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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?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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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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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

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

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

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

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

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

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

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None.

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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did any discussions regarding the treatment of New Zealand citizens in US immigration proceedings took place during the Finance Minister's recent visit to Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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No, because I was there to talk to international counterparts, about the economic impacts of, and responses to, the fuel crisis resulting from the Iran war, as well as US trade policy. I did not meet with anyone from ICE or the Department…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to her replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 55884 and 55885 (2025), in which she confirmed that receiving the variation request document was the first time both she and her office were aware of a proposal to use Kāinga Ora…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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Yes, I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17928 (2026).

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to her replies to Written Parliamentary Questions 8528 (2026) and 55882 (2025), can she confirm on what date she first received the document titled "Variation Request to IAF Funding Agreement with Hutt City Council, RiverLink…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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My office received a paper from Kāinga Ora requesting this variation on 17 March 2025.

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to her reply to Written Parliamentary Question 54458 (2025), in which she states she first sought advice from Treasury regarding the IAF variation on 18 March 2025, and further to Hon Chris Bishop's reply to Written Parliamentary…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The briefing was forwarded from the Minister of Housing once he had considered it, for my subsequent consideration. At that point, my office sought Treasury advice.

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Who does the Minister believe should pay for the ongoing management and mitigation of any tailings storage facility associated with Matakanui Gold Ltd's mining projects, after their 30-year mining permit expires?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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The party who is legally responsible for any tailings storage facility should bear responsibility for its ongoing management and mitigation.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Public Trust?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What briefings, if any, has the Minister received, listed by title and date, on the potential impacts to Core Crown revenue of the decline in the NZU price or the failure of the ETS auctions?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

22/03/2024 - Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 - Preliminary Fiscal Forecasts 15/05/2024 - Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 - Final Fiscal Forecasts 02/05/2025 - Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2025 - Final Fiscal Forecasts…

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of AsureQuality?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Landcorp Farming?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of ECNZ?

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Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Kordia?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of AsureQuality?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Public Trust?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Landcorp Farming?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Quotable Value?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of ECNZ?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of AsureQuality?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

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My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Public Trust?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Landcorp Farming?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Kordia?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Quotable Value?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Crown Infrastructure Partners?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of ECNZ?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Kordia?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Metservice?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Crown Infrastructure Partners?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Quotable Value?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Hawke’s Bay Airport?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop. To avoid a…

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Dunedin Airport?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop. To avoid a…

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Crown Infrastructure Partners?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Metservice?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Hawke’s Bay Airport?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Christchurch Airport?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop. To avoid a…

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Meridian Energy?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Dunedin Airport?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Metservice?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Christchurch Airport?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Mercury NZ?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

Answer

Details of my Ministerial diary with dates and key attendees for all meetings are proactively published on the Beehive website and can be found at the following link: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-chris-bishop

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Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Hawke’s Bay Airport?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.

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Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Meridian Energy?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

The Member can find my diary proactively released on the Beehive website

Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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    What meetings, if any, listed by participants, date, and subjects discussed, has the Minister had on the subject of Dunedin Airport?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Finance

Answer

My diary is proactively released.