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How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with the portfolio?

Answered Question 2934 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with the portfolio?

Answered by

Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

The Ministry of Defence had none. The New Zealand Defence Force has the following recorded incidents: 1 in 2018 ,31 in 2019, 23 in 2020 ,14 in 2021 ,19 in 2022 ,36 in 2023 ,18 in 2024 , and 1 in 2025 . The New Zealand Defence Force does not hold centrally recorded data for the years prior to 2018.