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Did the Public Service Commission have regard to its Supplementary Guidance for Public Service Agencies on Interpreting and Applying the Guidelines for Government Advertising when deciding in October 2025 to boost messages about strike action; if so, how was that decision considered to be consistent with the Supplementary Guidance?

Answered Question 20504 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Did the Public Service Commission have regard to its Supplementary Guidance for Public Service Agencies on Interpreting and Applying the Guidelines for Government Advertising when deciding in October 2025 to boost messages about strike action; if so, how was that decision considered to be consistent with the Supplementary Guidance?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

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

Answer

I refer the member to pages 30-36 at the following link:   https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/assets/DirectoryFile/OIA-2025-0130-Social-Media-Advertisements-campaigning-against-strike-action.pdf.