32913 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

32913 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: When was he or his office first advised that Tūtahi Joint Venture, comprising Arup, Tonkin & Taylor and Bureau Veritas, was the preferred respondent for the independent reviewer contract on the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership?

Hon Chris Bishop: I am advised that neither I nor my office received a specific briefing that Tūtahi Joint Venture was the preferred respondent for the independent reviewer contract on the Warkworth to Te Hana public-private partnership. I have received updates on the project throughout the PPP procurement process, but not on the specific details of the independent reviewer contract.