Written questions

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister agree with the statement from a spokeswoman for Tiaki Wai chairman Will Peet that the issue of debt being unrelated to water infrastructure was not raised with him at their meeting, and if not, why not?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…

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  What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…

• 21083 (matches this search)

  Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…

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  What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Were any relevant unions consulted prior to the announcement of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, on what date, and were the unions provided with…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice regarding the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and from whom, broken down by agency,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What consultation, if any, did the Minister undertake with Wellington City Council before making public statements about that council's debt transfer decisions?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the Minister's explanation for the difference between the $134m in inherited water debt recorded by Wellington City Council in 2021 Department of Internal Affairs figures and the $703m of debt being transferred to Tiaki Wai?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How does the Minister reconcile his claim that transferred debt is "neatly correlated" with the Town Hall project with Wellington City Council's position that its debt is held in one consolidated pool and cannot be itemised to specific…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the Minister's response to Wellington City Council chief strategy and finance officer Andrea Reeves' statement that it is "simply not true" that Town Hall debt is being transferred to Tiaki Wai?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What documents, slides, or written materials, if any, were provided to the Minister at or following his meeting with Tiaki Wai chairman Will Peet that relate to debt being transferred to Tiaki Wai?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What specific figures, if any, has the Minister personally seen that demonstrate a correlation between Wellington City Council's Town Hall restoration debt and the debt being transferred to Tiaki Wai, and when did he see them?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What evidence, if any, does the Minister rely on to support his claim, made at a public meeting in Lower Hutt in May 2026, that the debt being transferred from Wellington City Council to Tiaki Wai is "neatly correlated" with the Town Hall…

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What advice, if any, did officials provide regarding risks to public trust arising from ministerial discretion combined with political donations from fast-track applicants?

Asked by

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What mechanisms exist, if any, for iwi, hapū, local communities, or submitters to raise concerns regarding actual or perceived ministerial conflicts of interest under the fast-track process?

Asked by

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  What processes exist, if any, to ensure Ministers exercising powers under the Fast-track Approvals Act are insulated from actual or perceived political donor influence?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · 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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · 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 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Will the Minister ensure that fast-track consenting processes do not compromise the protection of drinking water in the Hunua Ranges?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister received any advice or undertaken any analysis on the level of development contributions that would have been payable under the Local Government Act 2002 if large-scale developments approved under the Fast-track Approvals…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Where a housing development approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act occurs on land zoned as rural, what mechanisms, if any, ensure that appropriate development contributions are levied at the resource consent stage?

• 17697 (matches this search)

  How, if at all, do development contributions under the Local Government Act 2002 apply where housing developments are approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act on land zoned as rural?

• 17713 (matches this search)

  What assessment, if any, has been made as to whether developments approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act are required to pay development contributions under the Local Government Act 2002?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What, if anything, is the trigger for development contributions under the Local Government Act 2002 where housing developments are approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act on land zoned as rural?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does he intend to ensure that all developments consented under the Fast-track Approvals Act contribute equitably to local infrastructure costs, if so, how?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does the Fast-track Approvals Act override, limit, or modify a local authority's powers under the Local Government Act 2002 to require development contributions in respect of a project approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What provisions, if any, determine whether development contributions apply to projects consented under the Fast-track Approvals Act, and how, if at all, do these provisions interact with the Local Government Act 2002?

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Is the Sunfield development approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act subject to the same development contribution requirements as developments approved through standard Resource Management Act processes?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · 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 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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 2023/24 financial year?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Kieran McAnulty

List MP · 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 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2021?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2023?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2020?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2022?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2024?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many litres of diesel, if any, did vehicle fleets in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, consume in 2024?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many litres of diesel, if any, did vehicle fleets in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, consume in 2025?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many litres of diesel, if any, did vehicle fleets in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, consume in 2023?