18719 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 21 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	18719 (2026)
Question asked:	06 May 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	17 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_18719_2026
Document guid:	e8ee82c0-7000-41bc-a503-071914609604

18719 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Further to Reply 17205 (2026), was the Minister or his office consulted on, informed of, or made aware of the content or framing of NZTA's November 2025 media statement, or the decision to omit reference to the February 2025 detection, at any time prior to the statement's publication; and if so, on what date and by what means?

Hon Chris Bishop: As this was an operational matter, my office was provided with the media statement for awareness only. It was not consulted on the release or its content.