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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does Budget 2026 allow for funding from New Zealand Police’s baseline towards Police’s National Intelligence Application?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 24872 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does Budget 2026 allow for funding from New Zealand Police’s baseline towards Police’s Vetting ICT system?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I refer the Member to reply number 24872 (2026)

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

I refer the Member to attachment 1. I have received one further document, but I believe it would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of government decision making processes to release the titles at this time.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does Budget 2026 allow for further funding from New Zealand Police’s baseline towards the establishment and operation of Co-Response Teams as part of the Transition to a multi-agency Response to 111 mental distress calls?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I refer the Member to Budget 2026, which is publicly available.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs errantly included inappropriate ingredients, such as ham in a vegetarian meal, during the week of May 4th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs errantly included inappropriate ingredients, such as ham in a vegetarian meal, during the week of May 11th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many lunches, if any, that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of May 4th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How many, if any, lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of May 11th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many lunches, if any, meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were not delivered during the week of May 4th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How many, if any, lunches meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were not delivered during the week of May 11th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any. lunches meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were delivered late during the week of May 11th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Education does not track the number of special dietary lunches across external suppliers, iwi hapū and internal meal providers in the programme.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, lunches meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were delivered late during the week of May 4th 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Education does not track special dietary lunches across external suppliers, iwi hapū and internal meal providers in the programme.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many New Zealand Police jobs, if any, will be impacted by Budget 2026 operational efficiencies?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that Police is not required to reduce staff numbers, whether Police Employees or Constabulary staff, in order to contribute to our government targets.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will any New Zealand Police business units which support policing of child exploitation be impacted by Budget 2026 operational efficiencies?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that there will be no changes to Police business units supporting the policing of child exploitation as a result of Budget 2026.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will any New Zealand Police business units which support policing of sexual violence be impacted by Budget 2026 operational efficiencies?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that there will be no changes to Police business units supporting the policing of sexual violence as a result of Budget 2026.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will any New Zealand Police business units which support policing of family violence be impacted by Budget 2026 operational efficiencies?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that business units supporting policing of family violence will not be impacted by Budget 2026 operational efficiencies.

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    Ginny Andersen

    List MP · Labour Party

    20616 (matches this search)

    Which programmes or projects will Budget 2026 operational efficiencies impact?

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21118

    Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21122

    What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21126

    Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…

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  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21130

    What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21131

    How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21506

    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21513

    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21516

    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21529

    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21538

    Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21542

    Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21875

    How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21876

    Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21884

    What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21895

    What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21896

    How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    21916

    How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22233

    What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22239

    Have any functions been transferred to another entity as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, has the receiving entity been given any additional baseline funding, and how much,…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22254

    What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22255

    What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22268

    Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22637

    Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22656

    Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22933

    What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    22983

    Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams, if any, will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23000

    Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23012

    Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23015

    Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23283

    What is the forecast impact, if any, of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, on the gender pay gap and the ethnic pay gap, broken down by agency,…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23347

    Has any equity impact assessment, gender impact assessment, or Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment been completed in respect of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23361

    How many, if any of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are held by employees who have self-identified as having a disability, broken down by agency,…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23370

    What is the geographic and regional distribution of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by city or region and by agency, department, Crown…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23373

    What is the age-band breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23386

    What is the ethnicity breakdown (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Other) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23650

    What is the gender breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, compared to the gender composition of each workforce as a whole, broken down by…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23707

    What is the forecast change in spending, if any, on (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, and (c) temporary or labour-hire staff in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23724

    What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23733

    What is the distribution of roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, across salary bands in $20,000 increments (e.g. $60,000–$79,999, $80,000–$99,999,…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23745

    What is the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) 25th percentile, and (d) 75th percentile salary of the roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    23759

    What is the total annual salary cost (including employer KiwiSaver contributions and ACC levies) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

  • Asked by

    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    24017

    How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    24068

    Will the Minister provide a list of every role title being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, the number of FTE associated with each role title, and the tier (Tier 1, 2,…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    24071

    How many FTE positions, if any, are expected to be disestablished across the agencies, departments and other entities for which the Minister is responsible as a result of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    24080

    Of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, how many were (a) filled by a permanent employee, (b) filled by a fixed-term employee, (c) filled by a secondee,…

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    Camilla Belich

    List MP · Labour Party

    24081

    How many roles, if any, expressed as both (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount, are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and over what period will those…

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

As part of Budget 26, Cabinet has agreed to a programme of reform aimed at transforming the public service to streamline how it is organised, accelerate digital transformation, strengthen leadership and talent and improve efficiency and…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which New Zealand Police business units will Budget 2026 operational efficiencies impact?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How much of New Zealand Police’s baseline, if any, is being invested into artificial intelligence?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that, over the 2025/26 financial year, Police has invested approximately $1.25 million in artificial intelligence from its baseline.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

The titles of advice I receive as Associate Minister of Police are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications/corporate/information-advice-to-minister Some…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

Titles of advice I have received are proactively released periodically on Police's and the SFO's website.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to the list below of briefings I received from Education agencies for the week beginning 18 May 2026: Support material for Q&A - attendance, school lunches, charter school agency This answer does not cover members of my…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 18 May 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active consideration.…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many Full-Time Equivalents will be working on the Te Rito programme when the reduction in scope comes into effect?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

Te Rito services will be delivered by 5 Full-Time Equivalent staff from July 2026.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many Full-Time Equivalents were working on the Te Rito programme as of May 27th 2026?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

