Written questions

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What correspondence, if any, did the Associate 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…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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When, if ever, was the last time that Temporary Additional Support payment rates were reviewed in relation to housing costs?

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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When the Minster said in response to oral question 7 on 20 August 2026 "That’s why this Government recently updated the list of work-related diseases in the Accident Compensation Act after more than 15 years," was he aware that the review…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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What advice, if any, did Te Puni Kōkiri provide to any Minister concerning New Zealand's voting position on draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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Did New Zealand participate in the consultations convened by the President of the eightieth session of the General Assembly on the zero draft of the resolution on enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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On how many occasions, if any, has New Zealand voted against or abstained on a United Nations General Assembly or Human Rights Council resolution concerning the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and on which resolutions?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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Will the Government publish the full text, if any, of New Zealand's explanation of vote delivered following the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the appropriate level of New Zealand's representation at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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Does the Government intend to respond to the outstanding request by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for a follow-up visit to New Zealand, and if so, by what date?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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Will the text of any statement or intervention delivered on New Zealand's behalf at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 be published, and if not, why not?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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Does he consider the standard it applied to Kiribati's level of representation at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting to apply equally to New Zealand's own level of representation at the formal leaders' meeting on 2 September…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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Does the Government accept that New Zealand's absence from the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 was, as reported, regarded by forum participants as disrespectful to the forum?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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What communications plan or media strategy, if any, was prepared in relation to the timing of the ministers' arrival at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum, and was it approved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of 31st August 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of 31st August 2026; broken down by region?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023; broken down by month?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who do not hold a teaching qualification?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who hold a current practicing certificate?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of 31st August 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How many funded full-time equivalent ophthalmologist positions in each Health New Zealand district were vacant at the last day of each calendar month since 1 July 2022, broken down by district?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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How many ophthalmology procedures were completed in each Health New Zealand district in each calendar month since 1 July 2022, broken down by district?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What were Appendix 1 Topics C and D as listed at paragraph 4 in the Briefing the Minister received titled "26-BRF-00808, Planning and Natural Environment Bill - Ministerial decisions to inform Departmental Reports (part 2)" dated 7 April…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What topics were covered in Appendices 2, 3, and 4 as listed following paragraph 4 in the Briefing the Minister received titled "26-BRF-00808, Planning and Natural Environment Bill - Ministerial decisions to inform Departmental Reports…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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Has the Minister's office had any correspondence with the Minister for National Security and Intelligence's office in the last 18 months and if so when?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What effect, other than "greenhouse gas emissions" did Under-Secretary Simon Court suggest for potential exclusion from the Natural Environment Bill, as noted under "A1" in Appendix 1 to the Briefing the Minister received titled…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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How many approved organisations, if any, will receive a New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rate in 2029/30 that is lower than, higher than, or the same as their 2026/27 rate, broken down by organisation and by the…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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How many rocket payload applications have had extra checks requested by New Zealand security agencies since November 2023, if any?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What normal funding assistance rate has the New Zealand Transport Agency set for each approved organisation, broken down by organisation and by each of the 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27, 2027/28, 2028/29 and 2029/30 financial years?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What are the maximum and minimum New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rates, and the overall National Land Transport Fund co-investment rate, being the average share of local land transport programmes met nationally from…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What value or score was recorded for each input variable used in the New Zealand Transport Agency's methodology for setting normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by approved…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What estimate, if any, has the Minister received directly from a council of the dollar cost to that council of its New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rate for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, compared with…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Which approved organisations, if any, received a temporarily enhanced New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rate following Cyclone Gabrielle, broken down by organisation, by the enhanced rate received, and by the rate set…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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How many submissions or written responses, if any, did the New Zealand Transport Agency receive from councils and other approved organisations on the proposed normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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How many requests or representations, if any, have the New Zealand Transport Agency or the Minister received seeking reconsideration of a normal funding assistance rate set for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What estimate, if any, has been made of the additional cost, if any, falling on councils and other approved organisations, in dollars, as a result of changes to New Zealand Transport Agency normal funding assistance rates over the three…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What is the forecast expenditure from the National Land Transport Fund on local road maintenance, operations and renewals over the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, broken down by approved organisation and by financial year, and…