54624 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 04 Dec 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	54624 (2025)
Question asked:	20 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	30 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_54624_2025
Document guid:	6e1e11b9-88e2-4bf8-8129-8c3e84edf375

54624 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Prime Minister: Did he receive any advice on funding pressures, cost escalation, or delivery issues relating to the Melling Bridge or the RiverLink project prior to his request for a briefing from Kāinga Ora on Infrastructure Acceleration Fund reprioritisation?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: As Prime Minister, I regularly request and receive advice from officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) on a range of matters. I have not received advice from DPMC relating to the Melling Bridge or the RiverLink project.