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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Questions
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21459
Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any, if so, what were its findings, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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21463
Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or turnover, and if so, what does that advice say, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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21798
How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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21806
What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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21817
What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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21819
How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast take-up rate, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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21835
How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of attrition, (d) non-renewal of fixed-term contracts, and (e) disestablishment of vacancies, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22155
What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management consultants, (d) legal advice, (e) IT and accommodation changes, and (f) communications, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22178
What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22190
Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff, (d) another entity, or (e) a non-government provider; if so, which work and which provider type, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22214
Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, if so, will the Minister release that advice, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22519
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22523
Were any relevant unions consulted prior to the announcement of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, on what date, and were the unions provided with the underlying business case, if one existed, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22538
Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22561
Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and have iwi, hapū, or Māori partners been consulted; if so, when and how, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22581
Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if so, what are those risks, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22867
What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22909
Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each entity will continue to be able to discharge those functions; if so, will the Minister table that advice, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
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22910
What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs
Answer
The Government announced measures to transform the public service as part of Budget 2026 on 28 May 2026. I am advised that Customs is considering the implications of the transformation programme and that Customs has not begun any restructure processes as a consequence of the savings announced in Budget 2026. This is also my response to Written Parliamentary Questions 21798 (2026), 21806 (2026), 21817 (2026), 21819 (2026), 21835 (2026), 22155 (2026), 22163 (2026), 22178 (2026), 22190 (2026), 22214 (2026), 22523 (2026), 22538 (2026), 22561 (2026), 22581 (2026), and 22867 (2026).