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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Will the water-related debt allocation and valuation methodology used by Wellington metropolitan councils be made public once the Commerce Commission holds the transfer agreement details required under the information disclosure…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  When will the one-year transition period for mandatory corded blind safety regulations start; and if it does not start from the date of the Government's announcement on 30 June 2026, why not?

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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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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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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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  Did the Minister read paragraph 58 of the Regulatory Impact Statement that noted there are "over 1 million corded coverings sold each year"; if so, will the more than one million cord coverings sold in New Zealand in 2026 be subject to…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  If mandatory compliance with an international product safety standard is this Government's policy position for new corded blinds, why did it take until June 2026 to announce this?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Did the Minister rely on the "Regulatory Impact Statement: Options for addressing the risk posed by corded window coverings" in making his decision to introduce mandatory standards?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Did the Government change its position on mandatory safety standards for corded blinds; if so, why?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister agree with the statement in the Cabinet Paper, released on 1 July 2026, that "A series of tragic incidents over recent years, including multiple child deaths, demonstrates that non-regulatory interventions have not been…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Why did the Minister not highlight in his press release of 30 June 2026 the information in the Cabinet Paper, published on 1 July 2026, that concluded "While MBIE, and other organisations, have undertaken education campaigns to encourage…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What time period, if any, will there be for consultation on an exposure draft of the regulations for mandatory safety standards for new corded blinds?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  If businesses have one-year to comply with mandatory safety standards for corded blinds after they are introduced, is the Minister concerned that online retailers will be able to sell unsafe corded blinds products to New Zealand consumers…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, does the Minister have for families who cannot currently afford to replace unsafe corded blinds?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  According to MBIE advice, how many corded blinds are currently in New Zealand households that do not meet internationally recognised safety standards; listed by approximate number of blinds?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Why did it take the Government until June 2026 to announce that it would be mandatory for new corded window coverings to meet internationally recognised safety standards, when MBIE consulted on mandatory safety requirements for corded…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on which international safety standards will be introduced for new corded blinds sold in New Zealand; listed by standard?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  According to MBIE advice, how many New Zealand households have corded blinds that do not meet internationally recognised safety standards; listed by the approximate number of households?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Did the Minister read Audrey Young's article of 12 February 2026 that noted, regarding corded blind safety in New Zealand, "the record has been woeful"?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What, if anything, changed between 12 February 2026 when the Government said it was not introducing mandatory safety regulations for corded window coverings, and June 2026 when it announced it would?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  If internationally recognised safety standards for new corded window coverings will be made mandatory through an amendment to the Fair Trading Act, and the Minister has given businesses one year to comply once standards are made, is the…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Were options of less than a one-year transition period considered by the Minister for businesses to meet internationally recognised safety standards for new corded window coverings once mandatory standards are introduced; if so, why did…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Which date, by month and year, will new standards be made mandatory under the Fair Trading Act for new corded window coverings to meet internationally recognised safety standards?

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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 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 advice, if any, has the Minister received on the implications for consumers of any increased reliance on imported vegetable products following the closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Does he agree with farmer Hugh Ritchie that the closure of the McCain Hastings facility means that everyone's margins, from growers to supermarkets, must be analysed; and if so, what analysis, if any, has he commissioned?

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  Does he agree with farmer Alistair Setter that the closure of the McCain Hastings facility has come as a shock and with no warning; and if so, what consumer risks, if any, has he identified arising from the potential closure of the site by…

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  What steps, if any, has the Minister taken to assess any consumer impacts arising from the closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the potential impact of the proposed grower-led purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings on competition within New Zealand’s vegetable processing sector?

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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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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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  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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  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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  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…