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Question 25191 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to…

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…

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Question 25193 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister or any staff member in their office received a briefing, document, or correspondence from a company, lobbyist, or other third party at a private email account that hasn't then been forwarded to an official email account or…

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…

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48 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 21038 (2026), 21041 (2026), 21448 (2026), 21452 (2026), 21456 (2026), 21471 (2026), 21479 (2026), 21484 (2026), 21815 (2026), 21816 (2026), 21826 (2026), 21836 (2026), 21837 (2026), 21856 (2026), 22171 (2026), 22181 (2026), 22192 (2026), 22196 (2026), 22209 (2026), 22578 (2026), 22596 (2026), 22880 (2026), 22930 (2026), 22932 (2026), 22950 (2026), 22953 (2026), 23226 (2026), 23287 (2026), 23302 (2026), 23306 (2026), 23315 (2026), 23330 (2026), 23593 (2026), 23649 (2026), 23665 (2026), 23676 (2026), 23685 (2026), 23698 (2026), 23958 (2026), 24019 (2026), 24025 (2026), 24027 (2026), 24042 (2026), 24908 (2026)

  • 21025 (matches this search)

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

  • 21028 (matches this search)

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

  • 21030 (matches this search)

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

  • 21033 (matches this search)

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

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  • 21038 (matches this search)

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

  • 21041 (matches this search)

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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, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…

  • 21448 (matches this search)

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    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…

  • 21452 (matches this search)

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    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…

  • 21456 (matches this search)

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    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…

  • 21471 (matches this search)

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    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…

  • 21479 (matches this search)

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    Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…

  • 21484 (matches this search)

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

  • 21815 (matches this search)

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

  • 21816 (matches this search)

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    How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

  • 21826 (matches this search)

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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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    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…

  • 21837 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 21856 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22171 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22181 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 22192 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22196 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22209 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 22578 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22596 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22880 (matches this search)

    Question published

    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…

  • 22930 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22932 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 22950 (matches this search)

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    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…

  • 22953 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23226 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 23287 (matches this search)

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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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    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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    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…

  • 23315 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23330 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 23593 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23649 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23665 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23676 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 23685 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23698 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 23958 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 24019 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 24025 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 24027 (matches this search)

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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,…

  • 24042 (matches this search)

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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…

  • 24908 (matches this search)

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    For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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As part of Budget 26, Cabinet has agreed to a programme of reform aimed at transforming the public service to streamline how it is organised, accelerate digital transformation, strengthen leadership and talent and improve efficiency and…

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Question 24301 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    How will the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme funded in Budget 2026 (which provides operating funding to establish a loan guarantee scheme to lower financing barriers for qualifying firms during the gas transition) operate, what is the…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme is expected to support up to $1.2 billion of new bank lending to help businesses eliminate or reduce their dependency on natural gas. The guarantee applies to bank lending, lowering lenders’ cost of…

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Question 24308 (2026)

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the scope, cost and timeline of the Crown public infrastructure risk management scheme for which the Public Infrastructure Risk Management Scheme Development initiative in Budget 2026 provides $2.0 million of capital funding to the…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Details of this budget initiative can be found in the Budget 2026 documents, and I expect to receive advice from the Treasury and NHC on the development of the detailed business case, including timing, shortly.

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Question 24450 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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I am advised that the Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 24451 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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My office receives a significant volume of information. To answer this question will require significant staff resources and I do not believe it is in the public interest to do so. If the member wishes to be more specific about the…

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Question 24452 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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A list of the briefings I have received from the Treasury is published by the Treasury in a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list,…

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Question 24453 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

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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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 24571 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24572 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24574 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24575 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24696 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

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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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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I am advised that the Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 24697 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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My office receives a significant volume of information. To answer this question will require significant staff resources and I do not believe it is in the public interest to do so. If the member wishes to be more specific about the…

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Question 24698 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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A list of the briefings I have received from the Treasury is published by the Treasury in a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list,…

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Question 24699 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 24820 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24821 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24822 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24823 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 24844 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    To what extent, if any, might the new fiscal risk in the Budget Economic and Finance Update that "there is a risk that the Crown could incur additional costs to procure LNG facility services" worsen due to the ongoing fossil fuel price…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The increase in global fuel prices as a result of the Middle East conflict does not directly impact the fiscal cost of procuring Liquified Natural Gas facility services.

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Question 24856 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What is the estimated fiscal cost, if any, of the new fiscal risk in the Budget Economic and Finance Update that "there is a risk that the Crown could incur additional costs to procure LNG facility services"?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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I am advised the estimated cost is commercially sensitive and therefore I do not believe it is in the public interest to release. As noted in the specific fiscal risk referenced by the Member, it is expected that the facility will be cost…

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Question 24869 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What contingencies, if any, have been set aside to cover potential additional costs associated with the Liquified Natural Gas facility services?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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No contingencies have been set aside to cover potential additional costs associated with LNG facility services. It is expected that the facility will be cost recovered from third party revenue and as such will be fiscally neutral.

