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What advice, if any, did the Minister or their officials receive recommending against, or proposing a lower figure than, any board fee increase the Minister subsequently approved since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by organisation and date, as at 8 June 2026?

Answered Question 27470 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What advice, if any, did the Minister or their officials receive recommending against, or proposing a lower figure than, any board fee increase the Minister subsequently approved since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by organisation and date, as at 8 June 2026?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

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I did not receive any such advice. Officials in Te Tari Whakatai received general advice from the Treasury on board fee changes but this did not include advice recommending against or proposing a lower figure than subsequently approved.