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?

Answer

I refer the Member to the Ministry of Justice’s evidence to the Justice Committee during its 2025/26 Estimates Examination, available on the Parliament website: www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_EVI_d2647bdc-563b-4841-1f76-08dd999ca25c_JUST329881/8994511f7aec5eb41d02dfb1dd4fa93d5699add9 The Ministry’s response to Question 43 provides information for each financial year since 2021/22. For information post June 2025, I refer to the Speaker’s Ruling 199/6; I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a significant diversion of resource. The Member may wish to consider asking a more specific question.