9590 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

9590 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by department or entity, the number of positions disestablished, and the total cost of redundancy payments?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I am advised that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage report on this information as part of the Estimates and Annual Review Select Committee examinations. The information requested, to the extent it is available, is held within the 2024/25 Annual Review of Ministry for Culture and Heritage. I refer the Member to questions 45 and 46 on pages 24 and 25: https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCSSC_EVI_dc12cf06-ff17-4fe7-a0e2-08de0ad2c963_SSC21998/9314cb8514e2e8892ca6cf54fd6ec4cf4a731bc5 Information is also held within the 2023/24 Annual Review of Ministry for Culture and Heritage. I refer the Member to question 1 on page 12: https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCSSC_EVI_e7113766-5372-4670-6fe3-08dcebf31e9f_SSC10704/5d176172855b773221a0a77b5c352bd5faf6ad4c As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the additional material requested for the entities I am responsible for, as it will require a significant diversion of resource. The Member may wish to consider asking a more specific question.