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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    In its risk analysis, what did Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Fuel Planning Group assume was the most likely scenario for the current fuel crisis?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I am advised that Fire and Emergency New Zealand assumed the most likely scenario for the current fuel crisis would be domestic pump price volatility with localised and short-term distribution issues…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 25 May 2026: • Budget Day briefing –…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As Minister of Internal Affairs, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · 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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 11 May 2026: • Information requested on…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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As Minister of Internal Affairs, I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

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

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I received the following aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice from the Department of Internal Affairs during the week beginning 18 May 2026: · Documents to finalise an…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

As Minister of Internal Affairs, I took the following papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026: • New Zealand Lottery Grants Board: Appointment • New Zealand Gambling Commission: Reappointment and Appointment • Fire and…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Department of Internal Affairs I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that it has not provided any advice regarding substituting AI tools for roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026. Classification…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…

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    What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…

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

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    What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…

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    How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…

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    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…

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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…

  • 21486 (matches this search)

    For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…

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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…

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    Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…

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    Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…

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    Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…

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    How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…

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    What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

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

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    What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…

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    How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…

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    What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…

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

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    What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…

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    What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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    Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…

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    On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice regarding the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and from whom, broken down by agency,…

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    Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if…

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    Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if…

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    What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in…

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    Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams, if any, will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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    Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

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    Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…

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    Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is…

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    What is the forecast impact, if any, of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, on the gender pay gap and the ethnic pay gap, broken down by agency,…

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    Has any equity impact assessment, gender impact assessment, or Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment been completed in respect of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…

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    How many, if any of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are held by employees who have self-identified as having a disability, broken down by agency,…

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    What is the geographic and regional distribution of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by city or region and by agency, department, Crown…

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    What is the age-band breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

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    What is the ethnicity breakdown (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Other) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

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    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…

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    What is the forecast change in spending, if any, on (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, and (c) temporary or labour-hire staff in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…

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    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…

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    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,…

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    What is the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) 25th percentile, and (d) 75th percentile salary of the roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…

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    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…

  • 23988 (matches this search)

    How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…

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

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    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…

  • 24055 (matches this search)

    Of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, how many were (a) filled by a permanent employee, (b) filled by a fixed-term employee, (c) filled by a secondee,…

  • 24061 (matches this search)

    How many roles, if any, expressed as both (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount, are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and over what period will those…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

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

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

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

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

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

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Were any relevant unions consulted prior to the announcement of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, on what date, and were the unions provided with…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

No.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

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

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Nil

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the dollar amount of Fire and Emergency New Zealand annual expenditure that was spent on their fleet, if any, since 2017 and broken down into years?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s annual expenditure that was spent on their fleet since 2017 is set out in the table attached.

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the dollar amount of Fire and Emergency New Zealand annual expenditure that was spent on new fleet replacement, if any, since 2017 and broken down into years?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s annual expenditure that was spent on new fleet replacement since 2017 is set out in the table attached.

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the dollar amount of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand annual budget that is dedicated to their fleet, if any, since 2017 and broken down into years?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s annual budget that is allocated to fleet since 2017 is set out in the table attached.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    How many hours, on average, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at an overtime hourly rate, if any?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that on average per firefighter, Fire and Emergency New Zealand have deducted 1.3 hours from firefighter wages in 2026 due to stop work actions, calculated at an overtime rate.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    How many hours in total, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at an overtime hourly rate, if any, and what is the total dollar value of these deducted wages?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that the total hours deducted from firefighters' wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at an overtime hourly rate is 959.92 hours, with the total dollar value of these deducted wages being $58,080.43.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted any firefighters wages due to stop work actions at overtime rates, in 2026?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Yes.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    How many hours, on average, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at the standard hourly rate, if any?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that on average per firefighter, Fire and Emergency New Zealand have deducted 2.5 hours from firefighter wages in 2026 due to stop work actions, calculated at the standard rate.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    How many hours in total, has Fire and Emergency New Zealand deducted from firefighters wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at the standard hourly rate, if any, and what is the total dollar value of these deducted wages?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that the total hours deducted from firefighters' wages due to stop work actions in 2026 at the standard hourly rate is 4,014 hours, with the total dollar value of these deducted wages being $159,752.43.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Is the Department of Internal Affairs' Child Exploitation Team exempt from the government's public servant job number cuts?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

