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 consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

Answer

Each year the Public Service Commission (along with other Public Service departments and departmental agencies) are required to report on consultancy costs through Select Committee Estimates for Vote Public Service. I refer the member to this publicly available information on the Parliament website at the following link: https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCGOA_EVI_d7846180-2b1a-4ac6-cdc7-08dd9cbad1c0_GOA37369/minister-for-the-public-service-responses-to-supplementary Final costs will be provided through the 2025/26 Select Committee Annual Review, which will become publicly available on the NZ Parliament website.