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Question 34425 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did the Treasury and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission provide on the value-for-money case for procuring Warkworth to Te Hana as a public-private partnership, and did either raise concerns?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA worked closely with the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT)), the Treasury, Infrastructure Commission and NZ Infrastructure Funding and Financing Company Limited (NIFFCo)…

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Question 34426 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What earlier Gateway reviews have been conducted on the Warkworth to Te Hana project, on what dates, and what delivery confidence rating did each assign?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that a Gateway 0/2 Review (Strategic Assessment / Delivery Strategy – Detailed Business Case) was undertaken in February 2025. The delivery confidence rating assigned was Amber/Green.

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Question 34427 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Why did the May 2026 Gateway 3 Review of Warkworth to Te Hana result in a Green/Amber rather than Green delivery confidence assessment, and what specific risks were identified?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the May 2026 Gateway 3 Review assigned a Green/Amber delivery confidence assessment because reviewers identified a number of risks requiring ongoing management attention, while having a high degree of confidence that…

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Question 34428 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What were the seven recommendations of the Gateway 3 Review of the Warkworth to Te Hana project conducted between 4 and 8 May 2026, and what action, if any, has been taken on each?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to Appendix 2 of the proactively released Cabinet paper: https://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Outcome-of-the-Procurement-Process-Northland-Corridor-Section-1-Public-Private-Partnership-Redacted-v2.pdf…

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Question 34429 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many NZTA staff and what annual budget will be dedicated to managing the Warkworth to Te Hana contract over its life?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the number of NZTA staff managing the Warkworth Te Hana project is anticipated to peak at 24 FTE roles. The delivery budget base costs are $245m over the construction and operational phases of the project (FY2027-2033 and…

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Question 34430 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What handback standards and residual asset condition requirements apply when Warkworth to Te Hana is returned to NZTA in 2058, if any, and what remedies exist if those standards are not met, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Project Agreement includes detailed handback requirements that apply at the end of the concession period in 2058. These require Northway to return the asset to NZTA in a defined minimum condition, with specified residual service life…

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Question 34431 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Who will independently verify the Northway consortium's performance against the Warkworth to Te Hana Key Performance Indicators, and at whose cost?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that there is no independent verification of the Northway consortium’s performance against Key Performance Indicators. This assessment is done by NZTA. The Independent Reviewer is jointly engaged and funded by NZTA and…

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Question 34432 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How will deductions apply under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement for road closures, and what distinction, if any, is made between planned maintenance closures, unplanned incidents and weather-related closures?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that deductions will apply during the operating phase where the road is unavailable for traffic. There are some full exclusions (such as scheduled planned maintenance) and partial exclusions (reactive incident response, for…

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Question 34433 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What are the Key Performance Indicators under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, and what is the maximum financial deduction available in any year expressed as a dollar figure and as a percentage of the annual Unitary Charge?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that the Performance Regime is a primary financial incentive mechanism in the Project Agreement, aligning the Contractor’s economic outcomes with safe, available and high-performing delivery across the 25-year operational…

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Question 34434 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What specific lessons from the Transmission Gully public-private partnership were incorporated into the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, and how, if at all, is each reflected in the contract terms?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Key lessons from previous PPPs have been applied to this Project and have resulted in a more sophisticated transaction and PPP model. Key lessons and how they have been applied are set out in Appendix 1 of the released Cabinet paper, and…

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Question 34435 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What performance bonds, parent company guarantees or other security has the Northway consortium provided for Warkworth to Te Hana, if any, and what is the value of each?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that NZTA has the benefit of a guarantee from an Acciona group company in respect of the construction and maintenance and operations sub-contractors. The consortium members have also obtained various bonds or bank guarantees…

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Question 34436 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How, if at all, is ground condition and geotechnical risk allocated under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, particularly in relation to the twin tunnels through Kraack Hill above the Dome Valley?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The approach to risk in this PPP represents an evolution of the New Zealand PPP model consistent with the updated Treasury PPP Policy and lessons from Transmission Gully and the Puhoi to Warkworth project. A key lesson from previous PPPs…

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Question 34437 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What compensation events, relief events and change-in-law provisions in the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement could result in additional cost or time being borne by the Crown, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Project Agreement contains an extension event regime (under which NZTA provides extensions of time but no compensation - extension events are typically insured) and a compensation extension event regime (where NZTA provides extensions…

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Question 34438 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which risks are retained by the Crown under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, and which risks are transferred to the Northway consortium?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to the released Cabinet paper: https://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Outcome-of-the-Procurement-Process-Northland-Corridor-Section-1-Public-Private-Partnership-Redacted-v2.pdf…

