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What oversight is planned for tracking the baseline savings proposed for the Ministry for Women at Budget 2026, if any, and what planning is going into the future baseline savings in future years? and 8 other questions

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

Questions

  • 20623

    What oversight is planned for tracking the baseline savings proposed for the Ministry for Women at Budget 2026, if any, and what planning is going into the future baseline savings in future years?

  • 20625

    What reporting is planned for tracking the baseline savings for the Ministry for Women proposed at Budget 2026, if any, and what planning is going into the future baseline savings in future years?

  • 20642

    What teams, or groups within the Ministry for Women, if any, will not be impacted by job cuts or role disestablishments in order for the Ministry to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20646

    How many staff, if any, will the Ministry for Women cease to employ in order to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20648

    How many roles, if any, will the Ministry for Women cut or disestablish to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30, and of these, how many are currently unfilled?

  • 20650

    What specific programmes, if any, are exempt from cuts or savings that may be proposed in order to meet the Ministry for Women’ $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

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  • 20652

    What constraints, if any, are there on where savings may be made in order to meet the Ministry for Women’ $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20654

    What are the specific increased efficiencies in workforce and operational management that the Ministry for Women intends to make, if any, in order to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20658

    What are the specific savings the Ministry for Women will be making to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

Answer

As part of Budget 26, Cabinet has agreed to a programme of reform aimed at transforming the public service to streamline how it is organised, accelerate digital transformation, strengthen leadership and talent and improve efficiency and productivity. Specific decisions on how these reforms will be achieved by agencies have not yet been made. Ministers have asked Chief Executives to work through what this means for their organisations.