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Question 36392 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

The previous Minister of Defence took one paper to Cabinet titled “Proposed overseas travel: Hon Chris Penk – September 2026” on 10 August 2026.

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Question 36393 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

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 36394 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

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None.

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Question 36395 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36396 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Refer to the response to WPQ 10239 (2026).

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Question 36397 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 36398 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

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In my capacity as Minister for Pacific Peoples, I took 1 paper to Cabinet on Monday 10 August 2026. This was titled 'Centre for Pacific Languages Board: Reappointment'.

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Question 36399 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my reply to written question 10834 (2025).

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Question 36400 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36401 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

I refer the member to the reply to written question 31764 (2026)

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Question 36402 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I refer the member to my reply to written question 10834 (2025).

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Question 36403 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence I have not presented papers to Cabinet within the specified timeframe.

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Question 36404 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36405 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

I attend events and meet regularly, formally and informally, with officials and various stakeholders. To provide a list of all meeting and event requests, including attendees, subjects and purposes would impede the operation of my office…

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Question 36406 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

I refer the member to written question 10368 (2026).

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Question 36407 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations. The Member can refer to my published diary for invitations which were accepted.

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Question 36408 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

Request to meet with RUSH (Red Union Support Hub) Request to meet with Yamaha NZ

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Question 36409 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 36410 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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    Does the Minister agree with me that what’s happening in New Zealand today – more than 20,000 jobs lost in construction, more than 750 construction firms liquidated in 2025 – is the direct result of this Government’s policy decisions?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

No

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Question 36411 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

I refer the Member to my reply WPQ 16400 (2026).

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Question 36412 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 36418 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister. I also refer the member to the response provided by the Minister for Space to Written Parliamentary Question 36425…

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Question 36413 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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    Does the Minister agree with me that in 2023, when Labour was in Government, one in ten Kiwis worked in the building and construction sector?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

Yes

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Question 36414 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35144 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that no grants were approved in 2021.

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Question 36415 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35144 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that two grants were approved in 2022.

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Question 36416 (2026)

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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 10 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

In my capacity as Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence, none.

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Question 36417 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35144 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that one grant was approved in 2023.

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Question 36418 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

As Prime Minister, I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters relating to my Prime Minister and National Security and Intelligence portfolios, including from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet…

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Question 36419 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35144 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that five grants were approved in 2024.

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Question 36420 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

I refer the member to the response provided by the Prime Minister to Written Parliamentary Question 36418 (2026). I also refer the member to the response provided by the Minister for Space to Written Parliamentary Question 36425 (2026).

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Question 36421 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35144 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that one grant was approved in 2025.

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5 questions (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 36427 (2026)

  • 36422 (matches this search)

    Further to her answer to written question 35143 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting…

  • 36423 (matches this search)

    Further to her answer to written question 35143 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting…

  • 36424 (matches this search)

    Further to her answer to written question 35143 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting…

  • 36426 (matches this search)

    Further to her answer to written question 35143 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting…

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  • 36427 (matches this search)

    Further to her answer to written question 35143 (2026): how many, if any, grants for “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that this information is not collected as part of the Lottery grants process.

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Question 36425 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

I received two briefings on 13 August which made reference to the judicial review process currently underway: the Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Space, which will be proactively released in due course, and an aide memoire, Priority…

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Question 36428 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35145 (2026: how many, if any, grants for “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections,…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that many grants for arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities were approved by Lottery distribution committees in 2021, all for community purposes. However, data was not…

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Question 36429 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35145 (2026: how many, if any, grants for “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections,…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that many grants for arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities were approved by Lottery distribution committees in 2023, all for community purposes. However, data was not…

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Question 36430 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35145 (2026: how many, if any, grants for “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections,…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that many grants for arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities were approved by Lottery distribution committees in 2022, all for community purposes. However, data was not…

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Question 36431 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

As Minister of Defence, none.

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Question 36432 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35145 (2026: how many, if any, grants for “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections,…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that many grants for arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities were approved by Lottery distribution committees in 2024, all for community purposes. However, data was not…

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Question 36433 (2026)

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 35145 (2026: how many, if any, grants for “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections,…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that many grants for arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities were approved by Lottery distribution committees in 2025, all for community purposes. However, data was not…

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Question 36434 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

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 36435 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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Question 36436 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, advice, aide memoires, emails, text messages, memorandums and any other form of communication, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister and/or their office received or sent about the judicial review filed on…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

As Minister Responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS, none.

