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How much has been spent on external communications, public relations, advertising, or media monitoring by each department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2021/22, broken down by department or entity and by spending category?

Answered Question 9940 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How much has been spent on external communications, public relations, advertising, or media monitoring by each department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2021/22, broken down by department or entity and by spending category?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached tables which provide a breakdown of spend on external communications, public relations, advertising, and media monitoring by the Ministry for the Environment and the Environmental Protection Authority for each financial year since 2021/22, broken down by entity and spending category.

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