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6 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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Matching question numbers: 21026 (2026), 21029 (2026)

  • 21015 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 21016 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 21018 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 21021 (matches this search)

    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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  • 21026 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 21029 (matches this search)

    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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 21016, 21018,21021,21016 and 21029…

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21443, 21447, 21451, 21466 (2026)

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  • 21443 (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, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…

  • 21447 (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…

  • 21451 (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…

  • 21466 (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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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 21477, 21451 and 21466 (2026).

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Question 21473 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my repones to written parliamentary question 21849 (2026).

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Question 21478 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my repones to written parliamentary question 21849 (2026).

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7 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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Matching question numbers: 24020 (2026), 24021 (2026), 24039 (2026)

  • 21810 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 21820 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 23955 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 24011 (matches this search)

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

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  • 24020 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 24021 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 24039 (matches this search)

    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…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 24021, 24011,23955,21820 and 21810…

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Question 21811 (2026)

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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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my repones to written parliamentary question 21849 (2026).

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Question 21829 (2026)

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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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my repones to written parliamentary question 21849 (2026).

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Question 21831 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my repones to written parliamentary question 21849 (2026).

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Question 21849 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter and refer the Member to the responsible Minister. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 21829,21831,21811,21478 and 21473 (2026).

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6 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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Matching question numbers: 23659 (2026), 23692 (2026)

  • 22165 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22186 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22191 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 23643 (matches this search)

    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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  • 23659 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 23692 (matches this search)

    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…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 23659,23692,23643,22186,22191 (2026).

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Question 22175 (2026)

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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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question written parliamentary question 22175…

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22203, 22224 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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  • 22203 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 22224 (matches this search)

    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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question written parliamentary question 22175…

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Question 22219 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised I did not receive advice on this matter.

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Question 22524 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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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 Erica Stanford

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

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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 22529 (2026)

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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 Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that agencies for which I am responsible did not consult with relevant unions on this matter.

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5 questions (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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Matching question numbers: 22591 (2026)

  • 22530 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22535 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22552 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22556 (matches this search)

    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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  • 22591 (matches this search)

    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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 22552,22535,22530 and 22591 (2026).

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Question 22544 (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 Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that agencies for which I am responsible did not consult with the Public Service Commissioner on this matter.

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Question 22551 (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 Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that I did not receive advice on this matter.

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22572, 22922, 22947, 23281 (2026)

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  • 22572 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22922 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22947 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 23281 (matches this search)

    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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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 22947,22572 and 23281 (2026).

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22874, 22923, 22927, 22945 (2026)

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  • 22874 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22923 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22927 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 22945 (matches this search)

    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 David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my repose to written parliamentary question 22923, 22927,22945 (2026).

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Question 22915 (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 Erica Stanford

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

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Nil.

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8 questions (2026)

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Matching question numbers: 23324 (2026), 23587 (2026), 23670 (2026), 23679 (2026)

  • 23219 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 23297 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 23300 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 23309 (matches this search)

    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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  • 23324 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 23587 (matches this search)

    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…

  • 23670 (matches this search)

    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,…

  • 23679 (matches this search)

    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…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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As an Associate Minister, I am not responsible for this matter. These decisions are the responsibility for Minister of Education to consider. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 23587,23309,23300,32297,23219,…

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Question 20118 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    What reports or updates, if any, has the Minister received on progress to date for the Budget 2025 initiative to train up to 51,000 teachers in te reo Māori and tikanga?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I have received nine updates on progress to date for Te Kura Raunui (Te Reo Māori Training and Supports PLD) between 19 March and 21 May 2026.

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Question 20147 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023; broken down by month?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 12403 (2026).

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Question 20148 (2026)

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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 12403 (2026).

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Question 20187 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    What proportion of teachers receiving professional development in structured literacy and maths are also receiving professional development in culturally responsive teaching for Māori students in English‑medium settings?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) does not record system-level data on all professional development undertaken by teachers, and therefore does not hold the requested information.

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Question 20188 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    How many English-medium schools, if any, have been issued an ERO evaluation specifically relating to their delivery of culturally responsive teaching since this Government took office in December 2023?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by ERO that all English-medium state and state-integrated school reviews use the School Improvement Framework, where consideration of culturally responsive practices is evaluated across the Teaching and Learning, Curriculum,…

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Question 20189 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    What enforcement mechanisms, if any, applies if school board fails to meet the Government's expectation to ensure "equitable outcomes for Māori students, you need to be offering te reo Māori and you need to be culturally competent"?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The Education and Training Act 2020 sets out the objectives of school boards, which includes ensuring boards seek to achieve equitable outcomes for Māori students and to take all reasonable steps to provide for students to be taught, and…

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Question 20190 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Why did the Minister direct the Ministry of Education to take a “consultative approach rather than to continue with co-design" to the curriculum rewrite, and what analysis, if any, has she received on how this affects Māori students?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The process of updating the National Curriculum began in 2019, with heavy engagement and co-design with multiple stakeholders through to October 2023. As a result, four years later, by October 2023, only one strand of one curriculum area…

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Question 20191 (2026)

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    Has the Minister directed the Ministry of Education to measure and report Māori student achievement separately for kura kaupapa Māori, Māori‑medium, and English‑medium settings in future Budget reporting, and if so, on what basis?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) currently reports student achievement based on a national study for Years 3, 6, and 8 across both for the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. In 2025, the Ministry introduced Te…

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Question 20192 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    On what evidence, if any, did the Minister base her proposal to remove the Te Tiriti obligation from school boards, noting she told Newstalk ZB she was “not entirely certain” what boards were supposed to do to give effect to the Treaty?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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On the basis that school boards are legally separate from the Crown and not part of the core Crown. It is not appropriate to delegate a Crown obligations to entities that are not part of the core Crown.

