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Question 19979 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    How much money is allocated to the operation and maintenance of the database recording information submitted under the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap rules?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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No Government money is allocated to the operation and maintenance of the nitrogen cap database.

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Question 19980 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the compliance rate of farmers who are required to meet the 190 kgN/ha/yr synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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I am advised that in 2025, 61% of dairy farms (nearly 6,000 farms in all) submitted reports on their use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser as required by Clause 36 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater)…

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Question 19981 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Have any upgrades been made to the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap webform or database under the term of the current Government?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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There have been no updates to the online webform under the term of this Government. The nitrogen report database is updated weekly as new reports come in.

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Question 20028 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Following Reply 18849 (2026), which Fast-track projects was the Minister invited to comment on in the document titled "05/05/26: 26-BRF-01185 Opportunities for the Minister for the Environment to comment on fast-track applications – Week…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The document “26-BRF-01185 Opportunities for the Minister for the Environment to comment on fast-track applications – Week of 4 May 2026” contained initial advice on three invitations that I had received to comment on referral…

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Question 19970 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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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 does not have a customer service function and has not deployed artificial intelligence for such a purpose. The Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) contact centre staff have access to Copilot Basic,…

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Question 19802 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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Cabinet has agreed that the Ministry for the Environment will merge with the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry for Transport and the local government functions from the Department of Internal Affairs, to create the…

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18 questions (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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Matching question numbers: 19560 (2026), 19561 (2026), 19562 (2026), 19563 (2026), 19564 (2026), 19565 (2026), 19566 (2026), 19567 (2026), 19568 (2026), 19569 (2026), 19570 (2026), 19571 (2026), 19572 (2026), 19573 (2026)

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    What legal memos, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, listed by title and date?

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    What legal memos, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, listed by title and date?

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  • 19560 (matches this search)

    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, listed by title and date?

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    What legal memos, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling its responsibilities under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, listed by title and date?

  • 19563 (matches this search)

    What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, listed by title and date?

  • 19564 (matches this search)

    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport fulfilling responsibilities under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, listed by title and date?

  • 19565 (matches this search)

    What legal memos, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, listed by title and date?

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    What legal memos, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, listed by title and date?

  • 19569 (matches this search)

    What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, listed by title and date?

  • 19570 (matches this search)

    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, listed by title and date?

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    What legal memos, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, listed by title and date?

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Ministry for the Environment fulfilling its responsibilities under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, listed by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I have interpreted the reference to the Ministry for the Environment’s responsibilities in the context of the machinery of government changes to establish the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport. Ministers have not…

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Question 19580 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Following Reply 18564 (2026), what role does the Associate Minister believe catchment groups should have, if any, in relation to regulatory settings for land use and water quality in their catchments, such as those that may exist in a…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Farmer-led catchment groups are already improving water quality and land management in their local communities, demonstrating that voluntary actions can also improve water quality without resorting to rules and regulations. Where rules are…

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Question 19610 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Does the Associate Minister for the Environment believe his expertise was sufficient to be "Policy Lead" for the development of changes to the National Environmental Standards for sources of human drinking water (as per the 'Ministerial…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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In regards to consultation with the Minister for the Environment, I refer the Member to my reply to written Parliamentary question 19435 (2026). In regards to consultation with the Minister of Health, officials from the Ministry for the…

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Question 19433 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    As a "Policy Lead" for the development of changes to the NPS for Freshwater Management and NES for Freshwater (as per the 'Ministerial Grouping for Delegated Decisions on National Direction Package') , what correspondence and consultation…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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A number of Ministers have been consulted in the course of making decisions on changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management and National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. This included consulting the Minister…

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19434, 19436 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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  • 19434 (matches this search)

    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents, if any, related to RMA reform and national direction, has the Associate Minister received, that were not also provided to the Minister for the Environment?

