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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Is it correct that "ACT is driving the replacement of the RMA" as stated by Simon Court on Facebook on 4 May, and if so, would the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill look different if ACT was not “driving the replacement of the…

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  Is it correct that "ACT is driving the replacement of the RMA" as stated by Simon Court on Facebook on 4 May, and if so, was a formal decision made that ACT would be driving this replacement?

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  Does he agree with Simon Court's Facebook post on 4 May that, "ACT is driving the replacement of the RMA”?

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  How, if at all, is "ACT is driving the replacement of the RMA” as stated by Simon Court on Facebook on 4 May?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Which partners and stakeholders, if any, did the Minister send emails to about the Planning Bill & Natural Environment Bill after the "lock-up" Budget-style briefing on the Bills when they were introduced to parliament, as suggested by the…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the role of the Resource Management Reform Expert Advisory Group?

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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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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  Where, if anywhere, can the public see all the technical information on recent changes to building detached minor residential units of up to 70 square metres?

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

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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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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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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Why was the Minister for the Environment not given authority as a "decision-maker" or "policy lead" on National Direction decisions for the NES-CF, as noted in Appendix 3 of the 26 June 2024 'Cabinet Economic Policy Committee Minute of…

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  Why was the Minister for the Environment not given authority as a "decision-maker" or "policy lead" on National Direction decisions for the NES-DW, as noted in Appendix 3 of the 26 June 2024 'Cabinet Economic Policy Committee Minute of…

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  Why was the Minister for the Environment not given authority as a "decision-maker" or "policy lead" on National Direction decisions for the NPS-FM and NES-FM, as noted in Appendix 3 of the 26 June 2024 'Cabinet Economic Policy Committee…

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  Why was the Minister for the Environment not given authority as a "decision-maker" or "policy lead", and not even "consulted", on National Direction decisions for the Stock exclusion regulations', as noted in Appendix 3 of the 26 June 2024…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister accept that the main impacts of polluted drinking water are human health impacts, and if so, why was the Minister of Health not "consulted" on National Direction decisions for the 'National Environmental Standards for…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Why was the Minister of Health not given any discretion as a "decision-maker" or "policy lead", and not even "consulted" on National Direction decisions for the 'National Environmental Standards for sources of human drinking water…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  If there’s evidence the proposed Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport is not doing better for the environment in a specific area, will he make changes to ensure that it will do better for the environment?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What resources, including funding and staffing, will be allocated within the proposed Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport to ensure that all parts of this new ministry do better for the environment?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What mechanisms, including reporting requirements or performance targets, if any, will be put in place to ensure each part of the proposed Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport does better for the environment?

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  What indicators, if any, will be used to demonstrate that every single part of the proposed Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport does better for the environment?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  How, if at all, will he ensure that every single part of the proposed Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport does better for the environment?

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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 23 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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

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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 6 April 2026, by title and date?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  What fee increases have been proposed or approved since 27 November 2023 for any chair, deputy chair, member, presiding member, or other appointed role on any Crown entity board, committee, authority, tribunal, or other statutory body…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many times, if any, has he sought advice from the Cabinet Office regarding a potential or perceived conflict of interest in relation to a matter before him within his portfolio, since first assuming that portfolio, listed by date?

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  How many times, if any, has he received advice — whether from the Cabinet Office or otherwise — that a matter before him may give rise to a conflict of interest, since first assuming that portfolio, listed by date?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many times, if any, has he made a decision within his portfolio in respect of an entity or individual appearing on his register of pecuniary and other specified interests, since first assuming that portfolio,listed by date of decision?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For each recusal from a decision within his portfolio due to a potential or perceived conflict of interest, since first assuming that portfolio, if any, who made the decision in his place?

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  How many times, if any, has he recused himself from a decision within his portfolio due to a potential or perceived conflict of interest, since first assuming that portfolio, listed by date of recusal?

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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 30/03/2026, 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 23/03/2026, by title and date?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Was a Cabinet paper prepared for the changes to the Resource Management Act required for Auckland Council’s Plan Change 120, and if so, what is the title of that paper, on what date was it considered by Cabinet?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Is there any consideration being given to merging the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill in order to create efficiencies?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  It is his intention that the regulatory relief framework of the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill “weakens council’s ability to, for example, improve degraded natural environments” as Auckland Council wrote in their submission,…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What modelling, if any, has been undertaken to estimate the potential cost to councils and ratepayers of compensating landowners under the regulatory relief provisions of the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does he consider that the requirement to compensate landowners under the regulatory relief provisions of the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill may deter councils from protecting environmentally significant areas?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Will he consider making the regulatory relief regime discretionary rather than mandatory in the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  How will the regulatory relief regime in the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill interact with a council's statutory obligation to protect areas of significant environmental, cultural, or heritage value?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What provisions, if any, in the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill will ensure meaningful and substantive opportunities for iwi and hapū to participate in decision-making at the regional and local level?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  What consideration, if any, has been given to the position of iwi and hapū without settled Treaty claims under the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does he agree with Auckland Council regarding the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill that “the proposed split makes regulatory delivery more complex and less accessible”?

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  It is his intention that the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill limits Auckland Council’s “consideration of Māori values, rights and interests and does not align with the council’s strategic commitment to work with Māori in a way…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does he agree with Auckland Council regarding the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill that “there must be stronger statutory linkages between both bills to ensure that land use does not undermine environmental limits”, and if so,…

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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does he agree with Auckland Council regarding the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill that “the rationale for the proposed split between the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill is not clear and does not provide a…

Asked by

Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  Does he agree with Auckland Council regarding the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill that “having two bills rather than one encompassing the whole system architecture is not ideal, and leads to significant complexity and…

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 16 March 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the Minister aware of whether resource consents held by Suze Redmayne or the trusts of which she is a beneficiary (the RW & SED Redmayne Family Trust and the Richard Redmayne Family Trust), if there are any, being extended under the…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice has the Minister received, if any, on whether resource consents held by Suze Redmayne or the trusts of which she is a beneficiary (the RW & SED Redmayne Family Trust and the Richard Redmayne Family Trust), if there are any,…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Is the Minister aware of resource consents, if there are any, held by Hon. Hoggard or the trust of which he is a beneficiary (the A&A Hoggard Family Trust) being extended under the Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Act?