33735 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 01 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	33735 (2026)
Question asked:	27 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	26 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_33735_2026
Document guid:	2bb4d31b-3e44-4926-ae9b-c8c1eb9fbf76

33735 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Education: On what date, if any, did the Prime Minister or his office ask her to direct the Ministry of Education to provide funding for schools to "solve the problem" of rural school buses in the Manawatu?

Hon Erica Stanford: My office has had a range of conversations with the Prime Minister's office on this matter. This is also my answer to Written Parliamentary Question 33737 (2026).