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    Does the Associate Minister receive advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents that the Minister for the Environment does not?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Yes, I receive advice, reports, briefings, aides-memoire and other documents that relate to matters for which I have delegated responsibility as the Associate Minister for the Environment. The Minister for the Environment does not…

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Question 19435 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    As a "Policy Lead" for the development of changes to the NES for sources of human drinking water (as per the 'Ministerial Grouping for Delegated Decisions on National Direction Package') , what correspondence and consultation did the…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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I engaged with a range of Ministerial colleagues in the course of making decisions on changes to the National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water. This included consulting the Minister for the Environment and…

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Question 19443 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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None.

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Question 19444 (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 Associate Minister or any member of their office received, if any, during the week beginning 11/05/2026, by title and date?

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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 advice, reports, briefings, aides-mémoire and other documents in the week beginning 11 May 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 14/05/2026: Final…

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Question 19445 (2026)

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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?

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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 19446 (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, during the week beginning 11/05/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following documents in the week beginning 11 May 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 11/05/2026: 26-BRF-01139 - Overview of waste legislation amendments 11/05/2026:…

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Question 19449 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following Reply 18564 (2026), can the Minister provide an example of a catchment group that has publicly shared water quality data illustrating that it has improved "water quality... in their local communities", as per his statement?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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In the Amuri Basin, catchment groups have used water testing and historical data to assess mitigation actions and to track changes in water quality across 13 sub-catchments. Further information can be found on Ecan's website at:…

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Question 19450 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following Reply 18564 (2026), what specific evidence is the Minister considering when he says that "Farmer-led catchment groups are already improving water quality and land management in their local communities"?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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I have met with many catchment groups across the country who have shown me the work they are doing to improve the knowledge and implementation of sustainable practices among their community. One example is the Pomahaka catchment groups…

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18848, 19352 (2026)

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    List MP · Green Party

    18848 (matches this search)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 04/05/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    19352 (matches this search)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I took one paper to Cabinet in the week beginning 4 May 2026: 04/05/26 26-CAB-00585: Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review – HSNO and ACVM Amendment Bills: Approval…

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18849, 19259 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    18849 (matches this search)

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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 04/05/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    19259 (matches this search)

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following documents in the week beginning 4 May 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 4/05/26: 26-BRF-01099: Responding to the Environmental Protection Authority's draft…

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Question 19258 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · 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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 advice, reports, briefings, aides-mémoire and other documents in the week beginning 4 May 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 07/05/2026: Final…

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Question 19351 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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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 took the following paper to Cabinet in the week beginning 4 May 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 04/05/2026: Implementing New Zealand’s Approach to Grow Voluntary Markets

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Question 18564 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What, if anything, is the Minister's intention for the role of catchment groups in the new farm plan system?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Freshwater farm plans will be a key tool within the new planning system, helping farmers identify environmental risks on their farm and then plan practical actions to manage these. Farmer-led catchment groups are already improving water…

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Question 18611 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.

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Question 18682 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the Member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.

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Question 18312 (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 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 documents in the week beginning 27 April 2026: The Ministry for the Environment: 28/04/2026: 26 – BRF – 01073 - Talking points: 26-CAB-00456 -…

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Question 18314 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

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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 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following documents in the week beginning 27 April 2026: The Ministry for the Environment: 28/04/2026: 26-BRF-00651 - Estimates documents for final approval 28/04/2026:…

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Question 18418 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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None.

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Question 18419 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I took the following paper to Cabinet in the week beginning 27 April 2026: 29/04/2026: 26-CAB-00295 - Environmental Protection Authority: Appointments and Reappointment

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Question 18025 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Will the timeline to deliver the New Zealand Flood Map be impacted or delayed by the merger of the Ministry for the Environment into the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT)?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No.

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Question 17863 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What fast-track projects was the Minister invited to comment on in the document "Opportunities for the Minister for the Environment to comment on fast-track applications – Week of 13 April 2026"

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I was invited to comment on the following projects: SL1 Houchens Development Hananui Aquaculture Project Stella Passage Development – Stage 1

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Question 17865 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    What are the legislative priorities listed in the document "Min for Environment legislative priorities for rest of parliamentary term 2026"?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I intend to progress a range of legislative priorities during 2026. As outlined in paragraph 7.9 of the Cabinet Manual, the legislation programme, including legislative priorities for Ministerial portfolios, is confidential.

