Written questions

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting additional or…

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  On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered by national…

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  On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections, facilities, or advocacy…

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

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…

Asked by

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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  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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  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 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?

Asked by

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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

• 33968 (matches this search)

  Why is she yet to release the 2025 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

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  On what date, if any, will she release the 2025 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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  On what date, if any, did her office first receive a copy of the Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

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  On what date, if any, did she first receive a copy of the Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  Did she or her officials meet with Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated at any point before the decision to disestablish the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee was announced; if not, why not?

Asked by

Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  What consultation, if any, did she or her officials undertake with iwi, hapū or marae before the decision to disestablish the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee was announced; and on what dates did any such consultation occur?

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  Did the Department of Internal Affairs prepare any analysis of the Crown's obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi in relation to the disestablishment of the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee; if so, what did it conclude, and if not, why not?

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  What submissions or correspondence, if any, has she received from iwi, hapū or marae opposing the decision to disestablish the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee, and how many pieces of such correspondence has her office received since 30…

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  Did she consult the Minister for Māori Development on the decision to disestablish the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee before they were announced; if so, on what date?

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  Was Te Puni Kōkiri consulted on the disestablishment of the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee; if so, what advice did it provide?

Asked by

Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many iwi or marae organisations were formally notified of the proposal to disestablish the Oranga Marae Lottery Committee before the announcement, and how many were notified only after the decision had been made, if any?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Department of Internal Affairs acquired residential buildings from Kāinga Ora for use as office accommodation rather than sourcing existing office accommodation; if so, why?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2026/27 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2022-2023 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2023-24 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, is forecast to be spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026-27 financial year?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How much in total, if any, was spent on renumeration of Crown appointees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2025-26 financial year?

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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 the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025/26 financial year?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many residential buildings, if any, has the Department of Internal Affairs acquired from Kāinga Ora since 1 January 2024, and for what intended use?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What consultation with affected communities, if any, does the Department of Internal Affairs undertake before acquiring residential buildings for relocation?

Asked by

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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the new Fire and Emergency New Zealand fault management system still on schedule for Phase One to launch on 30 October 2026?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  Has the number of Volunteer firefighter recruitment courses increased or decreased over the past 12 months?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the number of Volunteers in the past 12 months that have completed live fire training and progressed to qualified firefighter rank, if any?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  Has the number of Career Firefighter recruitment courses increased or decreased over the past 12 months?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  How many times in the past 12 months have Fire and Emergency dispatch call centres been temporarily closed as a result of understaffing, if at all?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What percent of Fire and Emergency live fire call outs have been understaffed since January 2026, if any?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the average staffing level of Fire and Emergency New Zealand dispatch call centres broken down by month since January 2026?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  How many and what percent of Fire and Emergency New Zealand fire stations have Volunteer Brigades attached, and if any, where are the stations located?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the average staffing level at Fire and Emergency fire stations broken down by Career and Volunteer firefighters since January 2026?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the average firefighter staffing level at Fire and Emergency fire stations with and without volunteer fire brigades attached, broken down by month since January 2026?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?

Asked by

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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?