5000 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Building and Construction

Written Question

Published date: 02 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5000 (2026)
Question asked:	16 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Building and Construction
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Penk
Answer received:	24 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05000_2026
Document guid:	12ff2f5f-583e-406a-adb2-5eb741cdad68

5000 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Building and Construction: What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister sent or received from any other Minister about Stats NZ numbers showed the Pacific unemployment rate rising to 12.3 percent by date and title?

Hon Chris Penk: I am not aware of any correspondence around Pacific unemployment.