Written questions

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following 40997 (2026), which school drinking water supplies, if any, have recorded nitrate above half the Maximum Acceptable Value under the Drinking Water Standards in the last 5 years (including those where treatment upgrades have…

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who hold a current practicing certificate?

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Jan Tinetti

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  What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who do not hold a teaching qualification?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 14th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 14th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023; broken down by month?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of September 14th 2026; broken down by region?

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of September 14th 2026; broken down by region?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of September 14th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of September 14th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of September 14th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during this year to date?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during this year to date?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of September 14th 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the current year to date?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the current school year to date?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of 14th September 2026?

Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of September 14th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Who in the Minister’s office was the senior official referring to when she said that the Minister’s “new chief adviser is highly political, is really aware of the coalition, is really aware, and if anything was going to be picked up, he…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  When the senior official, telling staff not to put certain information in writing, said “you will notice I will just use passive verbs and just say this, so as far as anyone is concerned it is just some feedback from me” did she mean that…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  When the senior official, telling staff not to put certain information in writing, said “what we do not need is anything in response in writing that shows that this stuff has gone backwards and forwards between them and us”, what,…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which staff from her office, by job title, were involved in what the senior official, telling staff not to put certain information in writing, referred to as “stuff” that had “gone backwards and forwards between them and us” ?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much material, if quantifiable, was not put in writing because of a senior official telling staff not to put certain information in writing?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; if not, will she proactively release all communications between members of her office and the…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does she agree with the senior official who said that it would preferable that it not be widely known that curriculum material had “gone backwards and forwards” with her office; and, if not, what has given rise to this understanding at the…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; if not, can she provide evidence of this?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; either directly or indirectly?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  When will the Ministry of Education's internal review into whether a senior official telling staff not to put certain information in writing “is an isolated incidence” be completed; and will the internal review examine whether Ministry…

Asked by

Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  What planning, procurement and due diligence was undertaken before the original Opawa Primary School playground project commenced; have those processes been independently reviewed?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  When will the Ministry of Education's internal review into whether a senior official telling staff not to put certain information in writing “is an isolated incidence” be completed; and when will the findings be released?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  When will the Ministry of Education's internal review into whether a senior official telling staff not to put certain information in writing “is an isolated incidence” be completed?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  What is the total total expenditure associated with the playground project at Opawa Primary School, including design, construction, consultants, remediation, legal costs, fencing and replacement works, what is the final total cost expected…

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  What assistance is the ministry of education providing (if any) to the Opawa Primary School to resolve the matter of the playground that has not opened; what assistance is it planning to provide?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  When will the playground at Opawa Primary School be open for children to play on?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  Why has the newly constructed slide at Opawa Primary School remained unusable for three school terms; what is required to have it assessed and opened immediately?

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has there been a culture review of the Ministry of Education’s curriculum group; if so, when was it closed, if at all?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What staffing or workforce‑related funding, if any, has been provided to schools in the Maungakiekie electorate since 27 November 2023 to 17 September 2026, listed by school and funding category?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What infrastructure or property maintenance funding, if any, has been provided to schools in the Maungakiekie electorate since 27 November 2023 to 17 September 2026, listed by school and project?

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  What operational funding adjustments, if any, have been made for schools in the Maungakiekie electorate since 27 November 2023 to 17 September 2026, listed by school and funding type?

Asked by

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many children, if any, are currently on waitlists for learning support services, including Early Intervention, Ongoing Resourcing Scheme, and specialist assessments, as of 17 September 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of September 7th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of September 7th 2026?