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Question 35722 (2026)

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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, briefings, reports, or any other document, if any, has the Minister received regarding data centers and potential impacts on electricity infrastructure and prices since January 2026, listed by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

A list of the briefings I have received from MBIE is proactively available on the MBIE website. You can access this information at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information.

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Question 35723 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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In my capacity as Minister of Agriculture neither I nor my office have received any briefing or other advice on the impact of Mr Peters’s remarks on the relationship with China.

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35725, 35885 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

  • 35885 (matches this search)

    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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None.

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Question 35726 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

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None

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Question 35727 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

Answer

I received the following email: 5 August 2026, 'Letter of Chinese Ambassador regarding the So-called “Excess Capacity” Rhetorical Trap and the “China Opportunity 2.0”'

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Question 35728 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

Answer

Staff in my office receive and reply to a large volume of physical and electronic correspondence on a daily basis. To identify, classify and list all physical and electronic correspondence would impede the operation of my office which is…

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35729, 35730 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    Does the Electoral Commission currently visit people's homes to ensure they are enrolled to vote; if so what are the circumstances in which they do so?

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    Does the Electoral Commission visit the homes of people who have not responded to and enquiry under s 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 where they do not have other contact details?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I am advised that the Electoral Commission does not visit people's homes.

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Question 35731 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    Where a person cannot be contacted at the address at which they are enrolled under s 89G(1) of the Electoral Act 1993 and the Electoral Commission has no other contact information for them, what enquiries are made under s 89G(2)(a) of the…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

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I am advised that where a person cannot be contacted at the address at which they are enrolled, the Electoral Commission first checks the source document to make sure the information was processed correctly. If contact information is…

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Question 35732 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Agriculture

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As Associate Minister of Agriculture, none.

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Question 35733 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office, or the former…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

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

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None.

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Question 35734 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None

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Question 35735 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    How does the Electoral Commission meet its obligation to make an inquiry into the particulars on the roll for every person registered as an elector of a district under s 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 in respect of persons who are resident…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

For the purposes of section 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 the particulars on the roll for a person are defined as “the particulars contained in the application to register” (section 89D(7)(b) of the Electoral Act). I am advised the…

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Question 35736 (2026)

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Willie Jackson

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does the Minister stand by his statement that "Our Government has co-invested more into marae alongside Iwi and hapū than any government in New Zealand’s history," and if so, how much funding has this government delivered to Marae since he…

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Development

Answer

Yes I do. The Government has funded over $200 million. Funding into marae has come from various portfolios and agencies including Emergency Response, Climate Change, Te Puni Kōkiri, Department of Internal Affairs, and the Regional…

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Question 35737 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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None.

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Question 35738 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Where did the suggestion to add the consultation option of "whether to repeal the requirement for farmers to use less than 190 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare per year on the grazed area of their farms" come from in the 'Freshwater…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

Answer

The freshwater national direction consultation package was developed through an iterative process involving advice from officials and discussions with Ministerial colleagues. Final options for public consultation were decided by Cabinet.

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Question 35739 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I have received no correspondence from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026.

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35740, 35879 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

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I am advised that correspondence my office receives is not categorised by topic. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. It would not be a good use of taxpayer-funded staff’s time – including…

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Question 35741 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Following 33736 (2026), if the Green Party's release of information on the morning of 2 April that 9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school in 2025 wasn't the prompt for the Minister's request for a "rapid" briefing on drinking…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Written Parliamentary Questions.

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Question 35742 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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None.

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Question 35743 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    In each of the last 10 years, how many agreements under section 17 of the Public Works Act 1981 have been deemed to have been entered into as a result of an Environment Court order made under section 185 of the Resource Management Act…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that no agreements have been entered into over the last 10 years as a result of an order made under s185 of the RMA.

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Question 35744 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

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None.

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Question 35745 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Are liabilities or contingent liabilities arising under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991 disclosed in the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand; if so, in which note and at what value; if not, why not?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that all approved advance property purchases, including those related to s185 RMA applications, are included in NZTA’s financial system and reported monthly to Treasury for consolidation into the Crown Financials. While it is…

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Question 35746 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Has the Treasury provided any advice on the Crown's exposure to acquisition and compensation liabilities arising under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991, which can require a requiring authority to purchase land it has…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

In my capacity as Minister of Transport, no.

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Question 35747 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

Answer

In my capacity as Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, none.

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Question 35748 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None.