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Question 20193 (2026)

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Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Was the Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group involved in the design of the proposed replacement for NCEA, and if so, what was their feedback?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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The Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) provided me with advice on the proposals for change. Overall, the MAG advised me they endorsed the direction of change. Both officials and I continue to meet with the MAG to discuss how…

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    Does the Minister accept the 2024 NCEA results, which found that while overall achievement rose, Māori learners fell further behind non‑Māori, and if so, what immediate changes is she exploring to address this gap?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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Yes. Noting that almost none of the Government's education reforms came into place until 2025, these results are a failure of the previous Government to intervene and ensure that Māori students were set up for success in the national…

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    Did the Minister consult with kura kaupapa Māori before announcing plans to replace NCEA with a new qualification framework, noting Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa’s public statement that “the consultation process, which…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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I am advised that the Ministry engaged with representatives from Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa about the potential changes prior to public consultation beginning in August 2025. Officials also engaged with Ngā Kura ā…

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    How many iwi, hapū, or Māori communities, if any, were formally consulted before the Te Tiriti obligation was removed from school boards?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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None

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Question 20197 (2026)

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    What decisions, if any, has the Minister made since November 2023 that has expanded Māori authority over education?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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None. Since November 2023, decisions have focused on improving outcomes for ākonga Māori, including through the Māori Education Action Plan and targeted Budget 2025 investments.

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    Is the Minister satisfied that the Ministry of Education is giving effect to her policy directions, given she has said the Ministry can “sometimes they can go a little bit rogue” in relation to ESOL funding, and if not, what formal action…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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Yes, I am satisfied that the Ministry are giving effect to my six education priorities.

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Question 20199 (2026)

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    Can the Minister confirm whether any kaupapa Māori education leaders, kura tūmuaki, or Kōhanga Reo trustees were involved in the changes to the education curriculum, if so, on what dates?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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The Ministry of Education is working closely with the Kaupapa Māori Curriculum and Assessment Strategic Advisory Group, Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group, Sector Insight Groups and internal review groups, in considering…

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    How many kura kaupapa Māori and wharekura, if any, submitted feedback on the draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa released for sector consultation in early 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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I am advised that all submissions received through the consultation process are anonymised.

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    How many ministerial policy directions, if any, have been implemented by the Ministry without the Minister’s approval since she took office, further to her comments on TVNZ’s Q+A that she had to “micromanage” the Ministry after it issued…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) seeks ministerial approval for matters that set or change policy direction, require a Ministerial or Cabinet decision, or involve significant risk or sensitivity. Operational decisions within…

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    How many, if any, of the up to 50 classrooms committed to in Budget 2025 for Māori‑medium and kaupapa Māori education have been completed and are currently in progress?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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37 new teaching spaces, a library, administration space and a multipurpose space (across six projects) have been committed to through Budget 25 funding. 13 of these teaching spaces are currently in progress (in construction). Three…

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    Why does the Government's equity framework not include expanding Māori governance and authority over Māori-medium education as a funded priority, given that Māori-medium kura and wharekura consistently deliver strong NCEA outcomes?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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As articulated in my Cabinet paper on the Government’s Māori Education Action Plan, I committed to working with Te Matakahuki on shared priorities. I meet regularly with both the organisations that make up Te Matakahuki as well as Te…

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    How many teachers have completed accredited te reo Māori training through the Budget 2025 initiative to train up to 51,000 teachers in te reo Māori and tikanga?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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The first intake of participants in Te Kura Raunui is in progress. It began in the first week of Term 2 and runs for 10 weeks.

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    What evaluation, if any, has the Minister received on the Budget 2025 initiative providing $14 million to train up to 51,000 teachers in te reo Māori and tikanga, and will she release that evaluation?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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As the first intake began in the first week of Term 2 it is too early in its implementation to undertake an evaluation.

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    Did the Minister or her officials formally consult with Māori communities, hapū, or iwi before the Government announced its intention to propose amendments to the Education and Training Act to remove the obligation on schools to give…

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No

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

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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    Further to her reply to Question 18071 (2026), did the Ministry of Education provide email addresses for each of the emails she sent to principals and if so, for each instance, how many email addresses were provided and on what date?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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Yes. Approximately 2,500, and on dates corresponding to the dates of the emails.

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    Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), at what time, if at all, did the staff member who triaged the 11 complaint emails first email any of those complaints to another member of her staff and to whom was that email sent?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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As per my previous response, the emails were filed for the Education Private Secretaries.

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    Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), when, if at all, did any of her advisors or press secretaries first see one of the 11 complaint emails and what action, if any, did they take?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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On the evening of 24 March, following a media query. The action taken was to resolve the matter immediately.

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    Further to her reply to Question 18072 (2026), when, if at all, did her Senior Private Secretary first see one of the 11 complaint emails and what action, if any, did they take?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that my Senior Private Secretary did not see the emails until after the matter was resolved, as our office correspondence process does not involve the Senior Private Secretary unless there is a reason to do so.