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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, workplace fatalities were reported to WorkSafe during the week of January 5th 2026?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe received three fatality notifications between 5 and 11 January 2026. One has been confirmed as meeting WorkSafe Fatality criteria, one has been confirmed as not meeting WorkSafe Fatality criteria, and one is…

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, workplace fatalities were reported to WorkSafe during the week of December 29th 2025?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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I am advised that WorkSafe received zero fatality notifications between 29 December 2025 and 4 January 2026.

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, workplace fatalities were reported to WorkSafe during the week of December 22nd 2025?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe received one fatality notification between 22 and 28 December 2025, which is still under assessment.

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of January 5th 2026?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that from 5 to 11 January 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received notification of 40 serious workplace accidents (37 notifications of injury and three notifications of fatal harm, per my response to Written Question 538 (2026)).

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of December 29th 2025?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that from 29 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, WorkSafe New Zealand received notification of five serious workplace accidents (five notifications of injury and zero notifications of fatal harm).

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, serious workplace accidents were reported to WorkSafe during the week of December 22nd 2025?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that from 22 to 28 December 2025, WorkSafe New Zealand received notification of 19 of serious accidents (18 notifications of injury and one notification of fatal harm, per my response to Written Question 540 (2026)).

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · 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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These titles can…

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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None.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How did the number of Road Cone Digital Hotline reports received for each road controlling authority compare with the total number of active temporary traffic management sites operated by that authority over the same period?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that the total number of active temporary traffic management sites managed by individual Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) is operational information that is held by each individual RCA and is not collected by WorkSafe New…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many total reports, valid and invalid, were received by the Road Cone Digital Hotline in each week and month from June to December 2025?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand received 1355 valid notifications and 329 invalid notifications via the road cone digital hotline between 3 June 2025 and 19 December 2025. The valid notifications information is publicly available on…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Will the Government publish a complete anonymised dataset of all Road Cone Digital Hotline reports, including location, road controlling authority, report category, validity, and outcome?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

No. To do so would require resource from WorkSafe New Zealand which I believe is better used focusing on the other priorities I have set for the organisation.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What alternative mechanisms, if any, will the Government use to identify excessive road cone use or temporary traffic management concerns now that the Road Cone Digital Hotline has been discontinued?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

The road cone hotline pilot confirmed that the key to reducing excessive road cone use is to ensure RCAs adopt the new risk-based, proportionate New Zealand Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (NZGTTM). Closure of the hotline coincided…

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945, 960 (2026)

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What documentation or analysis informed her conclusion that the Road Cone Digital Hotline met its objectives?

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    What evaluation, review, or analysis of the Road Cone Digital Hotline has been completed, and will she release that material?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

WorkSafe New Zealand provided me with an assessment of performance against the pilot's key objectives, and wider temporary traffic management contextual factors. The briefing is publicly available on the WorkSafe website:…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What feedback or follow-up communication was provided to members of the public who submitted reports to the Road Cone Digital Hotline, and how many submitters received such follow-ups, if any?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand contacted every submitter by email acknowledging their notification. As necessary, Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) directly contacted submitters if further information about a notification was…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the average time taken by WorkSafe to process or respond to each valid Road Cone Digital Hotline notification?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand did not collect data on the time taken to assess and process each individual notification received through the road cone digital hotline pilot.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much was spent on public communications or marketing to inform the public about the existence of the Road Cone Digital Hotline?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that the road cone digital hotline pilot imposed no extra costs on WorkSafe New Zealand associated with public communication or marketing.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What, if any, WorkSafe prosecution decisions or enforcement actions were influenced or informed by information collected through the Road Cone Digital Hotline?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that no WorkSafe prosecution decisions or enforcement actions were influenced or informed by information collected through the hotline.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many WorkSafe staff, expressed in full-time equivalent positions, were allocated to the administration and operation of the Road Cone Digital Hotline?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that work arising from the road cone hotline pilot was largely managed by integrating it into existing WorkSafe New Zealand resources and operations. No full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at WorkSafe were dedicated to the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many councils were identified as using temporary traffic management plans based on out-of-date NZTA guidance during the course of the Road Cone Digital Hotline pilot, if any, and what were those councils?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand does not hold this information, which is managed by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    Which road controlling authorities engaged with WorkSafe or NZTA as a result of information collected through the Road Cone Digital Hotline, and what changes did those authorities make in response?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that all Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) engaged with WorkSafe New Zealand for the duration of the road cone digital hotline pilot. As for what changes were made by the RCAs, this information does not sit within my…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What guidance or correspondence was issued to road controlling authorities following insights gathered from the Road Cone Digital Hotline?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that guidance was provided to Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) staff at engagements in Waikato, Otago, Christchurch, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, and the Hawke's Bay, in partnership with WorkSafe, the…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many Road Cone Digital Hotline notifications were classified as invalid, and what criteria were used to assess whether a notification was valid or invalid?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand assessed 329 notifications to the road cone digital hotline as invalid. Invalid notifications are assessed as either made-up, non-specific, or general commentary outside of road cones.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What evidence or metrics were used to support the claim that the Road Cone Digital Hotline gave "the public a voice” and met its objectives?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

