40449 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 09 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40449 (2026)
Question asked:	09 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:
Status:	Awaiting Answer
Reply type:	Question
Document ID:	WQ_40449_2026
Document guid:	aa00889e-2a3e-4ecd-aa4e-8bc375b63e4e

40449 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: Further to the replies to written questions 37933 (2026) and 37932 (2026), does the total of 11 contracts include the shipbuilding contract; if not, on what basis is a closed tender process treated as open advertisement for the purposes of that reply?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Reply due: 18 Sep 2026