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Question 22056 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22060 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or supports that may be required by impacted staff.

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Question 22064 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22086 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or how role reductions may need to be implemented.

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Question 22400 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The Ministry for the Environment is merging with the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Transport and the local government functions of the Department of Internal Affairs to create the Ministry for Cities,…

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Question 22412 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Have any functions been transferred to another entity as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, has the receiving entity been given any additional baseline funding, and how much,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22419 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026. A similar question is regularly included in the Supplementary Estimates Questionnaire for the forthcoming Estimates Examination for Vote Environment.…

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Question 22423 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026. A question about the average daily rates for external consultants and contractors regularly included in the Supplementary Estimates…

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Question 22439 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22452 (2026)

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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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22759 (2026)

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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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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On 4 November 2025, the previous Minister for the Environment received a letter from the Minister of Finance requiring a baseline reduction of 2 per cent or $3.8 million per annum across Vote Environment for Budget 2026. The letter…

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Question 22776 (2026)

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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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22789 (2026)

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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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22793 (2026)

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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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22805 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026, or the potential impacts to obligations under The Treaty of Waitangi.

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Question 22821 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23099 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026 or the potential impacts to processing times, wait times or complaint resolution times.

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23153, 23191 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams, if any, will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

  • 23191 (matches this search)

    Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or the impacts to specific functions, services, programmes or work streams.

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Question 23156 (2026)

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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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or the impacts for performance measures.

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Question 23158 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23184 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23455 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the forecast impact, if any, of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, on the gender pay gap and the ethnic pay gap, broken down by agency,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23510 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    Has any equity impact assessment, gender impact assessment, or Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment been completed in respect of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23530 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are held by employees who have self-identified as having a disability, broken down by agency,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23541 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the geographic and regional distribution of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by city or region and by agency, department, Crown…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23544 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the age-band breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23552 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the ethnicity breakdown (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Other) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23824 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the gender breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, compared to the gender composition of each workforce as a whole, broken down by…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23876 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the forecast change in spending, if any, on (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, and (c) temporary or labour-hire staff in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23894 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by, or the implementation of, savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23901 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the distribution of roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, across salary bands in $20,000 increments (e.g. $60,000–$79,999, $80,000–$99,999,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23908 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) 25th percentile, and (d) 75th percentile salary of the roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23921 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What is the total annual salary cost (including employer KiwiSaver contributions and ACC levies) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 24163 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 24207 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many FTE positions, if any, are expected to be disestablished across the agencies, departments and other entities for which the Minister is responsible as a result of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 24213 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will the Minister provide a list of every role title being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, the number of FTE associated with each role title, and the tier (Tier 1, 2,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 24214 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, how many were (a) filled by a permanent employee, (b) filled by a fixed-term employee, (c) filled by a secondee,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 24224 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many roles, if any, expressed as both (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount, are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and over what period will those…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 20555 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Has the Minister received the "consolidated overview of funding requests from local authorities and iwi" that officials were working on following recent severe weather events, as noted in 'Appendix 1: Additional talking points' to the 12…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The consolidated overview of funding requests from local authorities and iwi following recent severe weather events, as noted in 'Appendix 1: Additional talking points' to the 12 March 2026 briefing 26-BRF-00516: Meeting With Gisborne…

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20222, 20235 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • 20222

    Recorded target Tama Potaka, Minister of Conservation

    What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about the Hector’s and Māui Dolphin Threat Management Plan since March 30th 2026?

  • 20235 (matches this search)

    Recorded target Nicola Grigg, Minister for the Environment

    What analysis, aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their office seen about the Hector’s and Māui Dolphin Threat Management Plan since March 30th 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I received one email from the Department of Conservation dated 17 April 2026, informing me of a workshop to review updates to the Hector’s and Māui dolphin risk assessment, held alongside a meeting of the International Whaling Commission…

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Question 20229 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Is the Minister for the Environment aware of which officials, if any, Irrigation NZ referring to in its 22 May newsletter, which states that "While the RM Reform process may seem relatively quiet for our members, IrrigationNZ remains…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I refer the Member to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform’s response to 20234 (2026).

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Question 20263 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Is the Minister aware of whatever engagement Irrigation NZ is referring to in its 22 May newsletter, which states that "While the RM Reform process may seem relatively quiet for our members, IrrigationNZ remains heavily engaged in…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I refer the Member to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform’s response to WPQ 20262 (2026).

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20265, 20269 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • 20265 (matches this search)

    Does the Minister support calls from Irrigation NZ for a Minister for Water?

  • 20269 (matches this search)

    Is the Minister for the Environment aware of calls from Irrigation NZ for a Minister for Water?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I am not aware of this call from Irrigation NZ and I have not seen the details of it.

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Question 20267 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen about the merging of agencies as a part of the announced public sector job cuts by date and title?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. Further details of this and other Budget 2026 initiatives will become public on Budget Day – 28 May 2026. The Budget will…

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Question 20278 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, has the Associate Minister for the Environment received during this term of Government, listed by date and sender, from industry bodies regarding the potential for a 'Minister for Water'?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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I am not aware of any correspondence matching this description.

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Question 20279 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, has the Minister for the Environment received during this term of Government, listed by date and sender, from industry bodies regarding the potential for a 'Minister for Water'?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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None.

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Question 20071 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What evidence is the Minister aware of, if any, that illustrates farm plans will improve water quality across New Zealand?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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I am aware of a 2025 report which shows how the uptake of mitigation actions on farms has reduced contaminant losses compared to a no mitigation baseline. This report, entitled 'Evidence that actions to mitigate contaminant losses from…

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Question 20072 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister received, if any, during this term of Government, on the effectiveness of farm plans in improving water quality?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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In December 2023 I received 'BRF-4056: Initial briefing on freshwater farm plans', which outlined the freshwater farm plan system as an important tool for regional councils to address local freshwater challenges. In September 2025 I…

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Question 20119 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, has the Associate Minister received about the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap in the last 12 months?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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My office handles a high volume of communications each week and compiling a detailed record of this would require significant time and resources. I do not believe that listing each communication represents a good use of staff time.

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Question 19978 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, on the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap, including anything related to the operation of the database,…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Associate Minister for the Environment, I received the following papers on the synthetic nitrogen cap: Ministry for the Environment: 4/10/2024: BRF-5290: Briefing: Freshwater regulations affecting the primary sector…