52350 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment

52350 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment: Has she had any conversations with Minister Shane Jones about his comments describing the announcement of Environmental Protection Authority Chief Executive Allan Freeth’s decision to step down as “a great burst of sunlight”, and if so, what representations were made in these conversations?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Minister Jones and I discuss a range of matters within our respective portfolios and while Minister Jones and I may express our ambitions for Fast Track in slightly different ways, we both share a desire for things to move quickly and efficiently. I have made my expectations of the EPA very clear in my letter of expectations to them.