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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What consultation process did NZ Post undertake with (a) retail partners, (b) local communities, and (c) local authorities before finalising the list of 142 service counters to be closed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many New Zealanders are estimated to live more than (a) 5 kilometres, (b) 10 kilometres, and (c) 20 kilometres from their nearest remaining NZ Post access point following the current round of service counter closures?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What assessment has NZ Post made of the impact on postal access for communities that will lose a shared-site service counter, including the distance residents will need to travel to their next nearest postal access point, broken down by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many of the 142 shared-site service counters being closed by NZ Post are operated by small businesses, such as dairies or independent convenience stores, as opposed to larger retail chains or franchises?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What criteria does NZ Post use to determine the level of support — including one-off payments — offered to retail partners when their service counters are removed, and has that criteria been published or communicated in writing to affected…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many retail partners who paid an establishment fee to join the NZ Post shared service network have received a compensation offer that is less than the establishment fee they originally paid, and what is the total shortfall across all…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the total quantum of compensation payments NZ Post has made, or has committed to make, to retail partners whose service counters are being closed as part of the current restructuring, and how was the level of each payment…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many complaints or formal representations has NZ Post received from retail partners — including dairy owners, convenience stores, and other small businesses — regarding the closure of their service counters, broken down by (a) region…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many NZ Post service counters at shared retail sites have been closed, or are scheduled for closure, as part of NZ Post's current retail network restructuring, and what is the total number of sites that have been closed since 2020?

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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 9 March 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 9 March 2026, 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 2 March 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 2 March 2026, by title and date?

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Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What steps, if any, is the Minister taking to be confident that Airways New Zealand’s current governance arrangements provide appropriate separation and oversight to maintain safety as the organisation integrates its commercial activities…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice since 1 July 2025, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Carbon Neutral Government Programme?

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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 23 February 2026, 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 23 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many members currently serve on the Airways Corporation executive leadership team, if any; and how many of them are female, if any?

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Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has Airways Corporation appointed a new General Manager of Safety and Assurance following the resignation of the previous General Manager in 2025?

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Tracey McLellan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the current staffing level of the safety and assurance team at Airways Corporation of New Zealand?

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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 16 February 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 16 February 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 9 February 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 9 February 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 2 February 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 2 February 2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister or their staff had any discussions with any officials who planned to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests and if so, what advice, if any, did they provide those officials?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  In what circumstances would it be appropriate to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests made to their office, or agencies for which the Minister is responsible?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility charge someone for providing information under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the amount…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  How many Official Assessors are currently employed by or contracted to AsureQuality, broken down by region?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many cases of workplace bullying were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Employment Relations Authority, or other external bodies in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many cases of workplace bullying resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many cases of sexual harassment were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Police, or other external authorities in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many recorded incidences of workplace bullying, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What categories of workplace bullying allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many cases of sexual harassment resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What categories of sexual harassment allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  At how many locations will NZ Post offer retail services where personal assistance is available to consumers once the locations at which it has proposed to remove retail services cease providing those services?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  Is the list of locations where NZ Post or its agents will cease providing retail services at https://www.nzpost.co.nz/about-us/store-changes a complete list; if not why not?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  At how many locations will NZ Post offer retail services once the locations at which it has proposed to remove retail services cease providing those services?