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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Since 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has made no payments of this nature. For Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 2246 (2026).

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many cases of sexual harassment resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Since 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has made no payments of this nature. For Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 2246 (2026).

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many cases of sexual harassment were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Police, or other external authorities in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What categories of workplace bullying allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many recorded incidences of workplace bullying, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many cases of sexual harassment resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Since 2018, no individuals within the Ministry were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment. For Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What categories of sexual harassment allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Since 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has no recorded incidences of sexual harassment. For Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 2246 (2026).

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Since 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has no recorded incidences of sexual harassment. For Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 2246 (2026).

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What categories of sexual harassment allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Since 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has no recorded incidences of sexual harassment. For Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 2246 (2026).

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

No such cases have arisen in the Office of the Associate Minister of Housing to date since 27 November 2023, when this Government was formed.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many houses, if any, does Kāinga Ora own in total and how many of those houses, if any, have tenancy agreements in place?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it owns 74,926 (public and supported) properties as at 31 December 2025. Of these, 73,122 are occupied, so will have tenancy agreements in place.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many Kāinga Ora-owned homes, if any, are currently categorised as removed from service pending demolition and how does that number breakdown by the number of months the homes have been out of service?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that as at 31 December 2025, 86 owned properties have been removed from service pending demolition. For more information I refer the Member to the attached document provided by Kāinga Ora,…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many Kāinga Ora-owned homes, if any, are currently categorised as removed from service and how does that number breakdown by the number of months the homes have been out of service?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that as at 31 December 2025, there were 1,335 owned properties that have been removed from service. For more information, I refer the Member to the attached document provided by Kainga Ora for…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many Kāinga Ora-owned homes, if any, are currently categorised as removed from service pending divestment and how does that number breakdown by the number of months the homes have been out of service?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that as at 31 December 2025, there were 612 owned properties that have been removed from service pending divestment. For more information, I refer the Member to the attached document provided…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What internal conferences, seminars, roadshows, staff retreats, offsite training, or planning and teambuilding exercises, if any, has Kāinga Ora funded since 1 July 2025 and for each event what was the purpose, date held, venue and total…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that providing the member with this information would require a manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s ruling 210/6, I consider that the…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the cost, if any, for the Kāinga Ora investigation into the December 2024 protected disclosure case involving contracting processes?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it incurred costs for a specialist barrister to carry out the required investigation; this was an external consultant who worked with Kāinga Ora legal team as a secondee for a defined…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Why did the December 2024 protected disclosure case involving contracting processes take nine months to complete and how many staff, if any, were involved in conducting that investigation?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that this case was investigated thoroughly and involved an investigation led by an external barrister who worked for a short period within the Kāinga Ora legal team – as a secondee – to…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What were the process and policy improvements that resulted from the investigation into the December 2024 protected disclosure case involving contracting processes?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it regularly updates its procurement policy and practice in accordance with the Government procurement rules that came into force in 2019. These updates addressed the improvements around…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the threshold of serious wrongdoing for Kāinga Ora investigations into contractors or staff and how was that threshold set?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it has a Protected Disclosure policy that stipulates the threshold for “serious wrongdoing” is to be in accordance with the definition of the Protected Disclosures (Protection of…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the investigation into the December 2024 protected disclosure case involving Kāinga Ora contracting processes an internal investigation and if so, who decided that the allegations did not meet the threshold of serious wrongdoing?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the investigation into the December 2024 protected disclosure case involving the Kāinga Ora contracting processes was an internal investigation (led by an external barrister who worked for…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · 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 period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The titles of 1 papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. HUD 20/01/2026 HUD2026-008991 Christchurch walkabout 21 Jan 2026 HUD 23/01/2026…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · 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 period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

The title of two papers have been withheld in accordance with SR 199/6 as they are under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release. o Kāinga Ora – KO-MS-26-20901 - KO status report - 16 January 2026 - 15/01/2026…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

