Oral Questions for Tuesday 22 September 2026

Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on rental prices? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Housing: Is the Government considering removing interest deductibility on residential property? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Education: Is she confident that her staff and her officials have always met their obligations under the Official Information Act 1982; if so, why? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Revenue: Is the Government considering implementing a comprehensive capital gains tax? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government: What public services, if any, on which Kiwis rely is the Government planning to cut? JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Resources: What reports, if any, has he seen on the resources sector? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Agriculture: Is the Government considering a comprehensive capital gains tax on farms and orchards? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Is the Government's policy still "sustainable food price increases", as he has stated, and is that why the Government has been unable to increase competition in New Zealand's supermarket sector dominated by two giants with 80 percent market share?