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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What findings of the Gateway Review Report on the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway Project dated 14 March 2024 gave rise to the requirement for an Assurance of Action Plan review of the same project on 7 August 2024?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many high-risk investment assurance reviews of the Fleetwide Road User Charges programme have been conducted since 31 January 2025, and if none, at what point is the next such review scheduled?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What did the January 2025 Gateway review of the Fleetwide Road User Charges programme identify as risks or gaps in relation to funding of the programme, and how much has been appropriated or budgeted to date for delivery of the fleetwide…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What "key planning and business case documentation" did the Gateway Review Report on Fleetwide Road User Charges dated 31 January 2025 find required further development, and on what date was each of those documents subsequently completed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What did the Gateway Review Report for the National Ticketing Solution, Review 4 Readiness for Service, dated 11 October 2024, conclude about the programme's readiness to commence service, and on what date, if at all, was that report…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What did the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project identify as the risks to social licence and market confidence for the project, and what action, if any, has been taken in response?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the recommendation in the February 2026 Gateway review of the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project regarding contingency beyond conventional P50/P95 analysis indicate that the review team considered the project's cost estimates…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What did the Gateway Review Report on the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project dated 20 February 2026 mean by recommending "recognition of contingency beyond conventional P50/P95 analysis", and what level of additional contingency, if…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On what date, if at all, was the Gateway Review Report on the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project dated 20 February 2026 provided to the Minister of Transport, and on what date, if at all, was it provided to Cabinet or any Cabinet…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating, or equivalent overall rating, if any, was assigned by the Investment Review Report on the SH1 Belfast to Pegasus and Woodend Bypass Project, Targeted Investment Review, dated 12 June 2026; and if…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating, or equivalent overall rating, if any, was assigned by the Investment Review Report on the SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Project, Targeted Investment Review, dated 22 May 2026; and if none was…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on Northland Corridor Section 1: Warkworth to Te Hana PPP, Gate 3 Investment Decision, dated 8 May 2026, expressed on the standard scale of green,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project, Gate 0/2 Strategic Assessment / Delivery Strategy – Detailed Business Case, dated 20 February 2026, noting…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating, or equivalent overall rating, if any, was assigned by the Investment Review Report on the Melling Interchange Project, Targeted Investment Review, dated 25 November 2025; and if Targeted…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on Papakura to Drury, Gate 0 Strategic Assessment Mid-stage Review, dated 17 September 2025, expressed on the standard scale of green, amber/green, amber,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on the NZ Transport Agency Ōtaki to North Levin project, Gate 0 Strategic Assessment / Delivery Strategy and Gate 3 Investment Decision, dated 10 April…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway Project, Gate 4 Readiness for Service, dated 27 February 2025, expressed on the standard scale of green,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on Te Ara Hauāuru – Northwest Rapid Transit, Gate 2 Delivery Strategy – Detailed Business Case, dated 21 February 2025, expressed on the standard scale of…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on the NZ Transport Agency's Northland Corridor Roads of National Significance Project, Gate 0/2 Strategic Assessment / Delivery Strategy – Detailed…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report on Fleetwide Road User Charges, Gate 0/1 Strategic Assessment / Business Justification and Options, dated 31 January 2025, expressed on the standard scale…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report for the National Ticketing Solution, Review 4 Readiness for Service, dated 11 October 2024, expressed on the standard scale of green, amber/green, amber,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report for the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway Project, Assurance of Action Plan, dated 7 August 2024, noting that NZTA has stated the review assessed…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What delivery confidence assessment rating was assigned by the Gateway Review Report for the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway Project, Review 0 Mid-Flight Strategic Assessment, dated 14 March 2024, expressed on the standard scale…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What guidance, if any, has been issued to the judiciary, prosecutors, or Police on the application of section 65AB(2)(e) of the Land Transport Act 1998; and when was any such guidance, if it exists, last reviewed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 17 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, which valuation firms and negotiating agents did the NZ Transport Agency engage for property acquisitions, and has the NZ Transport Agency identified…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, has the NZ Transport Agency resold, or entered into any leaseback arrangement with, the original vendor for any acquired property, and if so, on what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, how many acquired properties are not currently required for construction, what was their combined purchase price, and what is their most recent…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, what ex-gratia payments, relocation payments, or other compensation beyond the purchase price has the NZTA paid to vendors, in total and broken down by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, how many properties were acquired through urgent acquisition or direct negotiation rather than the standard Public Works Act offer process, and what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, how many properties were purchased at a price above the highest of any independent valuations obtained by the NZ Transport Agency, and what was the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, how many of the properties acquired were purchased at a price exceeding the registered or independent valuation obtained prior to purchase, and what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each property acquisition listed in the attachment to that reply, across all of the projects covered (WPQ 33496 to 33539 (2026)), what was the settlement date and purchase price?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35754 (2026), what was the primary reason given by landowners for the requests for advance purchase or hardship acquisition received in 2025/26, and does the Minister have any explanation for the increase from 11 requests…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What legal or practical limitations, if any, apply to a landowner's ability to develop, subdivide, mortgage, insure, or sell a property that is wholly or partly subject to a notice of requirement or designation for which no construction…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35756 (2026), will the Government review the Advance Purchase Policy for Property Acquisitions, last reviewed in October 2018, in light of the scale of unfunded designations identified in reply 35761 (2026); if not, why…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For each of the 11 projects listed in reply 35761 (2026), what is the current expected timeframe, if any, for construction funding to be allocated?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 33478 (2026), for each confirmed NZTA designation not among those listed as having a lapse date within the next five years, what is the current lapse date of that designation?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 35743 (2026), can the Minister confirm whether the statement that no agreements under section 17 of the Public Works Act 1981 have been deemed entered into as a result of a section 185 order in the last 10 years is…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What estimate, if any, has NZTA or Treasury made of the rate of increase in the market value of properties subject to long-term unfunded designations, and how is that factored into any assessment of future Crown acquisition costs?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Has the Government sought advice from the Office of the Auditor-General, or any other independent body, on whether contingent liabilities arising from long-term unfunded designations are adequately identified, quantified, and disclosed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many of the 2,395 properties identified in reply 35761 (2026) have been the subject of an application under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991, and what was the outcome in each case?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For each of the 11 projects listed in reply 35761 (2026), what is the average length of time elapsed since the relevant notice of requirement or designation was lodged?