The road cone digital hotline pilot provided the public with an easily accessible channel to notify government of instances of perceived excessive or unjustified use of road cones. WorkSafe New Zealand has advised that it will be…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What specific root causes of concern relating to temporary traffic management were identified from Road Cone Digital Hotline data, as referenced in her public statements?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I refer the Member to the WorkSafe New Zealand briefing that gives detail of the road cone digital hotline pilot's objectives and findings, which is publicly available on the WorkSafe website:…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What measurable outcomes did the Road Cone Digital Hotline achieve in relation to identifying instances of excessive road cone use?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to Written Question 956 (2026).

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many site visits did WorkSafe carry out as a direct result of Road Cone Digital Hotline notifications, and what were the aggregated findings from those visits?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand attended 28 shared ride-alongs with Auckland Transport, New Zealand Transport Agency, Wellington City Council, Christchurch City Council, Taupō District Council, Tauranga City Council and the Western…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How many road cone configurations or temporary traffic management arrangements were changed, corrected, or removed as a direct result of reports made through the Road Cone Digital Hotline?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised by WorkSafe New Zealand that 86 sites were assessed by Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) following notifications from the road cone digital hotline as non-compliant with temporary traffic management (TTM) plans. In cases of…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the average cost per valid report received through the Road Cone Digital Hotline from June to December 2025?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that information has not been calculated this way, as this would misrepresent the objectives and benefits of the pilot.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much of the total expenditure on the Road Cone Digital Hotline was spent on communications, public engagement, or promotional activity?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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I am advised by WorkSafe New Zealand that the road cone digital hotline pilot had no costs associated with communications, public engagement or promotional activity. Any communications support required was provided through existing…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the budget approved for the Road Cone Digital Hotline prior to its establishment, and how does that budget compare with the final cost of the programme?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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I am advised WorkSafe New Zealand originally allocated a budget of $395,000 for a 12-month pilot. As at 31 December 2025, following the conclusion of the pilot, WorkSafe had spent $227,570 excl. GST on costs associated with the road cone…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much of the total expenditure on the Road Cone Digital Hotline was attributable to data analysis, reporting, or evaluation work?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

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I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand does not require data analysis, reporting and evaluation work to be tracked separately by staff and contractors as part of their overall roles and as such costs for these individual items is unable to…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much of the total expenditure on the Road Cone Digital Hotline was spent on IT infrastructure, digital platform development, and system maintenance?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand spent $2,670 on IT set-up of the road cone digital hotline. Work arising from the road cone hotline pilot was largely managed by integrating it into existing WorkSafe resources and operations.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    How much of the total expenditure on the Road Cone Digital Hotline was spent specifically on staffing and administration?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand spent $213,953 on contractors for the road cone digital hotline pilot. I refer the Member to my response to Written Question 950 (2026) for more information on resourcing.

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the total monthly cost of operating the Road Cone Digital Hotline for each month since its launch in June 2025?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that the monthly costs to WorkSafe New Zealand for operating the road cone hotline were: Jun: $41,732 Jul: $5,827 Aug: $58,316 Sep: $42,671 Oct: $33,746 Nov: $37,705 Dec: $7,573 This expenditure also reflects investment in…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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    What was the total cost of the Road Cone Digital Hotline programme from its establishment to its closure on 19 December 2025, including but not limited to setup costs, operating costs, staffing, IT development, communications, and…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I am advised that the total cost of the road cone digital hotline pilot was $227,570. This expenditure also reflects investment in improvements to WorkSafe that will endure beyond the hotline, such as lifting inspector capability and…

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · 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 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have requested and received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis.…

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I took one paper to Cabinet titled "Minimum Wage Review: Setting the 2026 Rates".

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, since December 10 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have requested and received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis.…

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025 by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

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

Answer

I took one paper to Cabinet titled "Minimum Wage Review: Setting the 2026 Rates".