Written questions

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Is there any underspend currently recorded or forecast for Dunedin Hospital Transition Programme - Maintenance, 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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What is the current overall RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status of Dunedin Hospital Transition Programme - Maintenance, 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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How many risks are currently open for Dunedin Hospital Transition Programme - Maintenance, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How many risks for Dunedin Hospital Transition Programme - Maintenance are currently rated as deteriorating, and what is the nature of those deteriorating risks, if any?

Asked by

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 Dunedin Hospital Transition Programme - Maintenance, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Does Dunedin Hospital Transition Programme - Maintenance currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, 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 Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU), 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 Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) at the time funding was first approved, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) 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 taken to recover the…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Were any delays to Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) 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 is the current total approved budget for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU), if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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On what date was funding for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) first approved, and by which government or Cabinet decision was that funding approved, if any?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Further to reply 38349, what advice, guidance, direction, or any other document, if any, does Department of Conservation officials use to make decisions under delegated authority about approving or declining access arrangements for mines…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What was the original approved budget for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) at the time funding was first established, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has the approved budget for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) increased since funding was first approved, if so, by how much has the budget increased in total, on what dates were budget increases approved, and what were the…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How is Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) 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 are the reasons, if…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

Is there any underspend currently recorded or forecast for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU), 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

Question

How many risks for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) are currently rated as deteriorating, and what is the nature of those deteriorating risks, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What is the current overall RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status of Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU), and what are the individual RAG ratings for schedule, budget, and scope, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

How many risks are currently open for Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU), if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed or updated on the progress of Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU), if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Does Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current projected completion date for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What was the original projected completion date for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building at the time funding was first approved, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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On what date was funding for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building first approved, and by which government or Cabinet decision, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current total approved budget for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, and what was the original approved budget when funding was first established, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building experienced any delays, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and were any delays recorded prior to November 2023, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has the approved budget for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building increased since original approval, if so, by how much, on what dates, and for what reasons, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Is the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building currently within its approved budget, forecast to overspend, or underspent, if overspending is forecast, by how much, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current overall RAG status of the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building across all dimensions - schedule, budget, scope, and overall, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Does the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed on the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, and what was the key message from that briefing, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current target go-live date for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, and has this date changed since the project commenced, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current approved commissioning budget for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, and is this budget sufficient to complete all operational readiness activities through to go-live on 12 October 2026, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the current overall RAG status of the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building commissioning programme, and what are the individual RAG ratings across schedule, budget, resources, scope, risk and issues, and benefits, if any?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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Has funding been confirmed for FY 2026/27 operational expenditure requirements for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, if not, what is the timeline for resolving this, if any?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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In response to Reply 37848 (2026) and Reply 33140 (2026), if trial accounts were excluded from access-control testing because they were not intended to access the production environment, what assurances, if any, were established before the…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed on the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building commissioning programme, and what was the key message from that briefing, if any?

Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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Further to question 38106, will the New Zealand Government participate in the proposed International Panel on Inequality at the United Nations?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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How much money, if any, from the Tourism Levy has been allocated to Councils for tourism infrastructure and to the Department of Conservation (including for baseline funding) in each of the last five years?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, documents or briefings has the Minister had since 20 August 2026, if any, on the use of the Tourism Levy to assist Councils in providing tourism infrastructure?

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, briefings or documents has the Minister had, if any, on the development or implementation of a short-stay accommodation register, or similar and what is the time frame, if any, for making a decision?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with Horizons Regional Council prior to announcing the disapplication of the "prescribed nitrogen reductions" in the Manawatū/Whanganui region that would have taken effects under Plan…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the "prevent[ion] [of] the restrictive elements on Plan Change 1 from applying during the transition period to the new…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence or meetings has the Minister had, if any, with short-term accommodation platforms, such as Airbnb, about the development or implementation of a register for short-stay accommodation providers?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with Waikato Regional Council prior to announcing the "prevent[ion] [of] the restrictive elements on Plan Change 1 from applying during the transition period to the new planning system",…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, documents or briefings has the Minister or any member of his office had, if any, on any alternative or additional funding mechanisms for local government such as GST sharing, congestion/time of use charging, or accommodation…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the disapplication of the "prescribed nitrogen reductions" in the Manawatū/Whanganui region that would have taken effects…

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

What correspondence, if any, did the Associate Minister have with industry bodies representing farmers prior to announcing the disapplication of the "prescribed nitrogen reductions" in the Manawatū/Whanganui region that would have taken…

Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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Has the Minister read the Review into the Future for Local Government Report and if he has, what actions, if any, does he believe would be valuable next steps?