Skip to main content

Which of the four categories of justifiable information need set out in the Guidelines for Government Advertising, being informing the public about government policies, informing the public about government services, advising the public of their entitlements or responsibilities, or encouraging the public to adopt behaviour in the public interest, did Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission's paid social media messaging between 18 and 22 October 2025 fall within, and on what basis?

Answered Question 20297 (2026)
Question published
Reply lodged

Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Which of the four categories of justifiable information need set out in the Guidelines for Government Advertising, being informing the public about government policies, informing the public about government services, advising the public of their entitlements or responsibilities, or encouraging the public to adopt behaviour in the public interest, did Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission's paid social media messaging between 18 and 22 October 2025 fall within, and on what basis?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

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