54399 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 02 Dec 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	54399 (2025)
Question asked:	18 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	26 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_54399_2025
Document guid:	66c64664-8cc6-4f50-82b8-3f795bac1196

54399 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Rail: How many of the Chief Financial Officers, or equivalent senior financial officers, in the departments, Crown entities, or other agencies for which the Minister is responsible, if any, currently hold each of the following professional accounting qualifications: Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); and any other professional accounting qualification (please specify), and how many hold no such qualification, broken down by agency and each qualification category?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: The three companies for which the Minister for Rail is a shareholder are operationally independent. The Minister does not hold this information. This information can be sought from KiwiRail Holdings Limited, New Zealand Railways Corporation and Ferry Holdings Limited directly.