40443 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 23 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40443 (2026)
Question asked:	09 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	17 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40443_2026
Document guid:	f282bc52-5392-493e-81e5-787c5c2545fd

40443 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: Further to the replies to written questions 35239 (2026) and 37930 (2026), was each variation to Beca Ltd's contract approved within the delegated authority described in that reply; if not, by whom was it approved?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Yes, by the chief executive. Refer to WPQ 35236 (2026).