5049 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 05 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5049 (2026)
Question asked:	16 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	01 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05049_2026
Document guid:	f302968c-e21d-4aac-9298-1840449bfb00

5049 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister: What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister sent or received from any other Minister about Stats NZ numbers showed the Pacific unemployment rate rising to 12.3 percent by date and title?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as Prime Minister, I have neither sent nor received correspondence from any Minister of the Crown relating to the unemployment rate for Pacific peoples released by Stats NZ.