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6315, 6317, 6319 (2026)

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  • 6315 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6317 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

  • 6319 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

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This is reported annually to the Health Committee. I refer the Member to the response to Question 2 in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s 2024/25 Annual Review Health Committee Questionnaire:…

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6316, 6662 (2026)

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  • 6316 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

  • 6662 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I am advised that at the National Emergency Management Agency the number of vacancies is not recorded or tracked retrospectively, therefore I am unable to provide a response to this question.

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Question 6318 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

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I am advised that as at 1 January 2026 the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission had 21.2 FTEs.

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Question 6320 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Answer

I refer the member to the response to PQ 6316 (2026).

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6321, 6323, 6324 (2026)

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  • 6321 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6323 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

  • 6324 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Question 6322 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

Answer

I am advised that the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission had no vacancies as of 1 January 2023.

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6325, 6328, 6332 (2026)

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  • 6325 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

  • 6328 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

  • 6332 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I am advised that MPI did not centrally collect or categorise the data across its business units prior to June 2024.

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Question 6326 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Minister for Mental Health

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I am advised that the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission had 3 vacancies as of 1 January 2024.

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Question 6327 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

The Public Service Commission publishes workforce data on their website. I refer the Member to that. https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/data/workforce-data.

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Question 6329 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

The Public Service Commission publishes workforce data on their website. I refer the Member to that. https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/data/workforce-data.

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Question 6330 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

The Public Service Commission publishes workforce data on their website. I refer the Member to that. https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/data/workforce-data.

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Question 6331 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Answer

The Public Service Commission publishes workforce data on their website. I refer the Member to that. https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/data/workforce-data.

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6333, 6335, 6336, 6337 (2026)

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  • 6333 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6335 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

  • 6336 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

  • 6337 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

Answer

I am advised that Oranga Tamariki reports on this data at the end of each month. I refer the Member to the attached table for the number of full time equivalent (FTE) roles as at 31 December 2022 to 2025.

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Question 6334 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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As per 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…

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Question 6338 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment’s reply to written Parliamentary question 6382 (2026) in respect of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written Parliamentary question…

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Question 6339 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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As per 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…

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6340, 6345, 6681, 6684 (2026)

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  • 6340 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

  • 6345 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6681 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

  • 6684 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Karen Chhour

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children

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I am advised that Oranga Tamariki reports on this data at the end of each month. I refer the Member to the attached table for the number of vacancies as at 31 December 2022 to 2025.

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Question 6341 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment’s reply to written Parliamentary question 6379 (2026) in respect of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written Parliamentary Question…

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Question 6342 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment’s reply to written Parliamentary question 6386 (2026) in respect of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written Parliamentary Question…

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Question 6343 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment’s reply to written Parliamentary question 6387 (2026) in respect of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written Parliamentary Question…

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Question 6344 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that there were 2,735.56 permanent FTE roles (including vacancies) as at 31 December 2023 (the closest reporting date to 1 January 2024).

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Question 6346 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment’s reply to written Parliamentary question 6390 (2026) in respect of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written Parliamentary Question…

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Question 6347 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that there were 2,680.33 permanent FTE roles (including vacancies) as at 31 December 2025 (the closest reporting date to 1 January 2026).

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Question 6348 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that there were 2,101.25 permanent FTE roles as at 31 December 2022 (the closest reporting date to 1 January 2023). Please note that this figure appears lower than other years because the count…

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Question 6349 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that there were 2,589.67 permanent FTE roles (including vacancies) as at 31 December 2024 (the closest reporting date to 1 January 2025).

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8 questions (2026)

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Matching question numbers: 6360 (2026), 6361 (2026), 6694 (2026), 6701 (2026)

  • 6350 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6352 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

  • 6354 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6694 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

  • 6701 (matches this search)

    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections’ standard practice is to provide data as at month end. Therefore, data as at 1 January cannot be provided as requested by the member. I refer the member to the attached table, which provides the number of…

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Question 6351 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment’s reply to written Parliamentary question 6389 (2026) in respect of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written Parliamentary Question…

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Question 6353 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that it is unable to provide comparable vacancy data for this reporting date as the Department was undergoing an organisational change at the time. The vacancy data that is held in the system is…

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Question 6355 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation advises me that there were 382.33 vacant permanent roles (FTE) as at 31 December 2023 (the closest reporting date to 1 January 2024).

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Question 6356 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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I refer the Member to the attached appendix which provides a breakdown of the number of full-time equivalent roles at Customs as at 1 January for the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. This response is also my response to Written…

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Question 6358 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 6356 (2026).

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Question 6359 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 6356 (2026).

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6362, 6364, 6367, 6369 (2026)

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  • 6362 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

  • 6364 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

  • 6367 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

  • 6369 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister of Defence

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As outlined in the attachment

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Question 6363 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 6356 (2026).

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Question 6365 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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I refer the Member to the attached appendix which provides a breakdown of the number of Full Time Equivalent vacancies at Customs as at 1 January for the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. This response is also my response to Written…

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Question 6366 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 6365 (2026).

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Question 6368 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) and Education New Zealand (ENZ) that that data relating to full-time equivalent (FTE) roles is reported at the end of each month. As at 31 December 2025, there were 3,976.3 FTE roles…

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Question 6370 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) and Education New Zealand (ENZ) that data relating to full-time equivalent (FTE) roles is reported at the end of each month. As at 31 December 2023, there were 4,509.3 FTE role at…

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6371, 6709 (2026)

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister of Defence

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The information requested by the member is already in the public domain and it is published on the New Zealand Defence Force website. The Ministry of Defence does not systematically hold historic information about vacancies at a point in…

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister of Defence

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The information requested by the member is already in the public domain and it is published on the New Zealand Defence Force website. The Ministry of Defence does not systematically hold historic information about vacancies at a point in…

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I am advised that the Charter School Agency reports its full time equivalent (FTE) roles at the end of each month. As at 31 December 2025 — the closest reporting point to 1 January 2026 — the Agency had 12 FTE.

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) and Education New Zealand (ENZ) that data relating to full-time equivalent (FTE) roles is reported at the end of each month. As at 31 December 2022, there were 4,250.7 FTE roles at…

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) and Education New Zealand (ENZ) that data relating to full-time equivalent (FTE) roles is reported at the end of each month. As at 31 December 2024, there were 3,948.9 FTE roles at…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  • 6376 (matches this search)

    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I can confirm the Charter School Agency was established on 1 July 2024. As the Agency did not exist on the date queried, there are no full time equivalent (FTE) roles to report for that date. This is also my response for Written…

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2023?

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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 the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) reports vacancies as positions (both occupied and vacant) under active recruitment. As at 31 December 2022, there were 406 positions under active recruitment at the Ministry. I am…

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    How many vacancies, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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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 the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) reports vacancies as positions (both occupied and vacant) under active recruitment. As at 31 December 2023, there were 221 positions under active recruitment at the Ministry. I am…

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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As at 1 January 2026, the Ministry for the Environment had 954 full‑time equivalent (FTE) positions. The Environmental Protection Authority had 242.3 FTE positions.

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Question 6381 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2025?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I am advised that the Charter Schools Agency reports its full time equivalent (FTE) roles at the end of each month. As at 31 December 2024 — the closest reporting point to 1 January 2025 — the Agency had 16.1 FTE.

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Question 6382 (2026)

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2024?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I am advised that in 2024, the Ministry for the Environment (the Ministry) updated how positions and vacancies were managed in its people systems. As a result, the Ministry is unable to provide data as at 1 January 2024, as requested.…

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    How many full time equivalent (FTE) roles, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 January 2026?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

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1731.65 FTEs.