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Question 35776 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the topic of regional security governance discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Australia during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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

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Question 35777 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the joint statement on the submarine…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We reiterated New Zealand's position that the missile test of 6 July was contrary to the intent and purpose of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.

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Question 35778 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the International Engagement Strategy?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Neither I nor Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Officials made an intervention on the International Engagement Strategy.

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Question 35779 (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 Simon Watts

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

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None.

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Question 35780 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of including the Joint Heads of Pacific…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We reaffirmed the Forum's role as stewards of our vision for a resiliant Pacific region of peace, security, and prosperity. In keeping with this theme, officials and I spoke to a range of regional security issues and initiatives including…

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Question 35781 (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 · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

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In my capacity as Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs 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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Question 35782 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many councils, if any, have deferred or paused infrastructure investment, borrowing or long-term plan decisions because of uncertainty created by the Head Start process, and what assessment, if any, has he made of the cost of that…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I have not been made aware of any councils deferring or pausing infrastructure investment, borrowing or long-term plan decisions. Continuity of delivery of services remains important for councils. Councils are not required to make…

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Question 35783 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many letters, emails or formal submissions, if any, has he received from mayors, councillors or councils raising concerns about the Head Start process since 1 May 2026?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I receive a large quantity of correspondence from mayors, councillors and/or councils on a variety of issues. I do not find it in the public interest to manually collate this information.

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Question 35784 (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 Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

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None

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Question 35785 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What analysis, if any, has been undertaken of the interaction between council amalgamations and the water services entities established under Local Water Done Well, and how many water services delivery plans, if any, will need to be…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Officials have determined that the Head Start pathway under Simplifying Local Government does not require councils to change their water service delivery models adopted under Local Water Done Well. However, where councils choose to…

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Question 35786 (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 Forestry

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In my capacity as Minister of Forestry 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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Question 35787 (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 Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

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None.

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Question 35788 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has he received from the Electoral Commission, the Local Government Commission or Local Government New Zealand on the risk to the conduct of the October 2028 local elections of finalising boundaries and representation…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I have not received advice related to boundary changes, from the Electoral Commission, the Local Government Commission or Local Government New Zealand regarding risk to the conduct of the October 2028 local elections.

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Question 35789 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What legislation, if any, will be required to give effect to council amalgamations, when will it be introduced, will it be referred to a select committee for public submissions, and under what circumstances, if any, does he anticipate it…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Final Cabinet policy decisions will be made in May 2027 including on the nature of any legislation required to give effect to Head Start proposals. Decisions on the legislative process for Head Start will be made at the appropriate time in…

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Question 35790 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What appeal, review or judicial oversight rights, if any, will a council or its residents have if Cabinet declines its Head Start proposal or imposes a different structure through the Back Stop process?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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There is no appeal or review process for Head Start, as it is a voluntary process intended for councils that are ready to move early. Councils are always able to consider judicial review of the Government’s decisions. Policy decisions…

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Question 35791 (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 Immigration

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Question 35792 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many councils, if any, does he expect to have their structure determined through the Back Stop process, and what opportunity, if any, will residents of those districts have to make submissions on the outcome?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. I am unable to comment on how many councils will go through backstop until after Cabinet has approved the Head Start proposals that will progress to the detailed design phase.…

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Question 35793 (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 Simon Watts

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

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None

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Question 35794 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What criteria, if any, will Cabinet apply when deciding by the end of September 2026 which Head Start proposals progress to detailed design, and will those criteria be published before that decision is made?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35795 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many regional council staff, if any, does he estimate will be required to transfer, be redeployed or be made redundant as regional councils are disestablished, and what workforce transition planning, if any, is under way?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35796 (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 · Associate Minister of Immigration

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None.

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Question 35797 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What assessment, if any, has been made of the loss of regional-scale capability in flood protection, catchment management, biosecurity and environmental monitoring arising from the abolition of regional councils, and what advice, if any,…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The criteria for submitting a Head Start proposal includes support for the planning system and the continued delivery of regional services including flood protection, catchment management, biosecurity and environmental monitoring. The…

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Question 35798 (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 Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

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None.

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Question 35799 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many Māori wards or Māori constituencies, if any, will be affected by the proposed new unitary authorities, and what guarantee, if any, is there that Māori representation will be maintained?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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There are eight regional Māori constituencies that will be affected by the removal of regional councils at the 2028 local elections. As the Government is still assessing Head Start proposals, it is yet to be determined how many Māori wards…

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Question 35800 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many iwi, hapū and post-settlement governance entities, if any, were consulted on Head Start proposals before the 9 August 2026 deadline, and what advice, if any, has he received on whether that engagement discharges the Crown's Treaty…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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It is the Crown’s obligation to ensure that any Treaty settlement obligations are maintained through local government reform. Councils that submitted a Head Start proposal would have made their own decisions about consultation…

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Question 35801 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What assessment, if any, has been made of the effect of amalgamation and the abolition of regional councils on existing Treaty settlement co-governance and co-management arrangements, and how many such arrangements, if any, will require…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I have received advice from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport on the broad Treaty settlement impacts of the Simplifying Local Government work programme and Head Start pathway and in the context of planning system…

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Question 35802 (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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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

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

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I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 35806 (2026) provided in my capacity as Prime Minister.

