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How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025 calendar year?

Answered Question 3304 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025 calendar year?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

The Environmental Protection Authority incurred actual costs of $7,013 on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025 calendar year. This included membership and certification costs. The Ministry for the Environment' s actual spend on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025 calendar year was $221,415. I am advised this information has been collated from actual spend records and covers part of two financial reporting periods.