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Question 24866 (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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My Office and I receive a range of advice and documents relating to the Women portfolio. I refer the member to the below list of items received during the week beginning Monday 18 May 2026: • 19/05/2026: MW AM 25-26 0165 E Tipu NZ Future…

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Question 24928 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 24946 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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20181, 20848 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    20181 (matches this search)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18/05/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    20848 (matches this search)

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I took the following paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026: 18/05/2026: 26-CAB-00762 - Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Amendment Regulations 2026

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20183, 20702 (2026)

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    Lan Pham

    List MP · Green Party

    20183 (matches this search)

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, during the week beginning 18/05/2026, by title and date?

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    Rachel Brooking

    Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

    20702 (matches this search)

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following briefings during the week beginning 18 May 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 18/05/2026: 26-BRF-01255 - Meeting with Recycling Leadership Forum Chair 20 May…

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Question 20606 (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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    What accounts for the underspend in the Improving the Lives of New Zealand Women appropriation in the 2025/26 financial year?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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The Ministry has had a focus on delivering against its strategic priorities. 2025/26 has been a strong delivery year. There are no significant budgeted activities from the beginning of the year which are not on track for delivery.

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Question 20611 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister of State for Trade and Investment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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9 questions (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 20648 (2026), 20650 (2026), 20652 (2026), 20654 (2026), 20658 (2026)

  • 20623 (matches this search)

    What oversight is planned for tracking the baseline savings proposed for the Ministry for Women at Budget 2026, if any, and what planning is going into the future baseline savings in future years?

  • 20625 (matches this search)

    What reporting is planned for tracking the baseline savings for the Ministry for Women proposed at Budget 2026, if any, and what planning is going into the future baseline savings in future years?

  • 20642 (matches this search)

    What teams, or groups within the Ministry for Women, if any, will not be impacted by job cuts or role disestablishments in order for the Ministry to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

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    How many staff, if any, will the Ministry for Women cease to employ in order to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

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  • 20648 (matches this search)

    How many roles, if any, will the Ministry for Women cut or disestablish to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30, and of these, how many are currently unfilled?

  • 20650 (matches this search)

    What specific programmes, if any, are exempt from cuts or savings that may be proposed in order to meet the Ministry for Women’ $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20652 (matches this search)

    What constraints, if any, are there on where savings may be made in order to meet the Ministry for Women’ $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20654 (matches this search)

    What are the specific increased efficiencies in workforce and operational management that the Ministry for Women intends to make, if any, in order to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

  • 20658 (matches this search)

    What are the specific savings the Ministry for Women will be making to meet its $800,000 baseline reduction between 2026/27 and 2029/30?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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

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8 questions (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 20635 (2026), 20637 (2026), 20638 (2026), 20640 (2026)

  • 20627 (matches this search)

    What artificial intelligence tools does the Ministry for Women currently use, if any, and how much does the Ministry project to spend on each of these tools in 2028/29?

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    What artificial intelligence tools does the Ministry for Women currently use, if any, and how much does the Ministry project to spend on each of these tools in 2027/28?

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    What artificial intelligence tools does the Ministry for Women currently use, if any, and how much does the Ministry project to spend on each of these tools in 2026/27?

  • 20633 (matches this search)

    What artificial intelligence tools does the Ministry for Women currently use, if any, and how much did the Ministry spend on each of these tools in 2025/26?

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  • 20635 (matches this search)

    What, if anything, is the Ministry of Women’s projected spend on artificial intelligence in 2028/29?

  • 20637 (matches this search)

    What, if anything, is the Ministry of Women’s projected spend on artificial intelligence in 2027/28?

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    What, if anything, is the Ministry for Women’s projected spend on artificial intelligence in 2026/27?

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    What, if anything, was the Ministry for Women’s total spend on artificial intelligence in 2025/26?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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Ministry for Women staff have access to Co-Pilot chat and the Ministry’s BoardConnector registration application to support women onto boards uses an internal use only AI querying tool. Co-Pilot chat is included in the general licensing…

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Question 20734 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Associate Minister for ACC

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In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from ACC are published on ACC's website: https://www.acc.co.nz/resources#/category/1

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Question 20739 (2026)

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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None.

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Question 20748 (2026)

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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister of State for Trade and Investment

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In my capacity as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026.

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Question 20871 (2026)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Associate Minister for ACC

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None.

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Question 21170 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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As Minister for Women, none.

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Question 21310 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

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Question 21314 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026. As such, no consideration has been given to the AI vendors, products, or platforms that may need to be procured, expanded or relied upon.

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Question 21315 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026. As such, no consideration has been made about determining what roles may be affected by the increased use of AI.

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Question 21325 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026. As such, no forecast has been developed for the spend on AI as a consequence of savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 21329 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026. I am not aware of any information or impact assessments, or risk assessments in relation to AI tools that may be utilised as a result of savings…

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Question 21330 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026, including whether any roles will be impacted by the increased use of AI.

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5 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 21703 (2026)

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    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…

  • 21684 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 21686 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 21693 (matches this search)

    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…

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  • 21703 (matches this search)

    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,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The Ministry for the Environment is merging with the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Transport and the local government functions of the Department of Internal Affairs to create the Ministry for Cities,…

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Question 21712 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or the impact of role reductions on staff engagement, sick leave, or turnover.

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Question 22041 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026. I therefore have not sought or received any advice on potential roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026, or…

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Question 22043 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22056 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22060 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or supports that may be required by impacted staff.

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Question 22064 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22086 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or how role reductions may need to be implemented.

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Question 22344 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions, including advice related to…

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Question 22400 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The Ministry for the Environment is merging with the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Transport and the local government functions of the Department of Internal Affairs to create the Ministry for Cities,…

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Question 22412 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22419 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026. A similar question is regularly included in the Supplementary Estimates Questionnaire for the forthcoming Estimates Examination for Vote Environment.…

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Question 22423 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026. A question about the average daily rates for external consultants and contractors regularly included in the Supplementary Estimates…

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Question 22439 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22452 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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,…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22654 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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For Budget 26 baseline savings targets I refer the Member to page 66 and 67 of the following document: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/pdfs/summary-initiatives/b26-sum-initiatives.pdf

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Question 22664 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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No.

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Question 22680 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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The Public Service Commissioner was aware of the FTE reductions proposed as part of Budget announcements. The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will…

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Question 22683 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22759 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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On 4 November 2025, the previous Minister for the Environment received a letter from the Minister of Finance requiring a baseline reduction of 2 per cent or $3.8 million per annum across Vote Environment for Budget 2026. The letter…

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Question 22776 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22789 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22793 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 22805 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026, or the potential impacts to obligations under The Treaty of Waitangi.

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Question 22821 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.

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Question 23044 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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There are no forecasted changes to the Ministry for Women’s performance measures as part of savings made in Budget 2026.

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Question 23099 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about implementation of savings targets through Budget 2026 or the potential impacts to processing times, wait times or complaint resolution times.

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23153, 23191 (2026)

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    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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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or the impacts to specific functions, services, programmes or work streams.

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Question 23156 (2026)

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    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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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026 or the impacts for performance measures.

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Question 23158 (2026)

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    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…

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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No decisions have been made about roles that may be affected by savings targets through Budget 2026.