Oral Questions for Tuesday 30 June 2026

Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? LAURA McCLURE to the Associate Minister of Education: What recent reports has he seen on school attendance? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government planning to lift economic growth and productivity? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister for Infrastructure: What updates has he seen on the fast-track approvals scheme? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon KIERAN McANULTY to the Associate Minister of Housing: Does he stand by his response to being asked if he was comfortable with managers being individually assessed on whether or not emergency housing targets were met in their region, "No. That would be something that I'd ask the chief executive at MSD about"; if so, has he had this conversation? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Associate Minister of Housing: Does he agree with the Ministry of Social Development's use of performance measures that assess managers against emergency housing grant targets? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Health: What recent announcement has he made regarding funding uplifts for primary and community services? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Tertiary Education: Does she stand by her statement, "Having the confidence to build and strengthen your team is important, especially when many businesses are doing it tough right now"; if so, why did she limit Apprenticeship Boost? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent reports has he seen on the forecast for New Zealand's food and fibre exports?