8005 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

8005 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: How many staff at ministries, agencies and/or departments for which the Minister is responsible have been made redundant, broken down by (a) voluntary redundancy, and (b) all other forms of redundancy, and of those staff, how many have subsequently been appointed to a new role at at the same ministry, agency or department, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Since 27 November 2023 a total of 17 staff were made redundant. 14 of which were voluntary redundancies and three some other form of redundancy. None have been appointed to a new role at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.