37302 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

37302 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Further to reply 33496 (2026), for each project listed in the attachment to that reply, how many properties were purchased at a price above the highest of any independent valuations obtained by the NZ Transport Agency, and what was the average percentage premium paid on those properties, broken down by project?

Hon Chris Bishop: I am advised that responding to the information sought would require substantial collation, review, and processing. This would divert officials from their core duties. In accordance with Speakers’ Rulings 210/6, I consider that the time and expense involved would not be in the public interest and would not represent an efficient or proportionate use of officials’ resources.