40910 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 14 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40910 (2026)
Question asked:	14 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon James Meager
Answer received:
Status:	Awaiting Answer
Reply type:	Question
Document ID:	WQ_40910_2026
Document guid:	79f3f346-7160-47fe-9ac7-25fcd467ba25

40910 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport: What quantified estimate, if any, does he hold of the costs of the agricultural drone regulatory changes announced on 20 August 2026, including the cost to the Civil Aviation Authority of receiving and monitoring notifications, surveillance and enforcement costs, costs to existing Civil Aviation Rule Part 102 certificate holders, and the spray-drift externalities identified at paragraph 9 of the Ministry for Regulation's aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of 10 February 2026?

Hon James Meager: Reply due: 23 Sep 2026