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39574 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

For answer by

David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39573 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Refer to the response to WPQ 10239 (2026).

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39572 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 36400 (2026).

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39571 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my reply to written question 10834(2025.

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39570 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I refer the member to my reply to written question 10834(2025.

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39569 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 36404 (2026).

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39568 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Veterans

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 36407(2026).

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39567 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence I have not presented papers to Cabinet within the specified timeframe.

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39566 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

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?

Answered by

Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

None.

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39565 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

None.

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39564 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Veterans

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 35529(2026).

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39563 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Pacific Peoples

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

None.

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39562 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.

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39561 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39560 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

As Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, I regularly request and receive advice from officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) on a range of matters. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling…

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39559 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number WPQ 37745 (2026).

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39558 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39557 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Pacific Peoples

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

I refer the Member to my reply WPQ 16912 (2026).

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39556 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 39476 (2026).

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39555 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 39482 (2026).

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39554 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 37639 (2026).

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39553 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

With the exception of the Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being…

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39552 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

The titles of advice I have received as Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs are proactively released each month on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website at the following link:…

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39551 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39550 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 35607(2026).

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39549 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 36090(2026).

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39548 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…

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39547 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 36373 (2026)

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39546 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39545 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 39381 (2026).

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39544 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 39374 (2026). Background

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39543 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 36375 (2026).

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39542 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Veterans

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

I refer the Member to WPQ 39343(2026).

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39541 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I requested and received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These…

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39540 (2026). Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan to the Minister for ACC

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

Answer

I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) website…

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39539 (2026). Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan to the Associate Minister for ACC

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Associate Minister for ACC

Answer

None.

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39538 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Agriculture

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39537 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Associate Minister of Agriculture

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

None.

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39536 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Associate Minister of Agriculture

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

None

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39535 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Associate Minister of Agriculture

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

As Associate Minister of Agriculture, none.

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39534 (2026). Rachel Boyack to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Rachel Boyack

Member for Nelson · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

None.

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39533 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Attorney-General

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, did the Attorney-General take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

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39532 (2026). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Auckland

Asked by

Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Auckland

Answer

None.

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39531 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity

Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

None

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39530 (2026). Arena Williams to the Minister for Building and Construction

Asked by

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 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

I took three papers to Cabinet in the week beginning 31 August 2026. Please see the attached. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment…

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39529 (2026). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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39528 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

Answer

I took one paper to the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee on 2 September 2026: • Seeking Approval to Extend the Oranga Tamariki Ministerial Advisory Board

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39527 (2026). Hon Dr Deborah Russell to the Minister of Climate Change

Asked by

Deborah Russell

List MP · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

None

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39526 (2026). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Answer

I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website…

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39525 (2026). Helen White to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

Asked by

Helen White

Member for Mt Albert · Labour Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

Answer

With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…