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Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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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 Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
No.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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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 Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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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…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Has the Minister or any staff member in their office received a briefing, document, or correspondence from a company, lobbyist, or other third party at a private email account that hasn't then been forwarded to an official email account or…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Is the Ministry for Primary Industries's New Zealand Food Safety business unit exempt from the government's public servant job number cuts?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
Corrected reply: At this stage, no decisions have been made about specific roles that may be affected.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Matching question numbers: 21034 (2026), 21036 (2026), 21040 (2026), 21044 (2026), 21047 (2026)
Recorded target Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
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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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Forestry
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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…
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
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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…
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
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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…
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
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…
Recorded target Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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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…
Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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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…
Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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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…
Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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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…
Recorded target Cameron Brewer, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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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, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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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, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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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, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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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, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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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, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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,…
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
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…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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,…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
How will the Public Service Commission verify that forecast savings based on assumptions about greater efficiency, including any assumed productivity gains from artificial intelligence, are actually realised, and what mechanism, if any,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
What constraints, if any, has the Public Service Commission set on how agencies may achieve their baseline savings, including whether savings may extend to specific funded programmes where sufficient savings cannot otherwise be found, and…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
What planning, if any, is the Public Service Commission undertaking for the larger baseline reductions indicated for future years, and what advice has it provided on the cumulative deliverability and service-impact of moving from a 2 per…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
What is the total value of agency baseline savings in Budget 2026 (recorded as a 2 per cent reduction), what is the value and timing of the indicated future reduction (recorded as a further 10 per cent, or 5 per cent plus 5 per cent,…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
How many vacancies, if any, does the Public Service Commission expect to leave unfilled to deliver its Budget 2026 baseline saving, and over what period?
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
How will the Baseline Savings – Public Service Commission initiative in Budget 2026 (a saving of approximately $4.4 million over four years to be achieved via a more deliberate approach to the replacement of vacancies) affect the…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
How much of the Government's $2.4 billion public sector savings target, if any, depends on the centralisation of back-office and digital functions that has not yet been delivered, and what is the assessed risk to the forecast savings, and…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
What target number of public service agencies, if any, is the Government working towards as part of its public service shake-up, which agencies has the Public Service Commission identified as too small to perform to expectations or to be…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
How much of the forecast $5.9 billion 10-year saving from digital clusters, if any, has been counted in the Budget 2026 fiscal forecasts, and in which financial years are those savings assumed to be realised?
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
How many of the 10 digital clusters intended to be underway by June 2028 — under which groups of agencies share information-technology systems, and which the Public Service Commission has forecast will save around $5.9 billion over 10…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Question published
By what date does the Government expect all-of-government human resources and payroll suppliers to be in place, which agencies will be required to adopt them, and what is the forecast one-off transition cost for each, if any, broken down…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
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…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the Member to the attached table. Please note three titles have been withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6. Please note I also receive a weekly portfolio update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
On 25 May 2026, I received one paper with a title withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the Member to the attached table. Please note I also receive a weekly portfolio update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
None.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the Member to the attached table. Please note five titles have been withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6. Please note I also receive a weekly portfolio update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
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…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
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…
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
I have received no such advice.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer you to WPQ 19719.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the Member to the attached table. Please note three titles have been withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6. Please note I also receive a portfolio Weekly Update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
On 4 May 2026, the papers titled Government response to the Petitions Committee Report on the Petition of Benjamin Plows-Kolff: Fair and affordable food regulations for small food businesses, and Agricultural and Horticultural Products…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to the attached table. Please note I also receive a portfolio Weekly Update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
On 28 April 2026, the paper titled Policy Approvals: Amendments to the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011 was considered by Cabinet.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to the attached table. Please note three titles have been withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6. Please note I also receive a portfolio Weekly Update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
None.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
None.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to the attached table. Please note three titles have been withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6. Please note I also receive a portfolio Weekly Update.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What contact, if any, has the Minister had with meat companies or their representative bodies in relation to the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies, listed by date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I met with the Meat Industry Association on this topic, as well as AsureQuality, and will soon meet with the Public Service Association.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What are the names and dates of any briefings the Minister has received from the Ministry for Primary Industries about the Red Meat Regulatory Inspection and Supervision Programme and/or the proposal to transfer meat inspection…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I received the following papers from the Ministry for Primary Industries that refer to red meat regulatory work: • Veterinary supervision and Risk Management Programme verification frequency requirements for meat establishments’ – 13…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister received information from the Ministry for Primary Industries explaining how the proposed model of meat inspection differs from the current Alternative Post-Mortem Meat Inspection Standards (APMIS) model, and if so, what…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
To date, I have not received any specific advice on this matter but have received a number of papers on the red meat regulatory work as per my response in WPQ 13396 (2026).