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Question 36437 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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    Did the Minister have a meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday 12 August about the Building and Construction portfolio?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

No

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Question 36438 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

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None.

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Question 36439 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 10 August 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I received one document during this period; however, it is not in the public interest to release the title of this document. In addition, staff in my office may informally receive documents, including draft documents, from officials in…

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Question 36440 (2026)

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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    What date did the Minister officially take up the Building and Construction portfolio, and what meetings, if any, has he had related to that portfolio in the timeframe afterwards?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

13 August. My diary is proactively released monthly and can be found on the Beehive website: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-simon-watts

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33 questions (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 36447 (2026), 36448 (2026), 36450 (2026), 36452 (2026), 36455 (2026), 36456 (2026), 36457 (2026), 36460 (2026), 36461 (2026), 36462 (2026), 36464 (2026), 36466 (2026), 36468 (2026), 36469 (2026), 36470 (2026), 36472 (2026), 36473 (2026), 36474 (2026), 36475 (2026), 36476 (2026), 36477 (2026), 36478 (2026), 36479 (2026), 36480 (2026), 36481 (2026), 36482 (2026), 36483 (2026), 36484 (2026), 36485 (2026)

  • 36441 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, have any recommendations not been accepted or implemented, if any?

  • 36442 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what steps, if any, have been taken to protect staff who participated in the review from retaliation or disadvantage?

  • 36443 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, were any changes made to leadership, reporting lines, employment arrangements, or workplace practices as a result?

  • 36446 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what recommendations were acted upon, if any?

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  • 36447 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what recommendations were accepted, if any?

  • 36448 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what recommendations were made, if any?

  • 36450 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, when was the Minister, her office, or any other Minister briefed on the review?

  • 36452 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, was the Minister, her office, or any other Minister briefed on the review?

  • 36455 (matches this search)

    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what was the total cost of the review?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, who, if anyone, received final copies?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, on what dates were the draft and final reports provided?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, did the review consider the impact of the Government’s curriculum changes and associated deadlines on staff wellbeing and workload?

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    Has any staff member raised concerns about political pressure, ministerial expectations, or interference in professional curriculum advice, either as part of the review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group or otherwise?

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    How many formal or informal complaints, if any, concerning workplace culture or management within the Ministry of Education's curriculum group have been received since 27 November 2023?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, did the review examine staff turnover, vacancies, secondments, sick leave, or departures from the Ministry of Education's curriculum group?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, did the review examine staff turnover, vacancies, secondments, sick leave, or departures from Te Poutāhū?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, did the review consider whether staff felt able to provide free and frank advice without fear of adverse consequences?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, did the review examine allegations of bullying, harassment, intimidation, unreasonable workloads, poor leadership, or psychological safety?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, how many current or former staff members were interviewed or otherwise invited to participate?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what concerns, complaints, incidents, or other circumstances prompted the review?

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    Has any review, assessment, investigation, inquiry, audit, staff survey, or other examination of workplace culture within the Ministry of Education's curriculum group been undertaken or commissioned since 27 November 2023; if so, what was…

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, did she receive any briefings on the need for a review or the decision for a review to proceed?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, when was she first briefed that there was to be a review?

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    Did a contractor conduct a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, were multiple contractors considered?

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    Did a contractor conduct a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, which contractor was chosen?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, who conducted it?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, why was there a review?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, when will the findings of the review be made publicly available?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, who commissioned the review?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what were the review’s findings?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, what were the terms of reference for this review?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, has it concluded?

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    Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, when was it started?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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In late April 2026, the Secretary for Education informed me that she was commissioning a workplace culture review for the Ministry of Education’s Curriculum group. Matters relating to the Ministry's internal management and workplace…

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Question 36444 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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None.

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Question 36445 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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The titles of papers I received in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

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Question 36449 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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As Minister of Customs and Associate Minister of Police, I took one paper to Cabinet on 10 August. The paper and title will be proactively released in due course.

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Question 36453 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 10 August 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

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I refer the Member to reply number 12734 (2026).