24358 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for the Environment

24358 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for the Environment: How many voluntary redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as at 22 May 2025, since 27 November 2023, and how much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Similar questions are included in the Supplementary Estimates Questionnaire for the forthcoming Estimates Examination for Vote Environment. The Environment Committee will likely publish the responses to the questionnaire in June 2025. I refer the Member to the response to Question 10 of the 2025/26 Supplementary Estimates Questionnaire, once it is published, which shows the number of voluntary redundancy processes initiated. I also refer the Member to Question 69 of the 2025/26 Supplementary Estimates Questionnaire, once its published, which shows the total redundancy costs, as of 28 February 2025. I cannot provide the total cost of voluntary redundancies, as of 22 May 2025, as the information is not held in a readily reportable form within the timeframe for responding to written parliamentary questions.