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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), has Cabinet or any Minister approved, directed, or endorsed any departure by Ferry Holdings Ltd from open competitive procurement, or directed that any procurement be accelerated; if…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), how many consultants and contractors has Ferry Holdings Ltd engaged since 1 April 2025, at what total value, and how many of those engagements were openly advertised; if he does not…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), is Ferry Holdings Ltd's procurement covered by New Zealand's government procurement commitments under any free trade agreement, and has he received any advice on whether its…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), how many procurements did Ferry Holdings Ltd undertake, and to what value, before it adopted a board-approved procurement policy; if he does not hold this information, will he request…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), does Ferry Holdings Ltd have a board-approved procurement policy; if so, on what date was it adopted, and does it state that the Government Procurement Rules are mandatory for Ferry…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), who within Ferry Holdings Ltd holds the delegated authority to approve an exemption from open advertising, and were any exemptions approved by a person other than the delegated…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), has Ferry Holdings Ltd published an Annual Procurement Plan on the Government Electronic Tenders Service in each year since 1 April 2025, and how many contract award notices has it…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), was an exemption or opt-out from open advertising relied on for the closed tender process involving six shipyards that preceded the shipbuilding contract; if so, which rule, on what…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), how many contracts has Ferry Holdings Ltd awarded since 1 April 2025 without open advertisement on the Government Electronic Tenders Service, and what is their total value; if he does…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), which rules of the Government Procurement Rules were relied on in taking decisions for exemptions, on how many occasions has each been relied on since 1 April 2025, and where in the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), will he correct or amend that reply if the review identifies any instance of non-compliance with the Government Procurement Rules?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Further to the replies to written questions 35235 (2026) and 37231 (2026), how is he able to state that Ferry Holdings Ltd has followed the Government Procurement Rules while its review of procurement practices remains incomplete?

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  Further to the reply to written question 37231 (2026), what is the basis for the statement that Ferry Holdings Ltd has followed the Government Procurement Rules, and does it reflect his own conclusion, written advice he has received, or an…

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  What powers, if any, will the Minister draw on to ensure that the gentailers do not pass on the costs of the Liquefied Natural Gas import terminal to consumers?

