9925 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Customs

9925 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Customs: How much has been spent on external communications, public relations, advertising, or media monitoring by each department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2021/22, broken down by department or entity and by spending category?

Hon Casey Costello: I refer the Member to the attached appendix, which set out Customs’ advertising expenditure and media monitoring expenditure, excluding GST, since the 2021/22 financial year, broken down by financial year. The advertising expenditure figures include costs associated with the ongoing provision of information for travellers using the New Zealand Traveller Declaration.