Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of August 24th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of August 24th 2026; broken down by region?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of August 24th 2026; broken down by region?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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 August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of August 24th 2026?
David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
No reply has been published yet.
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
Has Health New Zealand entered into a funding agreement with South Link Health Services or any related entity for urgent or after-hours healthcare services at the new Rangiora facility; if so, what is the value, duration, and commencement…
Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No reply has been published yet.
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
What direct Crown capital funding, if any, has been provided for the construction of the new Rangiora extended-hours medical facility, broken down by agency and amount?
Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No reply has been published yet.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister support the statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 39602 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister since 1 January 2024 refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39602 (2026).
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
Is the new Rangiora urgent and after-hours service funded through the Government’s $164 million Urgent and After-Hours Healthcare Programme; if not, through what funding mechanism will it be funded?
Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No reply has been published yet.
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
Has Health New Zealand assessed whether an 8am to 10pm Rangiora Health Hub urgent-care service is sufficient to meet current and projected demand in Waimakariri; if so, what did that assessment conclude?
Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No reply has been published yet.
Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
Why is Rangiora not identified on Health New Zealand’s published list of locations receiving new or enhanced services through the Urgent and After-Hours Healthcare Programme, while Amberley and Rolleston are listed?
Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No reply has been published yet.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What consideration, if any, has the Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to…
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39600 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister support the statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response to WPQ 39602 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister since 1 January 2024 refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project?
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The following advice was recieved from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: - US infrastructure offer for Cook Islands (29 April 2026) - US infrastructure offer for Cook Islands - New Zealand contribution (27 May 2026). - New…
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister since 1 January 2024 refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister for Trade and Investment
For Invest New Zealand, none. For New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, none. For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, none.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What consideration, if any, has the Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to…
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We released the joint statement announcing the project, together with Deputy Secretary Landau and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Does the Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39594 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Prime Minister, if any, support his statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
I refer the member to my response to WPQ 39596 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Prime Minister since 1 January 2024, if any, refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment…
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters relating to my Prime Minister…
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What consideration, if any, has the Prime Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands…
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
This matter falls within the Foreign Affairs portfolio. I refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 39604 (2026) provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon Winston Peters.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Does the Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
New Zealand respects the rights of Pacific countries to manage their own stewardship responsibilities, consistent with UNCLOS. New Zealand supports the development of options towards a 'Pacific approach' to a deep sea mining in areas…
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Does the Prime Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
New Zealand respects the rights of Pacific countries to manage their own stewardship responsibilities, consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). New Zealand supports the development of options towards a…
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Does the Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?
Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment
The policy topic referred to in this question is not within my portfolio responsibilities as Associate Environment Minister.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Was the Minister aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project were made; if so, what…
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 3621 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What assurances, if any, has the Minister sought that the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project will not be used to support future seabed-mining operations?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39584 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Does the Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?
Shane Jones
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
No reply has been published yet.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Was the Minister aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project were made; if so, what…
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response to WPQ 3621 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What consultation, if any, has the Minister undertaken with the people of Penrhyn/Tongareva about the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 29583 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Was the Prime Minister aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project were made; if so,…
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as Prime Minister, I was aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project…
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Mark Mitchell
Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, none.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What assurances, if any, has the Minister sought that the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project will not be used to support future seabed-mining operations?
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
None. The Cook Islands is responsible for the usage of Omoka Port.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What consultation, if any, has the Minister undertaken with the people of Penrhyn/Tongareva about the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project?
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Governments of Cook Islands, New Zealand, the United States coordinated closely on the development and announcement of this proposal. Consultation with the people of Penrhyn is a matter for the Cook Islands Government.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What assurances, if any, has the Minister sought that the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project will not be used to support future seabed-mining operations?
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as Prime Minister, I have not sought any assurances regarding the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port project and future seabed-mining operations.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples
I refer the Member to my reply WPQ 16400 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What consultation, if any, has the Prime Minister undertaken with the people of Penrhyn/Tongareva about the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project?
Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
The issue of consultation with interested communities regarding the Penrhyn Port project is a matter that falls within the Foreign Affairs portfolio. I refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 39583 (2026)…
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
I refer the member to answer to written question 31764 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Shane Jones
List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
No reply has been published yet.
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Has the Minister received any advice regarding the United States-Cook Islands critical minerals agreement; if so, what were the key findings of that advice?
Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response to WPQ 3621 (2026).
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 31 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence
I refer the Member to WPQ 36395(2026).