13019 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Transport
Written Question
Published date: 03 Apr 2025
13019 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Transport: What is the total amount, if any, spent on social media advertising and influencers by any agencies under the Minister’s responsibility since 27 November 2023, broken down by agency and platform?
Hon Chris Bishop: For the agencies for which I am responsible the Ministry of Transport has advised that this information has been provided as part of their Annual Review. The information can be found captured in response to Question 50, 51 and 72 in MoT's 2023/24 Annual Review, which is published at https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCTIN_EVI_40abd764-2571-46be-bdbe-08dcf9f3b805_TIN2016/c8a4edffe2ba49969a1707a8659964dc98b04d86”. NZTA has advised that the total amount of $156,964.18 was spent on social media advertising in the period of 1 November 2023 to 28 February 2025. During this time, $150,759.61 was spent on Meta platforms and $6,204.57 was spent on Youtube.