Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
Helen White
Member for Mt Albert · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
None.
Asked by
Willow-Jean Prime
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, did the Minister or their officials receive recommending against, or proposing a lower figure than, any board fee increase the Minister subsequently approved since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What is the total amount, if any, paid in board and committee fees by each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 27 November 2023, broken down by…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What additional payments, allowances, or expenses, if any — including but not limited to meeting fees, daily rates, travel, or accommodation — were paid to board or committee members of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that the total amount of additional payments, allowances or expenses that were paid to board or committee members of Oranga Tamariki from 27 November 2023 to 8 June 2026 is $429,291. I am further advised…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
How many board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve since 27 November 2023 that exceeded the rate or range in the Cabinet Fees Framework for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the…
How many board fee increases, if any, approved by the Minister since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible were backdated or applied retrospectively,…
What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve for any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, broken…
What is the total additional annual cost, if any, of all board fee increases approved by the Minister since 27 November 2023 across any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
As at 8 June 2026, I have not made any decisions to approve any board fee increases since 27 November 2023.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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How many board or committee appointments and reappointments, if any, did the Minister make since 27 November 2023 to any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I have made 17 board or committee appointments, and 14 board or committee reappointments from 27 November 2023 to 8 June 2026. There were no fee increases on appointment or reappointment. There is not set or agreed annual fee for these…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What board fees, if any, are currently paid to the chair and to each member of every board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, did the Minister or their officials receive recommending against, or proposing a lower figure than, any board fee increase the Minister subsequently approved since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total amount, if any, paid in board and committee fees by each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 27 November 2023, broken down by…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Tangata Whenua Ministerial Advisory Group comprised 11 members who were remunerated in line with the Cabinet Fees Framework. I am advised total remuneration from 27 November 2023 to the end of their appointments on 30 June 2025 was…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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What additional payments, allowances, or expenses, if any — including but not limited to meeting fees, daily rates, travel, or accommodation — were paid to board or committee members of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I am advised that travel and accommodation costs for the Tangata Whenua Ministerial Advisory Group totalled $2,927 from 27 November 2023 to the end of their appointments on 30 June 2025.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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How many board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve since 27 November 2023 that exceeded the rate or range in the Cabinet Fees Framework for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 13815 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
How many board or committee appointments and reappointments, if any, did the Minister make since 27 November 2023 to any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by…
What board fees, if any, are currently paid to the chair and to each member of every board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, broken down…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
In May 2026, I made six appointments to the newly established Family Violence and Sexual Violence Ministerial Advisory Group. Remuneration was assessed in line with the Cabinet Fees Framework and the advisory group falls within Level 3,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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How many board fee increases, if any, approved by the Minister since 27 November 2023 for any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible were backdated or applied retrospectively,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 13815 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total additional annual cost, if any, of all board fee increases approved by the Minister since 27 November 2023 across any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 13815 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What board fee increases, if any, did the Minister approve for any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, broken…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 13815 (2026).
Matching question numbers: 20978 (2026), 20980 (2026), 21395 (2026), 21398 (2026), 21403 (2026), 21418 (2026), 21424 (2026), 21425 (2026), 21762 (2026), 21764 (2026), 21771 (2026), 21778 (2026), 21785 (2026), 21800 (2026), 22120 (2026), 22128 (2026), 22141 (2026), 22142 (2026), 22151 (2026), 22176 (2026), 22482 (2026), 22494 (2026), 22505 (2026), 22507 (2026), 22525 (2026), 22545 (2026), 22843 (2026), 22866 (2026), 22873 (2026), 22882 (2026), 22892 (2026), 22905 (2026), 23178 (2026), 23232 (2026), 23249 (2026), 23251 (2026), 23263 (2026), 23279 (2026), 23543 (2026), 23596 (2026), 23614 (2026), 23623 (2026), 23631 (2026), 23645 (2026), 23914 (2026), 23968 (2026), 23983 (2026), 23984 (2026), 23997 (2026), 24899 (2026), 26753 (2026)
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Were any relevant unions consulted prior to the announcement of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, on what date, and were the unions provided with…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice regarding the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and from whom, broken down by agency,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
Question published
Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were asked to identify savings as part of the 2026 Budget?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
No specific savings were required or made in Budget 2026 for Vote Oranga Tamariki.
Matching question numbers: 21544 (2026), 21549 (2026), 21881 (2026), 21883 (2026), 21891 (2026), 21901 (2026), 21903 (2026), 21922 (2026), 22240 (2026), 22246 (2026), 22260 (2026), 22261 (2026), 22274 (2026), 22292 (2026), 22600 (2026), 22608 (2026), 22627 (2026), 22629 (2026), 22644 (2026), 22662 (2026), 22939 (2026), 22989 (2026), 22997 (2026), 23006 (2026), 23019 (2026), 23023 (2026), 23289 (2026), 23351 (2026), 23368 (2026), 23376 (2026), 23379 (2026), 23393 (2026), 23656 (2026), 23713 (2026), 23730 (2026), 23738 (2026), 23751 (2026), 23765 (2026), 24022 (2026), 24073 (2026), 24075 (2026), 24085 (2026), 24086 (2026), 24919 (2026), 26510 (2026), 26838 (2026)
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Were any relevant unions consulted prior to the announcement of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, on what date, and were the unions provided with…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice regarding the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and from whom, broken down by agency,…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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,…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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,…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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,…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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
Question published
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
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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,…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
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…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Which agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible, if any, have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023, and how…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
Question published
Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were asked to identify savings as part of the 2026 Budget?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I am responsible for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence (M104) (A600) appropriation. The Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence, which administers the appropriation, was not asked to…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to…
Question published
Does the Minister, or any member of their office, hold or store any official information relating to their portfolio or ministerial duties in private or personal email accounts, and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
None.
