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Oral Questions - 17 September 2026

Oral Question
Published date: 17 Sep 2026

Questions to Ministers

  1. TĀKUTA FERRIS to the Minister of Justice: Why has the Government introduced a package of three Treaty provisions bills that requires some public bodies to do “no more than” take Te Tiriti into account, and repeals other statutory Treaty provisions altogether?
  2. CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the economy?
  3. Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions?
  4. LAN PHAM to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he consider the Government has an obligation to future generations to protect the environment and maintain a livable climate under his proposed resource management reforms?
  5. RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Housing: Is the Government considering removing interest deductibility on residential property?
  6. Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: Kei te ea ōna whakaaro i te āhua o te hononga i waenga i te Māori me te Karauna i tēnei Wiki o te Reo Māori; ki te kore, he aha te take?


    Is he satisfied with the state of the Māori-Crown relationship this Te Wiki o te Reo Māori; if not, why not?

  7. LAURA McCLURE to the Minister for Children: What is this Government doing to respond to serious and persistent youth offending?
  8. ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Will he “advocate for those who are paying too high prices” by introducing law changes to prohibit big companies exploiting New Zealanders by charging excessively high prices?
  9. MIKE DAVIDSON to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she stand by her statement, “I have conditional confidence in Fire and Emergency New Zealand's Executive. I expect savings I have asked for to be made, and I will continue to monitor the organisation's delivery against expectation”; if so, why does she retain confidence in Fire and Emergency New Zealand's executive?
  10. TOM RUTHERFORD to the Minister of Justice: What action is the Government taking to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places?
  11. INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Seniors: Does she stand by her statement, “those that are on fixed incomes, relying mostly or exclusively on superannuation, are doing it tough”?
  12. SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister for Trade and Investment: What progress has been made on the New Zealand–India Free-trade agreement?