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Question 34439 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the maximum amount payable by the Crown on early termination of the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement in the event of contractor default, voluntary Crown termination, and force majeure respectively?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The amount payable will depend on the time and circumstances of termination. The termination payment can be based on the value of the project/its equity (each subject to a valuation methodology set out in the project agreement), an amount…

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Question 34440 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the total value of contingent liabilities arising from the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement, if any, and how will those liabilities be recorded in the Financial Statements of the Government?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA will include a PPP service concession liability on its balance sheet which is estimated to peak at $2.4-2.7 billion at the end of the construction period and reduce as Unitary Charges are paid over the operational period. This…

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Question 34441 (2026)

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Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    From which appropriation or fund will Unitary Charge payments for Warkworth to Te Hana be met, and what percentage of forecast National Land Transport Fund expenditure will those payments represent in each year of the operating period?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Unitary Charge payments will be paid over the 25-year operational period, payable by the NLTF alongside the client-side retained costs and risks. NZTA forecasts that the average Unitary Charges over the operational period will represent…

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Question 34442 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What indexation applies to the Unitary Charge payments for Warkworth to Te Hana, if any, and what, if anything, is the Crown's exposure if inflation exceeds the assumptions used at financial close?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Unitary Charge is partly indexed. It comprises an unindexable element and an indexable element. The indexable element is adjusted using a combination of indices, such as CPI, the Labour Cost Index (LCI), the NZTA Network Outcomes Index…

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Question 34443 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the forecast Unitary Charge payable for Warkworth to Te Hana in each year of the 25-year operating period, in both nominal and real terms?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The average Unitary Charge payment over the operating period FY2034-2058) is estimated to be $290 million.

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Question 34444 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What mechanisms, if any, allow the Crown Capital Contribution for Warkworth to Te Hana to be recovered if the project is not completed or if construction defects are later identified?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Crown Capital Contribution is excluded from any compensation payment made to the Contractor on termination of the Project (so, in effect, the value remains with the Crown on termination). There is a defects rectification regime in the…

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Question 34445 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How will NZTA repay the $1.6 billion Crown loan for the Warkworth to Te Hana Crown Capital Contribution, and from which revenue sources?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The loan will be repaid from revenue from the National Land Transport Fund.

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Question 34446 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the interest rate, term and repayment schedule of the $1.6 billion 10-year Crown loan to NZTA financing the Crown Capital Contribution for Warkworth to Te Hana, and what is the total interest payable over that term?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The interest rate and repayment schedule of the $1.6 billion Crown loan is commercially sensitive. Cabinet agreed that the loan terms would be on a commercial basis. The annual debt servicing costs (principal and interest payments) to NZTA…

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Question 34447 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What intellectual property has NZTA retained from unsuccessful Warkworth to Te Hana bidders, and how, if at all, will that intellectual property be used on later sections of the Northland Corridor?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Under the bid stipend arrangement, NZTA obtained the rights to use all design and other project specific material produced by the unsuccessful bidders. This will be retained by NZTA and can be used on later sections of the Northland…

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Question 34448 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What weightings were applied to price, quality and risk in evaluating Warkworth to Te Hana proposals, and what score did each shortlisted consortium receive against each criterion?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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This information cannot be released because it is commercially sensitive. It comprises detailed evaluation methodology, scoring outcomes, and bidder-specific assessments developed as part of a commercially sensitive PPP procurement…

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Question 34449 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What were the prices submitted at final tender by each of the three shortlisted consortia for Warkworth to Te Hana, and what was the range between the highest and lowest?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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This information cannot be released because it is commercially sensitive. Individual tender prices form part of the respondents' commercially sensitive bids and contain pricing, risk allocation and financing assumptions provided in…

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Question 34450 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much, if any, was paid in bid cost reimbursement in relation to Warkworth to Te Hana, and what amount was paid to each of the three shortlisted consortia?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Northland Corridor Stage 1, Warkworth to Te Hana Public Private Partnership project has a budgeted bid stipend of $80m to reimburse up to 80% of costs for the two unsuccessful bidders (capped at $40m per bidder). Work to finalise the…

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Question 34451 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much has NZTA spent to date on the development and procurement of the Warkworth to Te Hana project, broken down by internal costs and external legal, financial, technical and probity advisers, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA has spent a total of $98 million on external professional services costs associated with the development and procurement of the Warkworth to Te Hana project. This includes: - $27.7 million in legal services and advice - $7 million in…

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Question 34452 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What provisions, if any, does the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement contain for sharing refinancing gains, and for Crown consent to any change of control or sale of equity by consortium members?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Project Agreement requires the contractor to share refinancing gains with NZTA in certain circumstances and does include restrictions on the sale of equity and on changes of control.

