To the Minister of Finance · 2026-08-07
"How many NZUs, if any, are forecast to be sold at auction in financial year 2025/26?"
Reply: The Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2026 forecasts that no Emissions Trading Scheme units would be sold by the Crown in the 2025/26 financial year. Whenever Emission Trading Scheme units are soId by the Crown, an equal and corresponding liability is recognised in the Crown’s account that offsets the cash generated by the sale, making this activity balance sheet neutral. I refer the Member to Note 15 on page 100 of the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2026 (https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/d…
To the Prime Minister · 2026-08-07
"In relation to the answer given to Written Question 25163 and the questions also answered by this answer, does this indicate that staff from the Prime Minister's Office have not held meetings with the range of organisations listed, other than when they were with the Prime Minister?"
Reply: I refer the member to my reply to 35481.
To the Prime Minister · 2026-08-07
"In relation to the answer given to Written Parliamentary Question 25163, does the Prime Minister's Office keep records of meetings that staff from the Prime Minister's Office attend without the Prime Minister?"
Reply: I do not believe it is in the public interest to have more than twenty staff go through their calendars to find meetings with 29 organisations over a 30 month period. This answers question 35480.
To the Minister of Conservation · 2026-06-25
"What conservation land, if any, on Waiheke Island is included in the "bits and bobs" he referred to in Environment Select Committee on 18 June?"
Reply: The Government has always been firm that our iconic landscapes and the places that make New Zealand special will never be put at risk. But I was not clear enough about how the Conservation Amendment Bill (the Bill) would do that, so on 25 June I announced that the Government supports the removal of the land exchanges and disposals provisions from the Bill. This has since been communicated with the Environment Select Committee considering the Bill.
To the Minister of Conservation · 2026-06-25
"What conservation land, if any, on Aotea / Great Barrier Island is included in the "bits and bobs" he referred to in Environment Select Committee on 18 June?"
Reply: The Government has always been firm that our iconic landscapes and the places that make New Zealand special will never be put at risk. But I was not clear enough about how the Conservation Amendment Bill (the Bill) would do that, so on 25 June I announced that the Government supports the removal of the land exchanges and disposals provisions from the Bill. This has since been communicated with the Environment Select Committee considering the Bill.
