Amended Answers To Oral Questions — Question No. 5 to Minister

I seek leave to correct an answer I gave in the House today to a supplementary question to question No. 5 from the Hon Shane Jones.

💬 Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none.

I wish to correct an answer I gave to a supplementary question to question No. 5 in the House today from the Hon Shane Jones. When asked why the waka-shaped pavilion had not been tendered out for contract, I responded that it had been. However, I have subsequently received information that the responsibility for contracting a company for the construction of the pavilion had been transferred to Ngāti Whātua, who exercised their own discretion in procuring a suitably qualified and experienced company to construct the pavilion. The reasons for transferring the responsibility to Ngāti Whātua were time lines and budgetary constraints.

As a further control, the Government, through Te Puni Kōkiri, has engaged Beca, an independent construction company, to provide separate advice and quality assurance on the project through regular reports to the Minister of Māori Affairs. Beca is currently engaged to provide quality assurance on the Cloud project and the fan zone on Queens Wharf.

The answer I gave—that the construction of the pavilion had been tendered out for contract—was not correct.