Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Questions to Ministers KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Housing: Is the Government considering removing interest deductibility on residential property? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the economy? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all her statements regarding main benefits and supplementary payments being wrongly suspended since the Social Security (Mandatory Reviews) Amendment Act 2025 came into force? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "In the absence of the international oil shock, inflation would have been back in the target band"; if so, what actions, if any, has the Government taken to reduce our economy's dependence on fossil fuels? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for Economic Growth: Does she stand by her statement, "Our Government is determined that New Zealanders who are seeking work can find it"? ANDY FOSTER to the Associate Minister of Health: What updates can she provide about upgrading our emergency helicopter fleet? CARL BATES to the Minister of Revenue: Is the Government considering implementing a capital gains tax on small businesses? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Building and Construction: Are builders who operate as sole traders or small businesses better off today than they were three years ago? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister for Women: What recent announcement has she made regarding cervical screening? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister for Economic Growth: Does she stand by her statement that "grocery prices are high by international standards and Kiwi shoppers are being poorly served by a market effectively dominated by just two major players - Foodstuffs and Woolworths"; if so, what will she do to address this poor service for Kiwi shoppers? INGRID LEARY to the Associate Minister of Housing: What advice, if any, has he received about changes to the Government's retirement village repayment policy following the Rt Hon Christopher Luxon's statement that there would be a "surprise" retirement village announcement?

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? 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? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many beneficiaries have had their benefit payments wrongly suspended since the Social Security (Mandatory Reviews) Amendment Act 2025 came into force? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the economy? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for Economic Growth: Is it still the Government's plan to "grow the economy, to create more jobs, and to provide more opportunities for New Zealanders to have higher incomes"? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Housing: Is the Government considering removing interest deductibility on residential property? Hon Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Climate Change: What is the Government's position on the Paris Agreement? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Revenue: What reports has he received on the level of overdue student loan debt? 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? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Is his statement that the Government is "all about more sustainable food price increases" consistent with the Minister of Finance's promise to "reduce food prices for Kiwis"; if so, how? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Local Government: What difference will the Government's rates cap make for New Zealand ratepayers?

Questions to Ministers LAURA McCLURE to the Minister for Children: What update can she provide on Oranga Tamariki's performance against her ministerial priorities? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Auckland: Does he agree with Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, "I can point to very recent examples showing that the National Party, as part of the Government, is failing to deliver for Auckland"; if not, why not? DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her answers to oral question No. 1 yesterday? LAN PHAM to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he stand by his statement, "Of course, our standards of living, and the living standards of our children and their children, depend on a healthy environment"? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Housing: Will the Government introduce a stamp duty? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Is it correct that Health New Zealand's projected deficit for the 2026/27 financial year has deteriorated to $475 million, and what proportion, if any, of that deficit will be closed through cuts to front-line services? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister of Revenue: Is the Government considering increasing the corporate tax rate? ORIINI KAIPARA to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What impact, if any, will the Government's use of AI to make benefit decisions have on whanau access to income support, and unemployment? Hon KIERAN McANULTY to the Minister of Housing: How many of the social houses funded in the 2024 and 2025 Budgets have been delivered? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister of Housing: Does he stand by his reported statement that it doesn't sit comfortably with him that there is no guarantee of shelter for people on any given night; if not, why not? CUSHLA TANGAERE-MANUEL to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement that "in terms of unemployment, Maori are disproportionately affected"; if so, why? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Does he stand by all his statements and actions?

Questions to Ministers KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her answers to oral question No. 3 yesterday? 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? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Local Government: Why has the Government introduced legislation to cap council rates? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? SIMON COURT to the Minister for Regulation: What initiatives has the Government taken to ease the regulatory burden on New Zealanders? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Agriculture: Is the Government considering a capital gains tax on farms? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? JAMIE ARBUCKLE to the Minister for Resources: What announcements has he made regarding petroleum and mineral exploration in New Zealand? Hon RACHEL BROOKING to the Minister for Infrastructure: Does he stand by his statement that "it depends", when asked if ratepayers will pick up the bill that would otherwise have been paid for by development contributions for fast-track approvals on land not zoned for housing; if so, what does it depend on? 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?

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government's fiscal strategy? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? 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? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Housing: Is the Government considering removing interest deductibility for residential property? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Is it correct that the net change in nursing FTE is a more accurate measure of workforce growth than gross hiring statistics, and why is the net increase in Health New Zealand's nursing FTE between the quarters ending March 2024 to March 2026 only 54 nurses? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Local Government: What announcements has he made about capping council rates? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her claim that "2026 marks the first year of nationally consistent assessment and reporting in primary and intermediate schools"; if so, is this consistent with reports that some schools are assessing differently to others? 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? MILES ANDERSON to the Minister of Agriculture: Is the Government considering a land tax on farms? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Does he stand by his statement, "We believe that New Zealanders pay too much for their groceries. That's what we're focused on fixing"; if so, when can New Zealanders expect lower household bills as a result of the Government's work?