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  Will the Minister still compel the gentailers to pay for Liquefied Natural Gas infrastructure even if they decline to participate in a fair funding model?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many further reviews of the social housing delivery pipeline, if any, has Kāinga Ora undertaken or commenced since the review completed on 19 June 2025, and when is each expected to conclude?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many households were on the social housing register in each territorial authority in which one or more of the 212 cancelled projects was located, both as at 19 June 2025 and as at the latest date for which figures are available?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, did Kāinga Ora or the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development provide to Ministers on the effect of the cancelled projects on social housing supply and on the social housing register, and on what dates was that…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many households were on the social housing register nationally as at 19 June 2025 and as at the latest date for which figures are available?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the net change in the total number of homes owned or managed by Kāinga Ora between 30 June 2025 and the latest date for which figures are available?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the surplus land parcels sold have been purchased by, respectively, community housing providers, iwi or Māori entities, other Crown agencies or local authorities, and private purchasers, if any?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many homes have been consented on land sold by Kāinga Ora as surplus since 19 June 2025, if any, and how many of those are social or affordable homes?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many hectares of surplus vacant land are currently listed for sale or under negotiation, if any, and in which territorial authorities is that land located?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many hectares of vacant land does Kāinga Ora hold in total as at the latest date for which figures are available, and how does that compare to its total vacant land holdings as at 19 June 2025?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much of the proceeds from surplus land sales has been reinvested in new housing and how much has been applied to debt reduction, given the statement of 19 June 2025 that proceeds would be used for one or the other?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many hectares of the approximately 36 hectares of vacant land that Kāinga Ora announced on 19 June 2025 it intended to sell have been sold as at the latest date for which figures are available, if any?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much, if any, was paid in contract termination fees, cancellation fees, demobilisation costs or settlement payments to contractors, consultants or design professionals as a result of the 212 projects determined not to proceed, as at…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much, if any, has Kāinga Ora written down since 30 June 2025 in relation to projects or land parcels covered by the June 2025 reviews, as at the latest date for which figures are available?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the breakdown by territorial authority of the final pipeline review write-down, given that the Kāinga Ora information sheet accompanying the 19 June 2025 announcement stated that a breakdown of the range by territorial authority…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What proportion of the pipeline review write-down consisted of, respectively, design and professional fees, resource consenting costs, geotechnical and site investigation costs, demolition costs, holding costs, and any other category of…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much of the total write-down, if any, was not absorbed within Kāinga Ora's existing budget for the year ended 30 June 2025, and what was the resulting effect on the agency's reported surplus or deficit?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the final write-down figure for each of the eleven regions listed in the Pipeline Assessment register published on 19 June 2025, being Auckland (estimated $46m–$55m), Wellington ($45m–$54m), Central North Island ($11m–$13m),…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the final audited value of the component attributable to land that has fallen in value since Kāinga Ora purchased it, which was estimated on 19 June 2025 at approximately $40 million?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the final audited value of the component of that write-down attributable to capital already spent on housing projects that will not go ahead as originally planned, which was estimated on 19 June 2025 at between $150 million and…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the final audited value of the one-off accounting write-downs arising from the delivery pipeline review and land holdings review announced on 19 June 2025, which were estimated at that time at between $190 million and $220…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 212 cancelled projects were located in Canterbury, where the register records that 33 of 48 assessed projects and 446 of 531 proposed homes were determined not to proceed, and what assessment, if any, was made of the effect…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 212 cancelled projects were located in Northland, where the register records that 40 of 46 assessed projects and 450 of 495 proposed homes were determined not to proceed, and what assessment, if any, was made of the effect…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the current status of each of the five largest cancelled projects by number of homes, being Jordan Avenue and Mount Smart Road, Onehunga (186 homes); Rowlands Avenue and Waipuna Road, Mount Wellington (180 homes); Elm Street and…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much has Kāinga Ora incurred in holding costs on the sites of those 212 cancelled projects since 19 June 2025, if any, including rates, insurance, security, fencing, vegetation control and vandalism repair, and what is the total by…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many homes were demolished on the sites of those 212 cancelled projects prior to the decision not to proceed, if any, broken down by region?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 212 cancelled projects had resource consent granted at the point the decision not to proceed was made, if any, and how many of those consents have since lapsed or been surrendered?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 3,479 homes that the 212 cancelled projects would have delivered have since been consented or constructed on those same sites by any party, including Kāinga Ora, community housing providers, iwi or private developers, if…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 212 "not proceeding" projects have been re-scoped or re-designed at a smaller or different scale and subsequently re-entered the pipeline, if any, and how many homes would each now deliver?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 212 "not proceeding" sites have been retained by Kāinga Ora and remain vacant or undeveloped as at the latest date for which figures are available?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the sites associated with those 212 projects are currently listed for sale, if any, and what is the total land area involved?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the sites associated with the 212 projects have been sold as at the latest date for which figures are available, if any, and what were the gross proceeds from those sales?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 212 social housing projects listed as "Not proceeding" in the Pipeline Assessment register of 19 June 2025 have since been reinstated to the delivery pipeline, if any, and what is the address, region and number of homes for…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the projects assessed as "Proceeding" are currently forecast to exceed their approved budget, if any, and what is the aggregate value of the forecast overrun?

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the estimated total capital cost of the projects assessed as "Proceeding" at the time of the June 2025 review, and what is the current forecast total capital cost of those same projects as at the latest date for which figures are…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Why does the Pipeline Assessment register published on 19 June 2025 record 253 projects with an assessment result of "Proceeding" when the accompanying media statement of the same date stated that 254 projects were going ahead, and which…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many of the 79 projects recorded in the register as having an expected delivery of FY27 are currently assessed by Kāinga Ora as on track to be delivered by 30 June 2027, and how many, if any, are not?