None.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

As Minister of Housing, I took no papers to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What policy, if any, does Kāinga Ora have about the regularity of its proactive release of information, such as weekly reports to ministers, and how, if at all, has that policy changed in the past year?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora has a Proactive Release Policy dated 14 June 2024 that is published on its website at: https://kaingaora.govt.nz/assets/Publications/Proactive-releases/Proactive-Release-Policy-POL-393.pdf There has been no policy change in the…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Why has Kāinga Ora not proactively released any weekly reports to ministers since the report dated 28 March 2025 and when, if at all, will additional weekly reports be released on its website?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it acknowledges the weekly report to Ministers has not been proactively released for a period of time. Kainga Ora is currently working through the backlog of reports and aims to release…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What services, if any, did Plato Payments Limited provide for the contracts it was awarded by Kāinga Ora in 2024/25 and what procurement process was used to award that contract?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it engaged Plato Services Limited (Plato) in February 2024 to develop a prototype solution to support the digital management of the Housing Delivery System. This engagement was…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What services, if any, did Merkle Aotearoa Limited provide for the contracts it was awarded by Kāinga Ora in 2024/25 and what procurement process was used to award that contract?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it engaged Merkle Aotearoa Limited (Merkle) as its Salesforce Implementation Partner following a competitive two‑stage Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement process, undertaken between…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What has been the total cost, if any, of Kāinga Ora demolitions in the first half of 2025/26 and how many homes, if any, were demolished over that period?

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    What was the total cost, if any, of Kāinga Ora demolitions in 2023/24 and in 2024/45 and how many homes, if any, were demolished in each of those years?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the cost for demolition, deconstruction and relocations in 2023/24 was $71.98 million, 2024/25 was $33.7 million, and 2025/26 (to 31 December 2025) was $10.73 million. Kāinga Ora…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the cost of landfill disposal charges, if any, for waste from Kāinga Ora demolitions in 2023/24 and in 2024/25?

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    What was the cost of landfill disposal charges, if any, for waste from Kāinga Ora demolitions in the first half of 2025/26?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that its dedicated Waste Minimisation Programme, that ran until October 2024, focused on measuring total waste diverted from landfill and reporting progress against its Statement of Performance…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, Kāinga Ora homes were demolished since October 2024 and how was the waste resulting from those demolitions disposed?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities demolished and deconstructed 626 homes between October 2024 and December 2025.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the annual cost of the Waste Diversion from Landfill programme before it was discontinued in October 2024 and what was the purpose of the programme?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the average annual cost of its Waste Minimisation Programme was approximately $450,000. Kāinga Ora advises that the majority of these costs related to personnel, reflecting three…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the policy direction shift that resulted in Kāinga Ora’s discontinuation of measures to track homes enabled through iwi and Māori partnerships and why was this policy shift made?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kainga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the discontinuation of the measure to track homes enabled through the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) via iwi and Māori partnerships was a direct result of the change in direction…

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    How many, if any, net, new public homes has the Government built in Auckland this Parliamentary term, broken down by 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023, there was a net increase of 1,442 homes in Auckland. Over this period 1,687 newly built homes were delivered by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities and Community Housing Providers (CHPs), in some…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    On what occasions, if any, has Cabinet considered decisions relating to the Melling Interchange, and for each of these, what actions did he take to manage his potential perceived conflict of interest regarding Melling Interchange?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Cabinet considered one paper: "Government Policy Statement 2024 and NZ Upgrade Programme Tagged Contingency for Transport Projects" on 16 December 2024. This paper was taken to Cabinet by Hon Simeon Brown as the Minister of Transport at…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    On what occasions, if any, has Cabinet considered decisions relating to the Melling Interchange, by date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to answer WPQ203 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    On what occasions, if any, has Cabinet considered decisions relating to RiverLink, and for each of these, what actions did he take to manage his potential perceived conflict of interest regarding RiverLink?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Cabinet has not considered decisions relating to RiverLink, unless the member considers the RiverLink and Melling Interchange projects interchangeable. If so, I refer the member to answer WPQ203 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    On what occasions, if any, has Cabinet considered decisions relating to RiverLink, by date?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to answer WPQ206 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Did the Cabinet Office contact him regarding his statements to the House on Wednesday 19 November 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to WPQ218 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Did the Cabinet Office contact him regarding his answers to oral question 12 on Wednesday 19 November 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to WPQ218 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Did the Cabinet Office contact his office regarding his statements to the House on Wednesday 19 November 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to WPQ218 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Did the Cabinet Office contact his office regarding his answers to oral question 12 on Wednesday 19 November 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to WPQ218 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to his answers to oral question 12 on Wednesday 19 November 2025, did he receive any advice from Cabinet Office about the issue as Minister of Housing?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Refer to WPQ217 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Further to his answers to oral question 12 on Wednesday 19 November 2025, did he receive any advice from Cabinet Office about this issue prior to 19 January 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

The member will have to clarify what “issue” they are referring to. I am not aware of any issue.