40920 (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:	40920 (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_40920_2026
Document guid:	60dfcfa0-27c3-4fc2-bb37-6315d24461c5

40920 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport: What meetings or consultations regarding regulatory options for agricultural drone operations, if any, took place between him, his officials, or the Civil Aviation Authority and each of the following before 20 August 2026, and on what dates: the New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association; the New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association; Airways New Zealand; Fire and Emergency New Zealand; the Agricultural Drone Association; Federated Farmers; Horticulture New Zealand?

Hon James Meager: Reply due: 23 Sep 2026