Asked by
Kahurangi Carter
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
None.
Asked by
Kahurangi Carter
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning June 1st 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I am advised that, to the best of my Office’s records, no invitations to events or meetings were declined during the week beginning 1 June 2026. Note: While my Office keeps records of invitations to ‘events’, it is administratively…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister had any lobbying or advocacy meetings since 27 November 2023 that do not appear in the Minister's published diary, and if so, on what dates, with whom, and for what purpose, as at 5 June 2026?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
No.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total amount, if any, spent by agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible on advertising, communications, or promotional activity relating to Budget 2026,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
How many confidential settlement agreements, non-disclosure agreements or confidentiality clauses, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity,…
How many financial settlements, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that the following numbers of agreements were entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders since 27 November 2023, broken down by year. 2023 (from 27 November) • 3 agreements…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total expenditure, actual or projected, if any, on staff redundancies across all agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible arising from Budget 2026 decisions,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many financial settlements, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Estimates Examination 2026/27 includes pre-hearing questions about financial settlements with employees, and my written responses to those will be made publicly available.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many confidential settlement agreements, non-disclosure agreements or confidentiality clauses, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I am advised that the Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention has not entered into any confidential settlement agreements, non-disclosure agreements or confidentiality clauses since 27 November 2023.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total expenditure, actual or projected, if any, on staff redundancies across all agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible arising from Budget 2026 decisions,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister had any lobbying or advocacy meetings since 27 November 2023 that do not appear in the Minister's published diary, and if so, on what dates, with whom, and for what purpose, as at 5 June 2026?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
No.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total amount, if any, spent by agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible on advertising, communications, or promotional activity relating to Budget 2026,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister, or any member of their office, hold or store any official information relating to their portfolio or ministerial duties in private or personal email accounts, and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
No.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What new spending initiatives or Budget bids, if any, did the Minister or their agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, submit for Budget 2026, listed by title, amount sought,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
Initiatives funded are set out in the Summary of Initiatives. I do not believe it is in the public interest to release information about the amount sought as this remains under active consideration as these may be subject to future Budget…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Which agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible, if any, have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023, and how…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I am advised that as a result of the Budget 2024 baseline savings exercise, Oranga Tamariki returned $45 million in the 2024/25 financial year, $83 million in the 2025/26 financial year, and $95.9 million in the 2026/27 financial year and…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many staff, if any, at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, since 27 November 2023, have been made redundant, broken down by month and by (a) voluntary redundancy…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 38246 (2025), which provides this information up to 4 August 2025. I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that since 4 August 2025, five Oranga Tamariki staff have been made redundant, one in November 2025…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 38249 (2025).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by organisation, the number of…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 9595 (2026). I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that there have been no redundancies at Oranga Tamariki since this answer, so this information is still accurate as at 5 June 2026.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What new spending initiatives or Budget bids, if any, did the Minister or their agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, submit for Budget 2026, listed by title, amount sought,…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many staff, if any, at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, since 27 November 2023, have been made redundant, broken down by month and by (a) voluntary redundancy…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Estimates Examination 2026/27 includes pre-hearing questions about redundancies, and my written responses to those will be made publicly available.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
I am advised that since 27 November 2023, the Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention has contracted one person for a short-term piece of work who had previously been an employee. I am further advised that the total sum…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by organisation, the number of…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Estimates Examination 2026/27 includes pre-hearing questions about redundancies, and my written responses to those will be made publicly available.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within their relevant portfolio Votes, if any, was the Minister informed of prior to Budget 2026 - listing any advice received on this by date and title?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
The Estimates Examination 2026/27 includes pre-hearing questions about cost pressures, and my written responses to those will be made publicly available.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What rules or directives, if any, were sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding making bids for Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
The Budget 2026 invitation letters, and Budget 2026 templates and guidance outline this information. I am advised these will be released as part of the Budget 2026 proactive release.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were invited to make Budget bids as part of Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
Oranga Tamariki was invited to make Budget bids as part of Budget 2026.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What rules or directives, if any, were sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding making bids for Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention was not invited to make any bids for Budget 2026.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were invited to make Budget bids as part of Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention was not invited to make any bids for Budget 2026.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within their relevant portfolio Votes, if any, was the Minister informed of prior to Budget 2026 - listing any advice received on this by date and title?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Estimates Examination 2026/27 includes pre-hearing questions about cost pressures, and my written responses to those will be made publicly available.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that internal budgets for the 2026/27 financial year are yet to be finalised.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on…
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention is hosted by the Ministry of Justice. I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 25706 (2026).
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
No. All current and former staff have confirmed they have never used private email accounts for official information.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has any staff member in the Minister’s office used a private email account to send or receive official information since the Government took office; if so, on how many occasions since 27 November 2023?
Answered by
Hon Karen Chhour
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Children
No.