40928 (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:	40928 (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_40928_2026
Document guid:	9337bd37-bf4f-43bf-9f40-bedd0d1b4db0

40928 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport: When, and on the basis of what advice, if any, was a notification pathway for agricultural drone operations adopted in place of broader reform of Civil Aviation Rule Part 137, which the Ministry for Regulation's aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of 10 February 2026 identifies as its preferred regulatory pathway?

Hon James Meager: Reply due: 23 Sep 2026