5376 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children

5376 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children: Further to 81759 (2024), what criteria was used to weight the decision against information provision being in the public interest?

Hon Karen Chhour: I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 81759 (2024). I was advised by Oranga Tamariki that to provide the information monthly would require substantial collation and research and divert staff from their core duties. As the information requested is reported on quarterly and made publicly available, I considered that given the time and expense of answering the question, it was not in the public interest to do so.