33154 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform

33154 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2026/27 financial year?

Hon Chris Bishop: The foundation agencies that preceded the formation of the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) had budgeted the following amounts for the Carbon Neutral Government Programme (CNGP) in the 2026/27 financial year: Environment: $419,752 Housing: $16,341 Local Government: $5,400 Transport: $6,263 Total: $447,756 MCERT is still in the process of fully merging and resetting budgets for a unified Ministry, so the figures provided are not necessarily representative of the final 2026/27 budget for the CNGP.