32018 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 16 Jul 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	32018 (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_32018_2026
Document guid:	31d24578-6a01-459c-a79e-136892044cff

32018 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: Further to reply 30349 (2026), was the first milestone payment to Guangzhou Shipyard International made before Final Approval to Deliver was granted, and if so, under what authority was that payment made?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Reply due: 24 Jul 2026