EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 1H 3M
Oral Questions for Thursday 25 June 2026
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Questions to Ministers ANDY FOSTER to the Minister of Customs: What recent announcements has she seen about drug trafficking? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Education: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance, who said "We want to see taxpayer money supporting Kiwi businesses to grow, hire, and thrive"; if so, does that apply to the Ministry of Education? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Finance: How, if at all, is the Government strengthening New Zealand's economic resilience? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does she stand by her statement regarding the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill that "We've got to get away from this pessimistic mindset that everything is going to be dreadful"; if so, why? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What changes, if any, will she make to her health and safety reforms to address warnings from officials of "a real and material risk of increasing deaths, injuries, claims and costs"? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How many apprentices were there on 27 November 2023, and how many are there today? ORIINI KAIPARA to the Minister of Conservation: Does he stand by his statement, "There's no way we're going to sell off large swathes or large parcels of land in the conservation estate. We're not going to do that"; if so, why is he proposing a bill that could make up to 60 percent of the conservation estate eligible for disposal, exchange, or development? STEVE ABEL to the Minister of Conservation: Will enabling development on conservation land under the Conservation Amendment Bill to the "greatest extent practicable" mean more mining on conservation land? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister for Trade and Investment: What will be the benefits for New Zealand exporters from the NZ-India FTA entering into force? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? TOM RUTHERFORD to the Minister of Justice: What progress has the Government made on reducing the number of victims of crime? CAMERON LUXTON to the Minister for Children: What recent announcements has she made regarding funding for children and young people with high support needs?
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Questions to Ministers ANDY FOSTER to the Minister of Customs: What recent announcements has she seen about drug trafficking? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Education: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance, who said "We want to see taxpayer money supporting Kiwi businesses to grow, hire, and thrive"; if so, does that apply to the Ministry of Education? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Finance: How, if at all, is the Government strengthening New Zealand's economic resilience? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does she stand by her statement regarding the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill that "We've got to get away from this pessimistic mindset that everything is going to be dreadful"; if so, why? TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What changes, if any, will she make to her health and safety reforms to address warnings from officials of "a real and material risk of increasing deaths, injuries, claims and costs"? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How many apprentices were there on 27 November 2023, and how many are there today? ORIINI KAIPARA to the Minister of Conservation: Does he stand by his statement, "There's no way we're going to sell off large swathes or large parcels of land in the conservation estate. We're not going to do that"; if so, why is he proposing a bill that could make up to 60 percent of the conservation estate eligible for disposal, exchange, or development? STEVE ABEL to the Minister of Conservation: Will enabling development on conservation land under the Conservation Amendment Bill to the "greatest extent practicable" mean more mining on conservation land? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister for Trade and Investment: What will be the benefits for New Zealand exporters from the NZ-India FTA entering into force? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? TOM RUTHERFORD to the Minister of Justice: What progress has the Government made on reducing the number of victims of crime? CAMERON LUXTON to the Minister for Children: What recent announcements has she made regarding funding for children and young people with high support needs?
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