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Question 34453 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

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    What conditions were required to be satisfied for financial close of the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership on 30 July 2026, and on what date was each satisfied?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Financial close was subject to customary conditions precedent, including the contractor obtaining a binding ruling from Inland Revenue and Overseas Investment Office consent. All of these conditions were satisfied on or before 30 July 2026.

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Question 34454 (2026)

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    When will the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement and its schedules be published, if at all, and which provisions, if any, will be withheld and under which grounds of the Official Information Act 1982?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The NZTA is currently preparing the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement and Schedules for release. Appropriate withholding/refusal grounds will be considered as part of this review.

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Question 34455 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What, if anything, is the projected equity internal rate of return and the weighted average cost of capital for the Northway consortium under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that this information is held by Northway and is considered commercially sensitive.

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Question 34456 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which lenders, if any, are providing senior debt for the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership, what is the debt-to-equity ratio at financial close, and what proportion of that debt is sourced offshore, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Northway has announced its lending group, comprises of ANZ, BNZ, NAB, MUFG, BBVA, Bank of China, CaixaBank, CCB, ICBC, Intesa Sanpaolo and Société Générale. The debt-to-equity ratio at financial close and the proportion of debt sourced…

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Question 34457 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the equity shareholding of each Northway consortium participant, being Acciona Concesiones SL, Global Sustainable Infrastructure GP IV Ltd, Acciona Construction New Zealand Ltd, Downer New Zealand and AECOM?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The Northway consortium includes each of those entities, but the ultimate equity holders are Acciona Concesiones SL and Global Sustainable Infrastructure GP IV Ltd.

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Question 34459 (2026)

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Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    When was the $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator for Warkworth to Te Hana last updated before financial close, and what would that comparator be if restated at 2026 prices?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The underlying project cost estimates that make up the Public Sector Comparator (PSC) have not required updating since the March 2025 Investment Case. If the discounting base date for the PSC calculation was moved to 2026, it would…

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Question 34460 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What assumptions, including risk and optimism-bias adjustments, if any, underpinned the $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator for Warkworth to Te Hana approved by Cabinet in March 2025?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The $3.9 billion Public Sector Comparator (PSC) approved by Cabinet in March 2025 was a risk-adjusted estimate of the whole-of-life cost of delivering the project through conventional public sector procurement. It was developed in…

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Question 34461 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How is the $3.649 billion net present value cost of the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership disaggregated between construction capital, debt financing, equity returns, operations and maintenance, lifecycle renewals, insurance…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 34462 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What discount rate, discount period and base date were used to calculate the $3.649 billion net present value final project cost for the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership announced on 30 July 2026?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The discount rate used for the $3.649 billion NPV project cost estimate is 7.2%. The discount rate is consistent with that used to calculate the Public Sector Comparator (PSC) in the March 2025 Investment Case and is calculated according…

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Question 34463 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the total nominal, undiscounted value of all payments the Crown and NZTA expect to make under the Warkworth to Te Hana Project Agreement signed with the Northway consortium in July 2026, over the full term of that agreement to 2058?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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NZTA has withheld the total nominal cost estimate from public release because some retained cost estimates are commercially sensitive during the construction period.

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Question 34470 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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The titles and dates of Transport briefings received from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport are or will soon be proactively released here:…

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Question 34471 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters. MCERT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to…

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Question 34575 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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None.

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Question 34576 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I can advise that I took one paper through Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026. It is not in the public interest to release the title at this stage.

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Question 34743 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How much, if any, is the total (finalised) budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence-…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that NZTA’s 2026/27 Budget for Artificial Intelligence is $3.8m.

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Question 34834 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that NZTA has not budgeted any expenditure in 2026/27 for consultants whose role is to advise on public sector reform management or similar.

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Question 34835 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I am advised that NZTA has not undertaken any public engagement surveys on its use of Artificial Intelligence.

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Question 34837 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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Nil

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Question 34838 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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Question 34839 (2026)

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    How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Nil For information regarding the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport from 1 July 2026 onwards, I refer the Member to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform's reply to Written Question 34691 (2026).

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Question 34842 (2026)

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    How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

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Question 34189 (2026)

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    What public engagement surveys, if any, have been completed regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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None For information regarding Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport following 1 July 2026, I refer the Member to the Minster Responsible for RMA Reform’s reply to Written Parliamentary Question 34003 (2026).