19451 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 28 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	19451 (2026)
Question asked:	14 May 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	24 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_19451_2026
Document guid:	ff08978f-1aaa-4c85-91db-0cf71f974bd8

19451 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Further to Reply 5308 (2026), was the Minister, or any ministerial colleague, consulted on or informed of the framing and timing of NZTA's November 2025 public statement prior to its release?

Hon Chris Bishop: I refer the Member to my reply to 18719 (2026). On 10 November 2025, my office was provided a copy of the media statement by NZTA and informed it would be released later that day.