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Question 35749 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister for Trade and Investment

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I received the following email: 5 August 2026, 'Letter of Chinese Ambassador regarding the So-called “Excess Capacity” Rhetorical Trap and the “China Opportunity 2.0”' For Invest New Zealand, none. For New Zealand Trade and Enterprise,…

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Question 35750 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    When was he or his office first advised of the property acquisition and compensation liabilities that may arise under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991 from designations for which construction is not funded?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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I have not received specific advice on anticipated section 185 costs.

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Question 35751 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the total book value of land held by the New Zealand Transport Agency that was acquired under the Public Works Act 1981 and on which construction has not commenced, and what were the total holding costs of that land, including…

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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 total book value of property holdings as at 30 June 2026 was $2.3B. Of which, $1B is held for projects not yet in construction. The total holding costs for the entire portfolio over 2025/26 was $17.8M, offset by…

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Question 35752 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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None.

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Question 35753 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

Nil.

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Question 35754 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many requests for advance purchase or hardship acquisition of property affected by a New Zealand Transport Agency designation were received in each of the last five financial years, and how many of those requests were accepted,…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that the NZ Transport Agency has received the following number of requests for advance purchase or hardship in each of the last five financial years: 2025/26 - 50 requests 2024/25 - 11 requests 2023/24 - 0 requests 2022/23 - 4…

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Question 35755 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

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None.

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Question 35756 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What is the title and date of the New Zealand Transport Agency's current policy on advance purchase and hardship acquisition of property affected by designations, and when was that policy last reviewed?

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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 Advance Purchase Policy for Property Acquisitions was last reviewed in October 2018.

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Question 35757 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Did the business case for the Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth North projects, being the package of notices of requirement lodged with Auckland Council in November 2023 for route protection between Albany and Ōrewa, quantify the cost of…

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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 Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth North Business Case quantified the estimated costs of property acquisition required to protect the routes identified in the Notices of Requirement lodged with Auckland Council in…

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Question 35758 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture

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None

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Question 35759 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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None.

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Question 35760 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

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The previous Minister of Defence received one email from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026. It was titled "Letter of Chinese Ambassador regarding the So-called “Excess Capacity” Rhetorical Trap and the “China…

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Question 35761 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many properties are wholly or partly subject to a designation or notice of requirement for which the New Zealand Transport Agency is the requiring authority and for which no construction funding is allocated in the current National…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached document.

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Question 35762 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many applications under section 185 of the Resource Management Act 1991, which allows an owner of land subject to a designation or requirement to apply to the Environment Court for an order that the requiring authority acquire that…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that the following applications were made in each of the last 10 financial years: • 2017-2022 – No applications made. • 2023 – two applications. Agreement was reached with the owners and the applications were subsequently…

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Question 35763 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

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

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None.

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Question 35764 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Mark Patterson

List MP · NZ First · Associate Minister of Agriculture

Answer

As Associate Minister of Agriculture, none.

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Question 35765 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did the Minister or his officials have any bilateral meetings with the Republic of Naoero during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee, and if so, what was the outcome?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

We engaged with all Forum Members through roundtable discussions on the agenda items, but we did not engage bilaterally with the Republic of Naoero.

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Question 35766 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost to the New Zealand Transport Agency of Environment Court proceeding ENV-2024-AKL-234, Stanbridge v New Zealand Transport Agency, broken down by internal staff time, external legal fees, expert witness fees, and…

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that external legal fees were $70,728.40 plus GST. There were no expert witness or valuation fees. NZTA did not keep a record of internal staff time spent on the proceeding.

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Question 35767 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did the Minister or his officials have any bilateral meetings with the Republic of Kiribati during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee, and if so, what was the outcome?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

We engaged with all Forum Members through roundtables discussions on the agenda items, but we did not engage bilaterally with the Republic of Kiribati.

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Question 35768 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance

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None

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Question 35769 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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None.

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35770, 35771 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was agreed, if anything, on the topic of the joint statement on the submarine launched ballistic missile test by China during the Minister's attendance at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting?

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    What was agreed, if anything, on the topic of reforming the regional security architecture during the Minister's attendance at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting are publicly available on the Forum Secretariat's website: https://forumsec.org/publications/outcomes-2026-forum-foreign-ministers-meeting

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Question 35772 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the topic of Forum partnerships discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Palau during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

We discussed a range of topics with counterparts from Palau, including topics relating to the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting agenda.

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Question 35773 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

None

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Question 35774 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the topic of the Pacific Islands Forum joint statement on the submarine launched ballistic missile test by China discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Australia during the recent…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

We discussed a range of topics with counterparts from Australia, including topics relating to the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting agenda.