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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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…

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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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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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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 classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…

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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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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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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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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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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Which farming and irrigation sector bodies, if any, are engaged with the Minister responsible for RMA in regard to the Natural Environment and Planning Bills?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Which officials, if any, are engaging with Irrigation NZ regarding the RMA reform process?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Has the Minister requested or directed any amendment papers to be drafted to make changes to the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with industry bodies representing farmers about the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Te Uru Kahika regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Local Government NZ (LGNZ) regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Greenpeace regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Forest & Bird regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Beef & Lamb NZ regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with the Environmental Defence Society regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Groundswell regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Federated Farmers regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Fonterra regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with Dairy NZ regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What engagement, if any, has the Minister had with IrrigationNZ regarding the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill while the Bills have been at Select Committee?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the Minister for RMA Reform 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…

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has he received on including references to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 in the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill; listed by title and date?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following Reply 18568 (2026), what - if anything - is the ongoing role of the Resource Management Reform Expert Advisory Group?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following response 18563 (2026), which organisations and entities, if any, were invited to the "lock-up" Budget-style briefing on the Natural Environment and Planning Bills when they were introduced to parliament?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following response 18563 (2026), which organisations and entities did the Ministry for the Environment write to on 9 December 2025 about the introduction of the Natural Environment and Planning Bills?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Why did the list of organisations and entities the Minister and Under-Secretary Court write to about the introduction of the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill not include any environmental Non-Government Organisations (eNGOs),…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister intend to propose amendments to the Natural Environment and Planning Bills in response to recommendations from the Environment Select Committee when they are reported back on the proposed legislation in June?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister intend to read recommendations from the Environment Select Committee to for changes to the Natural Environment and Planning Bills when they report back on the proposed legislation in June?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister intend to read advice on the Natural Environment and Planning Bills from the Ministry for the Environment officials and from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the estimated cost, if anything, of the proposed regulatory relief regime in the Natural Environment and Planning Bills to local and regional councils?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11/05/2026, by title and date?

Asked by

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, during the week beginning 11/05/2026, by title and date?