29557 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

29557 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Was the Minister aware that NZTA was providing confidential briefings on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Project to Wellington Airport executives while denying the same access to elected MPs?

Hon Chris Bishop: I expect NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to identify stakeholders for the projects that it leads and share appropriate information where necessary. My office was advised that a meeting with Wellington Airport was taking place in June 2025 to discuss the SH1 Wellington Improvements investment case. However, any refusal to provide particular information to an MP is an operational matter for NZTA, and I was not informed of that decision.