9976 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Internal Affairs

9976 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Internal Affairs: 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 Brooke van Velden: Department of Internal Affairs: Please see table attached. I am advised by the Department that the information is not held by the spending category and providing the Member with this information would require a substantial manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 185-6, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering the Member’s question is not in the public interest. The Classification Office: Please see the attached table. Fire and Emergency NZ: Please see the attached table. Lotto NZ: Please see the attached table.