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Question 20605 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    How, if at all, have potential additional costs for the new fiscal risk of Liquified Natural Gas facility services been incorporated into the Crown’s fiscal forecasts?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The fiscal forecasts include a best estimate of the likely revenue and expenses in relation to the planned Liquefied Natural Gas facility. The specific fiscal risk disclosed in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update highlights the…

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Question 20630 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What team at Treasury, if any, worked on updated scenarios, if any, for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The update released 11 June was prepared by the Climate, Energy and Resources team.

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Question 20645 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

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    What risks, if any, did the Treasury raise with the Minister as to the exclusion of the updated scenarios, if any, of the potential fiscal costs of offshore mitigation from the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update, given this potential fiscal…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) includes Treasury's most up to date assessment of the appropriate treatment of these potential costs, which was to disclose climate targets, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs),…

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Question 20656 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

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    What meetings or briefings, if any, listed by date and title of briefing or meeting, did the Minister have, receive, or request, with Treasury officials regarding the inclusion of updated offshore mitigation fiscal cost scenarios in the…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Treasury officials discussed the Treasury's upcoming update of fiscal scenarios for NDCs with me at a meeting on 11 May. I received briefings that mentioned or covered the upcoming update on: • 1 May: Budget 2026 Production Advice - Week…

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Question 20665 (2026)

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    Were draft versions of the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update circulated that included the updated scenarios for potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contributions…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The draft versions of the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) that I received included substantively the same content related to Nationally Determined Contributions as the final published BEFU. One draft I received referred to the…

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Question 20670 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

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    What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, has the Minister or her office had with the Treasury on the issue of inclusion in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update of updated scenarios of the potential fiscal costs of offshore…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Subject: References to NDC issues in final BEFU 2026 documents. Date: 22 May 2026 Subject: Head's up - Forthcoming 2026 Treasury publication on NDC fiscal impacts. Date: 8 April 2026

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Question 20677 (2026)

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    Did the Minister ask Treasury to exclude the updated scenarios for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement from this…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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No.

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Question 20692 (2026)

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    Does the Minister stand by her statement in the answer to Written Parliamentary Question 17388 (2026) that “the Treasury intends to publish updated scenarios for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Yes. The Treasury had informed me at that time that it was intending to publish updated analysis alongside the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update. The Treasury subsequently informed me that it would publish the updated analysis on 11 June.…

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Question 20695 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

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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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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I am advised that the Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 20697 (2026)

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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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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My office receives a significant volume of information. To answer this question will require significant staff resources and I do not believe it is in the public interest to do so. If the member wishes to be more specific about the…

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Question 20698 (2026)

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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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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A list of the briefings I have received from the Treasury is published by the Treasury in a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list,…

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Question 20700 (2026)

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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 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles and dates of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 20708 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

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    What was the basis for the Minister's statement in the answer to Written Parliamentary Question 17388 (2026) that Treasury intended to publish updated offshore mitigation fiscal cost scenarios in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The Treasury had informed me at that time that it was intending to publish updated analysis alongside the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update.

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Question 20714 (2026)

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Chlöe Swarbrick

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    On what date, if any, did the Minister receive the updated scenarios, if any, for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contribution 1 under the Paris Agreement?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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A report with the draft of the upcoming publication was sent by the Treasury on 14 May, but was not provided to me at the time. I subsequently received an updated report on 28 May.

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20718, 20724 (2026)

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    Were updated scenarios for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contributions in general under the Paris Agreement prepared by Treasury in advance of the Budget…

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    Were updated scenarios for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contribution 1 under the Paris Agreement prepared by Treasury in advance of the Budget Economic…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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A publication with updated scenarios for the potential fiscal costs of purchases of offshore mitigation to contribute to Nationally Determined Contribution targets was largely prepared ahead of the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update but not…

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Question 20842 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 20844 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 20845 (2026)

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Barbara Edmonds

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 22230 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The public sector transformation announced in my speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions, including advice related to public sector…

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Question 22536 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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For Budget 26 baseline savings targets I refer the Member to page 66 and 67 of the following document: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/pdfs/summary-initiatives/b26-sum-initiatives.pdf

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Question 22542 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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No, however I expect relevant unions will be consulted in any specific proposals affecting union members. I also expect that I, the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government and other Ministers will engage with relevant…

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Question 22558 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Yes, the PSC was engaged in the development of the public sector transformation plan and the FTE reduction targets. The public sector transformation announced in my speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will be followed…

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Question 22562 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The public sector transformation announced in my speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions, including advice related to public sector…

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Question 22931 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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No adjustments have been made to the Treasury's performance measures as a result of changes to headcount or role reductions.

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Question 20415 (2026)

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Deborah Russell

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has any representative of Fonterra or Z Energy discussed the Smith v Fonterra case with her office, if so, on what date?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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To the best of my knowledge, no.