Further to his reply to Question 7100 (2026), what were the highly specialist skills required that led Kāinga Ora to engage Jacic Advisory Pty Ltd without advertising and what investigations, if any, were carried out to determine if the necessary skills were available in New Zealand?

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the highly specialist skills required were as follows: - Proven experience with large scale business wide transformation - Proven executive‑level advisory support of enterprise‑wide external‑spend transformation initiatives delivery specifically using the McKinsey model - Extensive experience in delivering and supporting integrated organisational change successfully across a large and complex business.