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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 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 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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Damien O'Connor

List MP · 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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Damien O'Connor

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 week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 230 overseas investment transactions granted consent by LINZ in the 2025/26 financial year are subject to ongoing conditions or monitoring requirements, and what enforcement action, if any, has LINZ taken against overseas…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What additional resourcing, staffing, or budget has been allocated to LINZ since 2024 to achieve the reduction in average overseas investment processing times from 71 working days to 23 working days cited by Associate Finance Minister…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the total number of consents granted and the total gross investment value approved by LINZ under the Overseas Investment Act in each of the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 financial years, for comparison with the 230…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What consultation, if any, was undertaken with LINZ, Treasury, the Commerce Commission, and industry stakeholders in developing the new guidance for overseas investors in the supermarket and grocery sector announced by Associate Finance…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many overseas investment applications relating to supermarket or grocery retail have been received, approved, declined, and withdrawn in each of the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 financial years, and how many such…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the average, median, and longest processing time in working days for the 230 overseas investment transactions granted consent by LINZ in the 2025/26 financial year, broken down by consent pathway, and how many of these exceeded…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 230 overseas investment transactions granted consent by LINZ in the 2025/26 financial year, referenced in Associate Finance Minister David Seymour's 14 July 2026 press release, were assessed as raising a potential national…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the individual transaction value, sector, applicant entity name, country of origin, consent pathway, and date of consent for each of the 230 overseas investment transactions granted consent by LINZ in the 2025/26 financial year…

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 230 overseas investment transactions granted consent by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) in the 2025/26 financial year, with a combined gross investment value of approximately $23.8 billion as cited by Associate Finance…

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Damien O'Connor

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 week beginning 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · 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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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, 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?

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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, 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 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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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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Damien O'Connor

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 week beginning 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · 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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Damien O'Connor

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 week beginning 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · 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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Damien O'Connor

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 week beginning 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · 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?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 08/06/2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  In how many cases, if any, was a director or member of a board or committee excluded from or absent for more than one-third of agenda items during their tenure at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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  What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, did the Minister or their officials receive recommending against, or proposing a lower figure than, any board fee increase the Minister subsequently approved since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What additional payments, allowances, or expenses, if any — including but not limited to meeting fees, daily rates, travel, or accommodation — were paid to board or committee members of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many board or committee appointments and reappointments, if any, did the Minister make since 27 November 2023 to any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve since 27 November 2023 that exceeded the rate or range in the Cabinet Fees Framework for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total amount, if any, paid in board and committee fees by each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 27 November 2023, broken down by…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What board fees, if any, are currently paid to the chair and to each member of every board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many board fee increases, if any, approved by the Minister since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible were backdated or applied retrospectively,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total additional annual cost, if any, of all board fee increases approved by the Minister since 27 November 2023 across any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve for any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, broken…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many financial settlements, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total expenditure, actual or projected, if any, on staff redundancies across all agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible arising from Budget 2026 decisions,…