42225 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 09 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	42225 (2025)
Question asked:	26 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	03 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_42225_2025
Document guid:	0b9da06f-e37f-4c50-8687-ec83683e31e8

42225 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Rail: How many international flights in total, if any, counting each leg of a journey as an individual flight, has each department or entity that the Minister is responsible for paid for in the period from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025; and what was the total cost broken down by month, destination, cabin class and the purpose of the flight?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: The Minister for Rail is not responsible for the operational decisions of entities for which we are a shareholder. You are free to request this, or similar, information from KiwiRail Holdings Limited, Ferry Holdings Limited and the New Zealand Railways Corporation directly.