654 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Housing

Written Question

Published date: 19 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	654 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Hon Kieran McAnulty
Portfolio:	Minister of Housing
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	15 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_00654_2026
Document guid:	d0258c65-730a-4620-ba73-f0c199de1f48

654 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Housing: What was the total value of Kāinga Ora's overspend in 2024/25 for unbudgeted restructure related costs in People costs and how does that overspend figure breakdown by contractor fees, consultant fees, redundancy costs, legal fees and other costs?

Hon Chris Bishop: Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that the total overspend is $32.27M, including: Redundancy costs – $30.7M Contractor – $0.82M Consultant - $0.51M Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – $0.1M Expressions of Interest (EOI) and Selection tools – $84.8k Legal fee - $36.8K