As at 27 May 2026, a total of 4.7 Full-Time Equivalent staff were working on Te Rito.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “core delivery components” have been identified in the Te Rito programme?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

Te Rito’s scope is focused on core services. These include technology that: • enables data sharing between school student management systems • replaces older technology currently used for Ministry data collection from schools • supports…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Answer

None.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Police

Answer

As Associate Minister of Police, none.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet during this period.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How many schools, if any, took part in the Younger Provision initiative per year; for every year it was operational?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

In 2023-24, 78 school took part in the younger Provision initiative. In 2024-25, 138 schools took part and in 2025-26,163 schools. As reporting varied based on the design of individual programmes, these numbers should be treated as…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What work, if any, was done to measure the impact of Younger Provision?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that this discretionary funding was used to provide localised responses to areas of need. Success was measured based on the design of individual programmes, using standard reporting measures. No…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    What evidence, if any, has she seen about Younger Provision?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I have not been provided with evidence in relation to Younger Provision.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    How many, if any, learners in Years 1-8 took part in the Younger Provision initiative per year; for every year it was operational?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The information sought by the Member is not held centrally or collated by the Ministry of Education in a way that is readily reportable in the timeframe available to respond to written parliamentary questions.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

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    Why was the contract for Positive Behaviour for Learning – Restorative Practice not renewed?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The Restorative Practice contract will not be renewed when it expires at the end of December 2026. As of 1 January 2027, funding allocated to the Restorative Practice initiative will be reprioritised to support Government priority…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 20806 (matches this search)

    Where is “Schools’ operating expenses for peer support and coach funding” being reprioritised to; and how, if at all, will this impact the available operational grants of the schools concerned?

  • 20807 (matches this search)

    Where is “Schools’ operating expenses for peer support and coach funding” being reprioritised to?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) Operating Expenses for peer support and coach funding will be reprioritised to support Government priority education initiatives with greater potential to improve educational outcomes. The…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What evidence, if any, has she seen on the effectiveness of Positive Behaviour for Learning- Restorative Practice?

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    What evidence, if any, has she seen on the effectiveness of Positive Behaviour for Learning?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I have received advice from the Ministry on Restorative Practice as part of broader advice on Positive Behaviour for Learning, which also includes some information on the effectiveness of the initiative. This is also my response to written…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, staff work at the schools that used Positive Behaviour for Learning – Restorative Practice as of May 27th 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The information sought by the Member is not held centrally or collated by the Ministry of Education in a way that is readily reportable in the timeframe available to respond to written parliamentary questions.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, students attend the schools that used Positive Behaviour for Learning – Restorative Practice as of May 27th 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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As of 27 May 2026, there are 234,446 students attending 497 schools that have participated in the Positive Behaviour for Learning – Restorative Practice.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, schools used Positive Behaviour for Learning – Restorative Practice as of May 27th 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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As of 27 May 2026, 497 schools are participating in the Restorative Practice initiative.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much is being saved by not renewing the Restorative Practice contract in the Positive Behaviour for Learning appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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It is estimated that there will be $5.632 million in savings over four years by not renewing the Restorative Practice contract in the Positive Behaviour for Learning Appropriation.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “other education priorities”, specifically, have received the funding reprioritised from the Te Rito appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Funding from Te Rito has been reinvested to provide funding for key Budget 2026 priorities including investing in secondary achievement, investing in primary learning and backing the workforce. It has not been reinvested into a specific…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “other education priorities”, specifically, have received the funding reprioritised from the Targeted Assistance for Participation appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Current year underspends in Targeted Assistance for Participation were reinvested into core system investments.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “other education priorities”, specifically, have received the funding reprioritised from the Professional Learning and Development appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Current year underspends in Professional Learning and Development were reinvested into Ready to Learn, part of the student support Budget priority.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “other education priorities”, specifically, have received the funding reprioritised from the Positive Behaviour for Learning appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Funding from Positive Behaviour for Learning has been reinvested to provide funding for key Budget 2026 priorities including investing in secondary achievement, investing in primary learning and backing the workforce. It has not been…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “other education priorities”, specifically, have received the funding reprioritised from the E-ako Tool and Pathways Awarua appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Funding from E-ako Tool and Pathways Awarua has been reinvested to provide funding for key Budget 2026 priorities including investing in secondary achievement, investing in primary learning and backing the workforce. It has not been…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which “other education priorities”, specifically, have received the funding reprioritised from the Cyber Security and Digital Support appropriation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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Current year underspends in Cyber Security and Digital Support have been reinvested to provide funding for key Budget 2026 priorities including investing in secondary achievement, investing in primary learning and backing the workforce.…

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which projects, specifically, will be funded by the $559 million set aside for school property in Budget 2026; expressed as a list?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The school property projects funded through Budget 2026 will be announced in due course. The first of these announcements can be found here: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/budget-26-625-million-more-classrooms-south-island-schools

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I took the following paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026: 18 May 2026 - Proposed Regulations for Attendance Management Plans for Distance Schools.

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The following papers were taken to Cabinet on the 18 May 2026: • Pacific Education Foundation: Appointments and Reappointments • Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill: Approval to Release Amendment Paper

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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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    On how many occasions, if any, did the Ministry of Education provide email lists of 100 or more addresses to her office since 1 January 2025 and for each list provided, what were the groups of people included and when was it provided to…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised that my Education Private Secretaries are on the Ministry's automatic distribution list for the contact information details of early learning services, schools, and other relevant institutions. This list is what my office uses…