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Question 35803 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What assessment, if any, has been made of the change in the ratio of elected members to residents in each proposed new unitary authority, and in how many cases, if any, will rural or small-district representation be reduced?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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There has been no assessment of the change in the ratio of elected members to residents in each proposed new unitary authority. This is a matter for councils to consider in the Head Start pathway and during the detailed design phase.

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Question 35804 (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 Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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I have not received any such correspondence.

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Question 35805 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What rights, if any, do residents and ratepayers have to petition for or demand a binding poll on an amalgamation affecting their district under the Head Start or Back Stop processes, and how do those rights compare with those available…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Head Start is a voluntary process for councils that were ready to move. The need for unanimous council support or a high level of community support has been a barrier to local government reorganisation in the past. The Government accepts…

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Question 35806 (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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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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In my capacity as Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). I regularly request and receive advice from officials in DPMC relating to my Prime Minister and National Security…

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Question 35807 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What public opinion research, if any, has the Government commissioned on public support for council amalgamation?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government has not commissioned any opinion research on public support for the Head Start pathway. Consultation on the initial Simplifying Local Government proposal indicated broad support for local government reform.

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Question 35808 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many staff positions across local government, if any, does he estimate will be disestablished as a result of amalgamations taking effect from the October 2028 local elections?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is currently considering these proposals. I do not intend to provide any additional information beyond what is said in the press release. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-consider-headstart-proposals

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Question 35809 (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 Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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My office and I send and receive numerous correspondences with a wide range of people in the course of executing the Government’s priorities, I do not consider it in the public interest to ask my staff to spend the considerable time…

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Question 35810 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What financial assistance, if any, will the Government provide to councils to meet transition costs, and will any such assistance be available to councils placed in the Back Stop process?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. An aspect of the deliverability criterion is to set out what assistance that council groupings would need from the Government to deliver their proposal. Policy decisions regarding the…

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Question 35811 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What estimate, if any, does he have of the one-off transition costs of establishing each new unitary authority, and what estimate, if any, does he have of the equivalent transition cost of the 2010 Auckland amalgamation in today's dollars?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. Transition costs will be determined in the detailed design phase. In December 2009, the government provided Auckland Council with a $94.1 million loan for the Auckland Transition…

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Question 35812 (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 Louise Upston

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

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None.

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Question 35813 (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 Nicole McKee

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Courts

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None.

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Question 35814 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much, if any, has the Crown spent on the Head Start and Back Stop processes to date, including departmental staffing, contractors and consultants, and what is the forecast total cost through to the October 2028 local elections?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Work on the Head Start process has been undertaken by existing departmental staff as part of their normal duties. Neither the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, nor the Department of Internal Affairs has separately…

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Question 35815 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What estimate, if any, does he have of the total cost incurred by councils in preparing Head Start proposals between May and August 2026, including consultants, legal advice, external analysis and staff time, and how are those costs being…

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I do not have an estimate of the costs councils incurred while preparing their Head Start proposals. Head Start proposals should outline a high-level design for a future unitary authority, and councils were not expected to need to engage…

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Question 35816 (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 Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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None.

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Question 35817 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Why did the Government not establish a Royal Commission or equivalent independent inquiry before requiring councils to propose amalgamations, given that a Royal Commission preceded the 2010 Auckland reorganisation?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government considered that there was enough evidence to proceed with changes to the local government system and noted that there have been a number of reports on local government reform over many years, as well as local discussions…

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Question 35818 (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 for Trade and Investment

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In my capacity as Minister for Trade and Investment 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. For Invest New Zealand, none. For New Zealand Trade…

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Question 35819 (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 for Economic Growth

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None.

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Question 35820 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Why was the Local Government Commission not made the lead agency for the Head Start process, given its central role in the 1989 nationwide local government reforms?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government considered that the Head Start process was primarily a policy work programme that was best undertaken by officials from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport and that proposals should be locally led by…

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Question 35821 (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 Erica Stanford

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

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None.

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Question 35822 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What assessment, if any, has been made of the effect on ratepayers in lower-debt councils of merging with higher-debt neighbours, and of the harmonisation of rates and debt across new unitary authorities?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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The Government is still assessing Head Start proposals. Debt harmonisation is a decision for amalgamating councils to make and will be considered during the detailed design phase.

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Question 35823 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What analysis, if any, has he commissioned or received on the projected effect of amalgamation on rates in each affected district, and will he release it before Cabinet makes decisions in September 2026?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I have not any commissioned or received any analysis on the projected effect of amalgamation on rates in each affected district. Head Start will establish fewer layers of local government –meaning simpler, more aligned planning and…

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Question 35824 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did he receive from the Department of Internal Affairs on the adequacy of a three-month timeframe for councils to develop Head Start amalgamation proposals, and on what date did he receive it?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Joint Ministers received a range of advice from officials on the trade-offs of a three-month window for outline proposals. As the pathway was designed for councils that are willing and able to reorganise before the next local elections, we…

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Question 35825 (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 Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Ethnic Communities

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None.