39708 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 21 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39708 (2026)
Question asked:	07 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	15 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_39708_2026
Document guid:	d14e3448-fcfb-46a5-bad1-4c14f06dac56

39708 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Further to Reply 66207 (2024), are external professional services costs for the corridor now recorded against individual sections; if so, from what date, and if not, what is the total programme-level spend on external professional services to date that has not been attributed to a section?

Hon Chris Bishop: The costs of external professional services have been allocated by Section since July 2024.