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What is the total cost to date of the independent review by Jane Meares into the Public Service Commission's use of paid Facebook advertising during the October 2025 public sector strikes, including the reviewer's fees and any administrative or legal support provided by the Commission?

Answered Question 17998 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What is the total cost to date of the independent review by Jane Meares into the Public Service Commission's use of paid Facebook advertising during the October 2025 public sector strikes, including the reviewer's fees and any administrative or legal support provided by the Commission?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

I am advised that the Public Service Commission intends to release the total cost of the review when the final report or a summary is published. The Commission has not tracked any internal administrative or legal support provided to the reviewer.