2246 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Housing

2246 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Housing: How many cases of workplace bullying were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Employment Relations Authority, or other external bodies in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with the portfolio, if any?

Hon Chris Bishop: Corrected reply: Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises that while it maintains a Case Management Register for employment‑related matters, the register has not historically been configured to record, in a reportable way, whether workplace bullying matters were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Employment Relations Authority, or other external bodies. The information requested spans several legacy organisations and systems that pre‑date the establishment of Kāinga Ora in October 2019, and collating this information would therefore require a manual review of individual employment and case files across multiple entities and time periods. This work is not able to be undertaken within the timeframe required to respond to this question. Kāinga Ora is currently redesigning its Case Management Register to ensure that a standardised set of information is captured for all future employment‑related cases, including whether a matter has been referred to an external body. Once implemented, this information will be centrally held, supporting more accurate and consistent reporting in future. Kāinga Ora also emphasised that it takes matters of workplace conduct extremely seriously and maintains robust, well-established policies and processes to support the safety and wellbeing of its staff. This is also my answer to WPQs 2249-51, 2253-54, 2620-25, 2977, 2979, 2981, and 2985 (2026), for the parts of the WPQs relevant to Kāinga Ora.