The Department of Internal Affairs is in scope for the Government’s public service FTE reduction announced on 19 May 2026. No decisions have been made on how reductions will be achieved.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Is Fire and Emergency New Zealand exempt from the government's public servant job number cuts?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

The Government’s public service FTE reduction applies to public service departments. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown entity. However, Crown entities are expected to operate within the Government’s overall fiscal and workforce…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Department of Internal Affairs: I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that it is currently trialling AI-assisted call summarisation within its existing contact centre platform. This capability generates draft summaries of…

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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    When was the decision made to cut the Lottery Individuals with Disabilities Grant?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I took the decision to change the Distribution Committee Structure in early April 2026, which included the disestablishment of all specialist committees, including the disestablishment of the Lottery Individuals with Disabilities…

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Kahurangi Carter

List MP · Green Party

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    Why was the Lottery Individuals with Disabilities grant cut?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Changes were made to simplify the structure of lottery distribution committees moving the number of committees from twenty to seven.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to 18841 (2026): did Treasury produce this document without any request from Ministers or their offices?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

The report was produced by the Treasury because the Lotteries Commission is one of the entities within the scope of the Treasury’s ownership purposes work.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18838 (2026): when then did she receive a copy of this document?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

The Treasury report was sent to my Office on 26 June 2025.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18837 (2026): at whose request was this document produced?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I refer the member to my answers to written question 19688 (2026).

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): will she rule out the partial privatisation of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Yes.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): will she rule out privatising the New Zealand Lotteries Commission?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

Yes.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): on what date will final decisions be made?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Decisions will be taken once Ministers have considered the advice.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): on what date did Ministers begin this consideration?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The specific report on the Lotteries Commission was sent to Ministers on 26 June 2025. Ministers have been considering advice from the Treasury on the ownership purposes work since 2024. If the Member is interested in the ownership…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): how many meetings, with whom, and on what dates, has she had regarding the ownership purpose of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I have not attended any meetings regarding ownership purpose statements for Lotto.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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    Further to her answer to written question 18835 (2026): which Ministers are considering it?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The Treasury report T2025/1056 was sent to Hon Nicola Willis, Hon Chris Bishop, Hon Simeon Brown and Hon Brooke van Velden.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    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?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. Further details of this and other Budget 2026 initiatives will become public on Budget Day – 28 May 2026. The Budget will…

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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    What percentage of Fire and Emergency New Zealand annual budget is dedicated to their fleet since 2017, broken down into years?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s percentage of annual budget allocated to fleet since 2017 is set out in the table attached.

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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    What percentage of Fire and Emergency New Zealand annual expenditure was spent on new fleet replacement since 2017, broken down into years?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s percentage of annual expenditure spent on new fleet replacement since 2017 is set out in the table attached.

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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    What percentage of Fire and Emergency New Zealand annual expenditure was spent on their fleet since 2017, broken down into years?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s percentage of annual expenditure spent on fleet since 2017 is set out in the table attachment.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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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 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by officials from the Department of Internal Affairs that this information will soon be made publicly available. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me. This information is made available at…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I took one paper to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026. Cabinet papers and minutes will be proactively released here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releases#IA on the Department of Internal Affairs website.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18465 (2026): why not?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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Party consultation is not required to make changes to the lottery distribution committees.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18457 (2026): has she recommended any individuals for these appointments?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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No. I am awaiting advice from the Department once the Expression of Interest process has ended.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18457 (2026): has she received an initial shortlist of advice on these appointments?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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No. Expressions of interest are being sought from current members of lottery grant committees.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18457 (2026): on what date will she seek Cabinet Committee approval for these appointments?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I intend to seek Cabinet Committee approval in July 2026.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18457 (2026): on what date does she expect to announce these appointments?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I expect to announce these appointments after Cabinet approval.

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to the Minister’s answer to written question 18454 (2026): on what date did she receive this advice and what was the title of this advice?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I am advised by officials from the Department of Internal Affairs that this information will soon be made publicly available. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me. This information is made available at…

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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

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    Further to her answer to written question 18466 (2026): which Ministers were consulted, and how long were they given to provide feedback?

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Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

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I consulted with the Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector on both dates. These were in-person discussions with feedback provided during the meetings.