Oral Questions for Thursday 20 November 2025
Update: 2025-11-20
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Questions to Ministers TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister of Conservation: How will his decision to allow commercial ring-netting inside the Hauraki Gulf's high protection areas while banning recreational fishing affect those who simply want to go out on the boat and catch a feed for the whanau? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made about banking? Dr PARMJEET PARMAR to the Minister for Food Safety: What recent announcements has he made about the use of technology in food labelling? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by all his statements and actions related to the police front line? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister of Education: What recent reports has she seen on cellphones in classrooms? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How does she intend to reduce Maori unemployment following the release of the September quarter Household Labour Force Survey 2025, which identifies Maori unemployment is at 10.5 percent compared to the national average of 5.3 percent? LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Is she confident that Fire and Emergency New Zealand's proposal to cut up to $70 million of spending a year will not impact on the safety of New Zealanders or firefighters; if so, why? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Justice: What action has the Government taken to protect New Zealanders from stalking and harassment? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Can he confirm that in 2024 New Zealand had a year-on-year decline in electric vehicle sales of 70 percent compared to 2023; if so, does he concede that his Government's policies significantly reduced demand for electric vehicles? SHANAN HALBERT to the Minister for Vocational Education: Does she agree with Skills Group head of consulting, Josh Williams, that vocational pathways are "capped and it's trapped"; if not, why not? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister for Women: What recent announcements has she made about the gender pay gap toolkit?
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