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Of the roles added at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not? and 1 other question

Answered 11740, 11741 (2026)
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Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 11740

    Of the roles added at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in the year to 31 December 2025, if any, how many are funded beyond 30 June 2026, and what is the estimated cost of disestablishing those that are not?

  • 11741

    What specific roles, by title and unit, if any, were created at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in the year to 31 December 2025, and when were each of those roles created?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Organisational Change process came into effect on 15 September 2025 and created the following roles in the year to 31 December 2025. All are 1.0FTE and permanent. • Manager Māori Crown Partnerships • Principal Adviser Māori Crown Partnerships • Senior Adviser Operations • Adviser Digital • Coordinator Parliamentary & ministerial Engagement • Coordinator Resilience & Compliance • Senior Adviser Digital • Lead Adviser Corporate Services • Chief of Staff • Strategic Adviser