34388 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 17 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	34388 (2026)
Question asked:	02 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	11 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_34388_2026
Document guid:	b1cdfc9f-32da-4973-bd61-fc6f1ca414e1

34388 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Did he give any consideration to exercising a statutory power to remove Pat Dougherty or Mike Rudge from the NZTA board, rather than their stepping down as announced on 27 July 2026?

Hon Chris Bishop: Both members resigned.