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Question 17684 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What recent advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the environmental risks of cleanfill sites near the Hunua Falls?

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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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17492, 17648 (2026)

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    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    17492 (matches this search)

    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    17648 (matches this search)

    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 20/04/2026, by title and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment I received the following documents in the week beginning 20 April 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 21/04/2026: 26-BRF-009850 Introduction to Funding 21/04/2026: Opportunities for the…

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Question 17493 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · 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 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 document in the week beginning 20 April 2026: 16/4/2026: Final Environment Weekly Update week ending 20 April 2026

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Question 17596 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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None.

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17598, 17646 (2026)

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    17598 (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    17646 (matches this search)

    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20/04/2026, by title and date?

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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 17306 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What does he mean by his statement “Sometimes, our measurements don’t tell the real story”, with regards to water quality in rivers?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Rivers may be graded as unsuitable for swimming are not necessarily unsuitable at everygiven point in time. These grades are based on a five-year period of monthly E. coli sampling, that is used to calculate the likelihood that a swimmer…

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Question 17307 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What steps, if any, will he take as a result of his belief that “there should be swimmable rivers” to ensure rivers are swimmable?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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The Government is in the process of replacing the Resource Management Act 1991 with a system that supports economic growth and opportunities for New Zealanders. The Planning and Natural Environment Bills are currently before the…

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Question 17308 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What improvements was she referring to when she stated, "we are progressing these improvements," with regards to waterways in Canterbury and when does she expect to present them?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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My statement referred to proposed changes to freshwater national direction. The Government has recently consulted on a range of options to reform how freshwater is managed and protected. For example, this included proposals to introduce…

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Question 17309 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What measurements and conditions determine whether a river is safe to swim in?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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E. coli and cyanobacteria are measured to determine, based on risk of exposure, if rivers are suitable for swimming and other water recreation activities in rivers. These should be targeted on areas where the community want to swim, at the…

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Question 17310 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What does she consider to constitute "significant and irreversible harm" for the purposes of setting nitrate limits on waterways in Canterbury?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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Legislation to establish the framework for the new planning system is currently before Parliament. That framework makes clear that human health limits must be set for water quality, and these should be informed by relevant health…

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Question 17311 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What specific "relevant health guidelines" will be used to inform the setting of nitrate limits on waterways in Canterbury?

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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 my answer to Written Parliamentary Question 17310 (2026). The Member will be aware relevant guidelines could include, for example, the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards and the Recreational Water Quality…

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17312, 17313, 17314 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What does she mean by "solutions" in the statement "we believe science will find the solutions to our environmental problems"?

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    When she said “science will find the solutions to our environmental problems” are there any actions the government should take to improve environmental outcomes, and if so, what are they?

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    What does she mean by the statement “we believe science will find the solutions to our environmental problems”?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I was referring to the role that scientific advancement can play in improving environmental outcomes. For example, new technologies such as virtual fencing systems that support more targeted land management, and methane-cutting innovations…

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Question 17071 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on the Carbon Neutral Government Programme in the 2023/24 financial year?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The Environmental Protection Authority incurred actual costs of $3,015 on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2023-24 financial year. For the Ministry for the Environment, I refer the Member to the Minister of Climate Change's…

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16323, 16566 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13/04/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?

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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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16324, 16671 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    16324 (matches this search)

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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 13/04/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · 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 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following documents in the week beginning 13 April 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 14/04/2026: 26-BRF-00921 - Event briefing: Visiting resource efficiency initiatives…

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Question 16567 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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None.

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Question 16672 (2026)

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · 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 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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 document in the week beginning 13 April 2026: 16/4/2026: Final Environment Weekly Update week ending 17 April 2026. It is not in the public interest to…

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Question 16418 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    Why has the Minister or their office not provided any advice, briefings, reports, or any other document, to inform the development of the Fisheries Amendment Bill as stated in response to WQ12618 (2026)?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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While the Office of the Minister for the Environment has not provided advice, briefings or reports on the Fisheries Amendment Bill, I am advised that Ministry for the Environment officials have engaged with officials at the Ministry for…