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Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?

Answered Question 25604 (2026)
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Asked by

Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?

Answered by

Mike Butterick

Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Minister for Land Information

Answer

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) wrote to all ministerial staff members to remind them of expectations about how information is managed.