8565 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 25 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	8565 (2026)
Question asked:	12 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	22 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_08565_2026
Document guid:	836065e6-d078-41a4-8452-add9b0eda56f

8565 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: What assessment, if any, has the Government made of the impact of scrapping the clean car discount on petrol dependency and household transport costs, particularly for lower-income New Zealanders?

Hon Chris Bishop: I refer the Member to the information publicly available at the following links: • Cabinet Paper -www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/OC230965-Ending-the-Clean-Car-Discount-Scheme-Cabinet-Paper_Redacted.pdf • RIS - www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/regulatory-impact-statement-terminating-the-CCD-FINAL-30-November-2023-REDACTED.pdf