Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Housing: What actions is the Government taking to increase the supply of housing outside the main urban centres? KAREN CHHOUR to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the statement in yesterday's report on the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill by Jonathan Boston and David King that "locating the Monitor so close to the centre of power creates the risk of a vicious cycle of increasing levels of abuse and the potential for abuse to be swept under the carpet", or does she agree with Minister Davis's statement that for those who submitted against the bill, it was "just another thing to grizzle about"? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What progress has been made on supporting people into jobs in the regions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Has Inland Revenue advised him why some people who haven't lived in New Zealand for several years have received the cost of living payment, and will Inland Revenue be investigating what specific errors have led to these payments being made? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What progress has the Government made on its Trade for All agenda? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements and actions around the health workforce? ANNA LORCK to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What recent announcements has he made on Government support for regional economies? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the Prime Minister that "it does matter to us as a Labour Government that we have people in the dignity of work"; if so, why are 55 percent more people receiving jobseeker support for longer than one year as at the June 2022 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Will he commit to further action in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, such as seamounts, in light of the United Nations workshop under way in New York and relevant United Nations resolutions, including 64\72, 66\68, and 71\123? TAMATI COFFEY to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): What recent announcements has he made regarding the roll-out of Kaupapa Maori primary mental health and addiction services? MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity): Does he stand by the exposure draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity that objectives, policies, and methods developed under it "must, to the extent practicable: enable new occupation, use and development of Maori Lands"; if so, will he extend the same criteria to all New Zealanders with significant natural areas on their land?

RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she think that families in receipt of a benefit are facing cost of living pressures currently, exacerbating poverty? NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Housing: What progress has the Government made on the delivery of public housing? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the number of ineligible people receiving the cost of living payment that "We're not sure of the exact number, you don't know what you don't know", and what is the analysis, if any, supporting his claim that about 1 percent of the approximately 2.1 million people who received the payment are not eligible for it? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent progress has been made on the implementation of firearms prohibition orders in New Zealand? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by all the Government's statements and actions on housing? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and policies? Dr GAURAV SHARMA to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made on the future of the health workforce? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by her statement, "What we don't have is people living on the streets and in cars", and how many children were included in the applications for people on the public housing register who were living in a car at the time they applied as at the quarter ending 30 June 2022? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for the Environment: What reports has he received on the costs of consenting under the Resource Management Act? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: How does she reconcile her statement to the House on 21 June that "equal voting rights are critically fundamental to New Zealand's democracy" with her statement in relation to the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngai Tahu Representation) Bill, "we will be supporting that bill"? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcements has he made about opening New Zealand up to the world?

Questions to Ministers CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister of Education: What reports has he seen about trends in training and apprenticeships? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement, "I regularly reinforce my expectations that Waka Kotahi and other agencies spend money in a proportionate and reasonable way"; if so, in which cases, if any, have these expectations not been met? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made regarding He Poutama Rangatahi? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider that fiscal and monetary policy decisions in the past two years have in any way exacerbated the cost of living crisis; if so, how? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Revenue: How can eligible New Zealanders ensure they receive the first Cost of Living Payment on 1 August? CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Housing: What was Kainga Ora's net surplus or deficit after tax for the third quarter of the 2021-22 financial year compared to forecast, and is she satisfied with the performance of Kainga Ora? RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister of Conservation: What recent announcements has she made regarding the Milford Opportunities Project? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does he agree with comments made by the former chief executive of Otago Polytechnic, Phil Ker, about the Government's polytechnic reform that "Not a single dollar has been put into improving outcomes for learners, not a single dollar to strengthening the regional providers, and so the issues that we had before Mr Hipkins started this misguided venture are not only still there, they're worse"? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement, "The time for fine words on climate change is over, we actually need to start the transition"; if so, how does the Government's transport policy reflect this? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting public transport users? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she agree with the Prime Minister's statement that "it will not be the policy of any government I lead to embark on another substantial reform of local government or governance unless it is sought and unless there is broad consensus amongst local government about the need for and the direction of change"; if so, does she believe there is broad consensus among local government on her Three Waters reforms? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister for Youth: What recent announcements has she made about Youth Parliament?

Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Housing: Is she satisfied with the Government's progress on accessible public housing? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for Building and Construction: What progress is being made to reduce critical shortages in the supply of plasterboard? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ that "high inflation is likely to remain with us for some time yet"; if so, does he still stand by his May statement that "the short term challenge of inflation is significant"? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: Why did the Crown provide an indemnity to the Reserve Bank against losses from the Large-Scale Asset Purchase programme, and what is the Crown's maximum liability that it could be forced to pay the bank as a result of the programme? MARJA LUBECK to the Minister of Immigration: What recent reports has he seen about critical workforce support for Kiwi businesses? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: How many people, if any, waited longer than four months to see a specialist, and how many, if any, waited longer than four months for surgery, in the 12 months to June 30 this year? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Justice: What legislation is the Government progressing to reduce delays in the Family Court? PENNY SIMMONDS to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement regarding the Te Pukenga forecast deficit of $110 million, "I've also been clear the projected deficit was too high and that more work needed to be done there"; if so, what work has been done to reduce the deficit? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Police: Is he satisfied with the Police's firearms administration ability, given there were over 3,000 licensed firearms owners waiting at least four months for their license renewals in June 2022, and does he believe that licensed firearms owners should be satisfied with these wait times too? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Emergency Management: How is NEMA helping to build a safe and resilient New Zealand which is ready to respond to emergencies?

Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Conservation: Does she stand by the Government's position in the 2017 Speech from the Throne that there will be no new mines on conservation land; if so, when does the Government plan to implement a ban? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of Housing: What action is the Government taking to enable more homes to be built across New Zealand? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with ANZ that "it's clear that New Zealand has a serious home-grown domestic inflation problem that needs to be dealt with"; if so, what steps, if any, other than temporary reductions to fuel excise and a temporary cost of living payment, is he taking to deal with this problem? GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: What recent announcements has the Government made on tackling gangs and intimidating behaviour across New Zealand? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and policies? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Biosecurity: What measures are being taken by the Government to protect the country from foot-and-mouth disease? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? SHANAN HALBERT to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): How is the Government supporting schools to prepare for term 3 winter illnesses and protect against COVID-19? ERICA STANFORD to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What percentage of students attended school regularly in term 1 of 2022, and what actions, if any, has she taken, since seeing this data, to urgently reduce truancy?

Questions to Ministers JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What further COVID-19 support is the Government providing schools this winter? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Westpac that "Consumer confidence has plummeted, as household budgets have been squeezed by higher mortgage rates and increases in living costs", and when does he expect wage growth to catch up with price increases? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Disability Issues: What progress has the Government made in the delivery of the new Ministry for Disabled People? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he consider that New Zealand is a worse country for young working New Zealanders struggling to pay bills than it was a year ago; if not, does he acknowledge that rents, mortgages, petrol, and grocery prices have increased from a year ago? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he believe Government immigration policy over the last two years has put New Zealand in a competitive position to be an attractive destination for migrant nurses; if so, why have more than 800 beds in the aged-care sector been closed because of a lack of nurses? NAISI CHEN to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on developments in the New Zealand space sector? Hon TODD McCLAY to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: Will he advise the Prime Minister to instruct our free trade agreement negotiators to keep talking if the offer from the European Union for dairy and meat exporters is not commercially meaningful for New Zealand, rather than conclude the agreement in Brussels this week? IBRAHIM OMER to the Minister for Veterans: What recent policy framework announcement has been made in support of New Zealand veterans affected by mental health and wellbeing issues? MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity): Can he confirm that the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity exposure draft contains specific requirements in relation to significant natural areas on Maori land; if so, will these requirements allow more development to take place on Maori land than non-Maori land? RACHEL BOYACK to the Minister for Emergency Management: What recent announcements has he made about helping to keep families and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand safer from natural disasters? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does she consider that her statement earlier this month that deep sea mining "has caused some division between member States of Pacific nation Governments and NGO organisations within their own countries" is now out of date in light of Palau, Samoa, and Fiji announcing the Alliance Against Deep Sea Mining at the United Nations Oceans Conference; if not, why not? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her actions and statements?

Questions to Ministers NICOLA WILLIS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by the Prime Minister's statement that "We need to be aspirational, and have a plan, but we also need to be disciplined and prioritise", and is he satisfied that the Government is delivering good outcomes for taxpayer money? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? SIMEON BROWN to the Minister for the Public Service: Does he stand by the statements of Acting Public Service Minister Hon Grant Robertson that "I'm confident that the public service is delivering to New Zealanders" and "We'll always make sure that what we spend is careful"? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Children: How is the Government continuing to transform Oranga Tamariki? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: How many people drive through the Mt Victoria tunnel per day, and how many does he project will walk and cycle through if the Government bans cars from the tunnel, as he announced this morning? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister of Conservation: How has Jobs for Nature supported the restoration of Rotorua lakes? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement, "The emissions reduction plan is Government policy and something that we give great priority to. We will be considering that as we consider the best options to take mass rapid transit in Wellington forward"? TODD MULLER to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Why did she accept the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Statement of Performance Expectations for 2022/23, in which the FENZ board indicated budgeted revenue of $661 million? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has he made on tourism infrastructure supporting Matariki? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement that she will bring a "victim-centric" approach to her job; if so, will she commit to introducing tougher penalties for offenders who repeatedly victimise New Zealanders? CHRIS PENK to the Minister of Justice: Does she have confidence victims of crime are receiving adequate support with timely access to justice; if not, why not? GREG O'CONNOR to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about the future of mass rapid transit in Wellington?

Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence in the current state of our fire and emergency services, when the NZ Professional Firefighters' Union is reporting that FENZ management is failing to keep career fire stations open 24/7 and there are dangerously low staffing levels; if so, why? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by the Prime Minister's statement that "we are well placed to recover, with one of the best economies in the world"; if so, is he confident that New Zealand's economy will grow faster than Australia's over the next four years? Dr EMILY HENDERSON to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has he seen on the changing nature of the Police workforce in New Zealand? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Housing: Does she stand by all the Government's statements and actions on housing? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement on the economy that "the recovery is gaining momentum"; if so, is he concerned that, according to Westpac, "household budgets are being squeezed in a way that they haven't been for decades"? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on the evaluation of the Provincial Growth Fund? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What milestones, if any, have recently been met in the Government's barrier-free access to education work programme? Dr SHANE RETI to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that the health system as a whole is "coping"? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What recent announcements has she made about boosting the health of New Zealanders through winter? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the percentage increase, if any, of people in receipt of jobseeker support for two to three consecutive years in duration in the March 2022 quarter compared to the September 2017 quarter?

Questions to Ministers ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What advice has he received about the results of the Government's School Investment Package? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "There will be individual households who will suffer stress as the result of interest rates going up", and in what ways does he expect this will "feed through to the economy"? TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about the expansion of Te Ara Oranga? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by all her statements? GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Immigration: Will he give effect to New Zealand's commitment to assist in the global refugee crisis with resettlement policies that are safe and inclusive, in honour of World Refugee Day this week? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Trade and Export Growth: What recent announcements has he made following the recent WTO meeting in Geneva? Hon LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the percentage increase, if any, in the number of people in receipt of jobseeker support for three to five years in consecutive duration when comparing the March 2022 to the September 2017 quarter? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Whanau Ora: How will Budget 2022 ensure that Whanau Ora can continue to provide support to whanau as Aotearoa recovers from the impacts of COVID-19? Dr JAMES McDOWALL to the Minister of Immigration: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement yesterday that nurses "are on a fast track to residency", and does he further support her statement that nurses have "guaranteed residency"? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Why are nurses on a two-year Work to Residence pathway, when multimedia specialists specialising in game development are on the Fast Tracked "Straight to Residence" pathway, and when will the immigration instructions containing the criteria for the Green List Work to Residence pathway be released? WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What is the Government doing to mark the first Matariki public holiday? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: Does she stand by her statement that the Government began working on the plasterboard shortage "months ago"; if so, why did the Government only appoint their reported high-level taskforce at the start of this week?

Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, has he received about how much more interest each year someone with a $700,000 mortgage would be required to pay on a renewed mortgage today compared to the start of last year, and what impact does he expect rising interest rates will have on the cost of living? NICOLE McKEE to the Minister of Justice: Does she stand by her statement that she will bring "a very victim-centric" approach to her new job; if so, will she commit to advocating for an increase in the funding available for victims in the next Budget to support her approach? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister of Tourism: What response has he seen from the tourism industry following the announcement to remove pre-departure testing? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement, "we do acknowledge that, particularly when it comes to gangs, there is escalating tension there"; if so, when did the Government first recognise that gang tensions were escalating? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Associate Minister of Health (Maori Health): How is the Government supporting Maori primary and community care providers to lift their capability, capacity, and service sustainability? ANDREW BAYLY to the Minister for Building and Construction: When was the Government first made aware of the nationwide Gib shortage, and when does she expect to implement any recommendations made by yesterday's reported "high level taskforce"? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has he made about improving connectivity in rural New Zealand? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: What did he mean when he said yesterday, "I think the work she was doing around culture change in the police was very important and I hope that we'll be able to continue that", and does he believe that the current culture of police is completely focused on catching criminals? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement that "Investment in green transport options is a triple win for climate action - it reduces traffic congestion, promotes a healthy, active lifestyle and clears up the air around us"; if so, how does that factor into his consideration of the options for mass rapid transit in Wellington? CAMILLA BELICH to the Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What announcement has the Government made about supporting new parents?