13653 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

13653 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What is the total amount, if any, spent on severance payments and redundancy packages by any agencies under the Minister’s responsibility since 27 November 2023, broken down by agency and highest individual payment?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: I am advised that the total expenditure for staff redundancies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) for the past 5 financial years can be found in the answer to Question 90 of the Responses to Standard Questions provided to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee in December 2024, available on the Parliament website: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCFADT_EVI_b6328bb6-20a3-4752-6501-08dcfd0f043f_FADT1009/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-responses-to-written