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Ministry for Primary Industries given the Minister any assurances that it has fully considered the implications for food safety of its proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The Ministry for Primary Industries advises that the proposals provided for in the draft Animal Products Notices have been developed in line with international guidelines, including the Codex Alimentarius Code of Hygienic Practice for…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was the Red Meat Regulatory Inspection and Supervision Programme added to the Minister for Food Safety's food safety priorities for 2025/26 at the request of the Minister for Food Safety?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
Food Safety portfolio priorities are developed by the Ministry for Primary Industries to reflect significant work programmes within the food safety system. The Red Meat Regulatory Inspection and Supervision Programme forms part of MPI’s…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What matters did the Ministry for Primary Industries consider when developing the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The Ministry for Primary Industries advises it considered matters including alignment with international guidelines, the requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999, food safety outcomes, operator capability and capacity, workforce…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was any data or evidence about the impact of the proposal provided to the Minister in developing the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies, and if so, what are the dates and…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The proposal is an operational matter for the Ministry for Primary Industries. MPI undertook public consultation on the draft Notices and is considering all submissions, including stakeholder provided analysis and evidence, before making…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was any assessment or analysis of possible options provided to the Minister in developing the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies, and if so, what are the dates and titles of…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I have not received assessments or analysis of alternative options in relation to this proposal. Decisions on inspection models and regulatory settings under the Animal Products Act 1999 are operational matters for the Ministry for Primary…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was any information provided to the Minister explaining the rationale for the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies, and if so, what are the dates and titles of this…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to my response to WPQ13398 (2026).
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did the Ministry for Primary Industries commission the collection of any data or evidence about the impact of its proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies, and if so, what are the…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I have not received information indicating that MPI commissioned specific data or evidence collection for this purpose.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was any information released by the Ministry for Primary Industries as part of its consultation on the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies assessing an analysis of possible…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
No information was released by the Ministry for Primary Industries on an analysis of possible options.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was any information released by the Ministry for Primary Industries as part of its consultation on the proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies explaining the rationale for the…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
The Ministry for Primary Industries has advised that the rationale for the proposal is to better align New Zealand’s export meat inspection and examination requirements with the Animal Products Act 1999, international guidelines (including…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was any cost-benefit analysis undertaken by the Ministry for Primary Industries in developing its proposal to transfer meat inspection responsibilities from AsureQuality to meat processing companies, and if so, what are the dates and…
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I have not received cost benefit analysis in relation to this proposal. MPI is considering feedback received through consultation, including cost information provided by stakeholders, before making final decisions.
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 6 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to the attached table. In addition to this list, my office also occasionally receives information relating to potential meeting requests and visits. If a meeting or visit proceeds, the title of the advice provided for…
Asked by
Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 April 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Recorded target Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture
What fee increases have been proposed or approved since 27 November 2023 for any chair, deputy chair, member, presiding member, or other appointed role on any Crown entity board, committee, authority, tribunal, or other statutory body…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Associate Minister of Agriculture
What fee increases have been proposed or approved since 27 November 2023 for any chair, deputy chair, member, presiding member, or other appointed role on any Crown entity board, committee, authority, tribunal, or other statutory body…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity
What fee increases have been proposed or approved since 27 November 2023 for any chair, deputy chair, member, presiding member, or other appointed role on any Crown entity board, committee, authority, tribunal, or other statutory body…
Recorded target Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
What fee increases have been proposed or approved since 27 November 2023 for any chair, deputy chair, member, presiding member, or other appointed role on any Crown entity board, committee, authority, tribunal, or other statutory body…
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) On 30 July 2024, I approved a 5% increase for the AGMARDT Chair, bringing the fee amount to $24,950 per annum. The increase recognises the additional responsibilities and…
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What reports, if any, has he received on consumer understanding of the Health Star Rating system?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
As the Minister for Food Safety, I have received the following two reports on consumer understanding of the Health Star Rating system: • Health Star Rating 2025 Monitoring Consumer Research Report • Health Star Rating 2024 Monitoring…
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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Does he consider it important that New Zealanders have clear and accessible information to make informed choices about food?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
Yes. It's especially important that the information is accurate and is necessary to maintain food safety.
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What engagement, if any, has he had with public health organisations regarding any potential move to a mandatory Health Star Rating system?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
As Minister for Food Safety, I have met with several public health organisations to understand their positions on mandating versus retaining a voluntary Health Star Rating system.
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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Has he requested advice on why only 6,834 out of 19,021 eligible products in New Zealand display Health Star Ratings, and if so, what was the scope of that request?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
No.
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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Does he agree with concerns raised by Consumer NZ regarding the Health Star Rating system that the voluntary system “never worked in the best interests of consumers”?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
No, though I acknowledge that condensing complex nutritional information into a single graphic has inherent limitations.
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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Does he support making the Health Star Rating system mandatory?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
No. Mandatory labelling adds cost to producers, which flows through to consumers. Given current cost-of-living pressures, this is not the right time to impose additional costs on food producers.
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What reports, if any, has he received on the uptake of the Health Star Rating system on packaged foods in New Zealand?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
As the Minister for Food Safety, I have received the following three reports on uptake of the Health Star Rating system in New Zealand: • Uptake of the Health Star Rating system as at November 2025 • Uptake of the Health Star Rating system…
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · 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 23 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to the attached table. In addition to this list, my office also occasionally receives information relating to potential meeting requests and visits. If a meeting or visit proceeds, the title of the advice provided for…
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · 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 30 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the member to the attached table. Please note two titles have been withheld under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6. Please note I also receive a portfolio Weekly Update.
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Rachel Brooking
Member for Dunedin · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 March 2026, by title and date?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
None.
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Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 16 March 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
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Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety
I refer the Member to my published diary for invitations that I have accepted. I receive a large number of invitations, and I do not believe it is in the public interest to provide this level of detail for declined invitations.