introduced on April 1, 2026, and how does this compare with any projected or modelled costs prior to introduction?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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How is the deferral of increases to the fuel excise tax a "targeted response"?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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Further to her answers to written question 38441 (2026): was this not an internal review of the procurement process?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What stage is progress on the Stockton hydro development outlined in 'BRF 26-272 Aide-mémoire: Stockton Mine' at?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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Further to her answer to written question 38524 (2026): was The Post wrong when they reported on 2 September 2026 that an internal audit review by Health New Zealand of the procurement process had occurred?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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Further to her answers to written questions 38524 and 38441 (2026): how can she claim in her answer to 38524 that “no internal review into the awarding of Auckland home and community support contracts has been undertaken by Health New…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Has the Minister received the update "on progress achieved to date on the [Stockton] hydro development" from Buller Electricity Limited, which was proposed for June 2026?

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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Further to her answers to written question 38441 (2026): what triggered this review?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What decisions, if any, have been made about the future of the proposed Stockton hydro scheme?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Has Land Information New Zealand refined "the concept design" and clarified the "costs, benefits, and risk allocation for the Crown" of the Stockton hydro scheme proposal, as per the intention stated at paragraph 12 of the document 'BRF…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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How many kilometres of local road, sealed and unsealed, is each approved organisation responsible for maintaining, and how many rating units are within each district, broken down by organisation and by road surface type?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Which roads, if any, are classified as special purpose roads, being roads that receive a New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rate set separately from the responsible council's normal rate, and what rate applies to each, broken…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What decisions, if any, have been made about the New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rates that will apply to special purpose roads after 30 June 2030, and when does the Minister expect any remaining decisions to be made?

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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 to the responsible council of any reduction in the New Zealand Transport Agency funding assistance rate applying to a special purpose road over the 2027-30 National Land Transport…

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, briefings, reports or correspondence has the Minister had, if any, on the roading maintenance and/or rates impacts of lowering the Financial Assistance Rate for Councils?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What was the original projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington at the time funding was first approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington experienced any delays to its planned timeline, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and what steps are being…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Were any delays to Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington recorded during the period prior to December 2023, if so, what were those delays, what caused them, and how long did they extend the project timeline, if…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current total approved budget for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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On what date was funding for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington first approved, and by which government or Cabinet decision was that funding approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What was the original approved budget for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington at the time funding was first established, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has the approved budget for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington increased since funding was first approved, if so, by how much has the budget increased in total, on what dates were budget increases approved,…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How is Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington currently tracking against its approved budget - is the project within budget, forecast to overspend, or underspent, if overspending is forecast, by how much and what…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Is there any underspend currently recorded or forecast for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if so, what is the value of the underspend and what is the reason for it, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How many risks are currently open for Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current overall RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status of Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, and what are the individual RAG ratings for schedule, budget, and scope, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed or updated on the progress of Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Does Ngā Puna Waiora High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrades, Wellington currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Were any delays to Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works recorded during the period prior to December 2023, if so, what were those delays, what caused them, and how long did they extend the project timeline, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What was the original projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works at the time funding was first approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has Wellington Regional Hospital ED Refurbishment - Enabling Works experienced any delays to its planned timeline, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and what steps are being…