32004 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 16 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	32004 (2026)
Question asked:	15 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:
Status:	Awaiting Answer
Reply type:	Question
Document ID:	WQ_32004_2026
Document guid:	4761ba56-f4b9-48ec-bde7-2d8fae92d098

32004 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: Further to reply 30348 (2026), what proportion of the $531 million Picton works budget and the $325 million Wellington works budget is covered by signed fixed-price contracts rather than estimates, and what cost escalation provisions will apply to the main works contracts yet to be entered, if any?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Reply due: 24 Jul 2026