Episodes
Questions to Ministers DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the cost of living? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Housing: What recent concerns has he raised with Kainga Ora regarding vacant homes? HON GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Is the...
Published 01/30/24
Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by the principle in her Government's coalition agreements that "decisions will be based on data and evidence"? MILES ANDERSON to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she received on the state of the New Zealand economy? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all of the fiscal...
Published 12/21/23
Questions to Ministers: DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement on the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, "My dream is to devolve decision making and funding and give to mana motuhake, as close to the home and hapu as possible"; if so, what structure and funding models will he use to achieve it? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What does the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update say about the state of the New Zealand economy, and what steps is the...
Published 12/20/23
Questions to Ministers DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she seen on the cost of living? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? MARK CAMERON to the Minister for Regulation: What problems, if any, does he hope to solve in his portfolio? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Is she committed to implementing all of the economic and fiscal commitments in the coalition agreements between National, ACT, and...
Published 12/19/23
Questions to Ministers Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What reports has she received on the state of the New Zealand economy? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Energy: What are the total emissions reductions that will result from the doubling of renewable energy that was promised by the Prime Minister? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister for Infrastructure: What recent reports...
Published 12/14/23
Questions to Ministers Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Paris Agreement 2030 emissions reduction targets, "We are going to meet our commitments and obligations", or does he agree with his Minister for Resources, who said yesterday that "We are not going to meet the 2030 dreamy, fairy-tale, aspirational figures"? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? CATHERINE WEDD...
Published 12/13/23
Questions to Ministers DAVID MACLEOD to the Minister of Finance: What plans does the Government have for supporting the Reserve Bank to achieve low and stable inflation? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? TOM RUTHERFORD to the Minister of Transport: What announcements has he made on setting speed...
Published 12/12/23
Questions to Ministers HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister of Housing: What reports has she seen regarding foreign buyers in the housing market? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Have the...
Published 08/31/23
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HON PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements related to Government tax and spending decisions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made to support teaching supply in primary and...
Published 08/30/23
Questions to Ministers TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: What progress has been made on agreements with councils in severely affected areas following Cyclone Gabrielle? HON JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Transport: Will the Government commit to building light rail in our three major centres in a cost-effective way that reduces emissions? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister of...
Published 08/29/23
GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government partnering with businesses to reduce their emissions? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements related to Government tax and spending decisions? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to reduce youth vaping? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Does she still believe that the Government has the right priorities in justice? CHLĂ–E SWARBRICK...
Published 08/24/23
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Housing: What recent progress has the Government made to boost public housing in Auckland? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Revenue: Does she agree with the Minister of Finance's statement that he was "too definitive" when, prior to the election, he ruled out changes to the bright-line test, and will the Government's subsequent changes to the bright-line...
Published 08/23/23
ANAHILA KANONGATA'A to the Minister of Housing: How is the Government's record public housing build programme supporting more people into trades training and apprenticeships? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: What advice or reports, if any, has he received regarding the rising threat of white supremacy in Aotearoa? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with...
Published 08/22/23
Questions to Ministers SHANAN HALBERT to the Associate Minister of Education (Maori Education): What recent changes has the Government made for Maori tertiary institutions? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she agree with the recent Working for Families review that it presents "the best opportunity in the coming years to achieve substantial reductions in measured child poverty and to make significant 'headway' towards achieving the ten-year...
Published 08/17/23
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: What has been the impact on New Zealand of co-hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup? Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Does she agree with the statement in the State of our Gulf 2023 report, "recent events have underscored the precarious nature of the situation and the ecological tipping...
Published 08/16/23
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? DR ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What announcements has she made recently about improving the pay and conditions of nurses and midwives in New Zealand? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? SARAH PALLETT to the Minister for Women: What recent announcements has the Government made on pay...
Published 08/15/23
Questions to Ministers TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What updates has she seen on the progress of the Apprenticeship Boost scheme? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the views of Moody's rating agency about the New Zealand economy? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: What update on the fiscal outlook, if any, have...
Published 08/03/23
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What announcements has she made about addressing modern slavery? BROOKE VAN VELDEN to the Associate Minister of Health: Can she confirm that the Ministry of Health allocated funding to the National Hauora Coalition in 2019 which is being used to offer the incentive of two $50 Prezzy Cards to...
Published 08/02/23
Questions to Ministers HON JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: What unused revenue tools, if any, are available to the Government that would both increase allowances and enable better investment in public services? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Cyclone Recovery: What recent announcements has he made on support for cyclone-affected regions? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he...
Published 08/01/23
Questions to Ministers DAN ROSEWARNE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What is the significance of the US Secretary of State's visit to New Zealand in terms of bilateral relations? NICOLA WILLIS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions on tax policy? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Women: How is the Government delivering for women? GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Is she confident that the Government's consideration of...
Published 07/27/23
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HELEN WHITE to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What announcements has she made about supporting Auckland's St James Theatre? SIMON COURT to the Minister of Transport: Does he agree with former Minister of Transport Hon Phil Twyford, who said in March 2018, "Solving Auckland's traffic gridlock is also important for the rest of New Zealand with congestion...
Published 07/26/23
Questions to Ministers INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to decarbonise New Zealand's energy sector? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with tax advice provided to him by the Treasury that "fiscal drag has had...
Published 07/25/23
Questions to Ministers SORAYA PEKE-MASON to the Minister of Health: What announcements has the Government made about its long-term vision for the health of New Zealanders? CHRIS BISHOP to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many applicants on the Housing Register, if any, indicated they were living in a car at the time of application in June 2023, and how does this compare to October 2017? JAMIE STRANGE to the Minister of Justice: What recent announcements has...
Published 07/20/23
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? NAISI CHEN to the Minister of Energy and Resources: How is the Government partnering with businesses to support the uptake of low emissions technology? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister of Health: What announcement has the Government made about removing the postcode...
Published 07/18/23