Oral Questions for Thursday 2 April 2026

Questions to Ministers Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Has he asked New Zealand Police to present him with a fuel resilience plan in case New Zealand faces a prolonged fuel shortage; if not, why not? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Will the Government make funding available to public transport authorities so people living in towns across New Zealand can access frequent bus services; if not, why not? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government addressing the economic impacts of conflict in the Middle East? TODD STEPHENSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of the Government's statements and actions? REUBEN DAVIDSON to the Minister for Economic Growth: Has she read the Sustainable Business Council report that shows how a sustainable growth pathway could boost New Zealand's GDP by $22 billion annually by 2035? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about supporting home and community support workers with rising fuel costs? Hon JO LUXTON to the Minister of Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that "When farmers do well, so do Kiwis. A strong farming sector means more jobs and higher wages"? JENNY MARCROFT to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent reports has she seen on the state of aged care in New Zealand? DAN BIDOIS to the Associate Minister of Housing: What progress has been made with addressing homelessness? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for the Public Service: Is the Government going to encourage public sector workers to work from home to save fuel; if not, why not? LAN PHAM to the Minister for the Environment: Will the Government's decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment result in better or worse environmental outcomes? DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister for Vocational Education: What recent announcements has she made regarding vocational education?

You can listen to Oral Questions for Thursday 2 April 2026 online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Oral Questions for Thursday 2 April 2026 is an episode from RNZ: Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time by RNZ.

This episode is 01:14:08 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from RNZ: Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.