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What written advice did Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission receive, whether internal, legal, or external, on whether its paid social media messaging between 18 and 22 October 2025 complied with the Guidelines for Government Advertising before that messaging was posted or boosted, and will he release that advice?

Answered Question 20296 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What written advice did Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission receive, whether internal, legal, or external, on whether its paid social media messaging between 18 and 22 October 2025 complied with the Guidelines for Government Advertising before that messaging was posted or boosted, and will he release that advice?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

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

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I refer the member to the following link: https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/assets/DirectoryFile/OIA-2025-0130-Social-Media-Advertisements-campaigning-against-strike-action.pdf