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What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to recover them?

Answered Question 25277 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to recover them?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

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I have no reason to believe that any such information exists. I am assured that my staff and former staff use Parliamentary work accounts and record official information appropriately.