40916 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 14 Sep 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40916 (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_40916_2026
Document guid:	06fe536f-a31d-41f9-897d-71fb9a5857c9

40916 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport: What advice, if any, has he received comparing the risks of agricultural drone operations with the risks of ground-based agrichemical application by tractor or other farm machinery, and what does that advice say, if anything, about risks arising from operation in shared airspace and from flight beyond the operator's property boundary following a loss of control?

Hon James Meager: Reply due: 23 Sep 2026