24579 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Transport

24579 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Transport: How much, if anything, is being budgeted in the 2025/26 financial year for redundancy payments, severance or other termination packages in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, and how much has been budgeted and spent in the past five financial years?

Hon James Meager: I am advised that: CAA has not budgeted anything for the 2025/2026 financial year. Amounts spent in the last 5 financial years are: 2024/25: $1,667,030 2023/24: $503,679 2022/23: $703,314 2021/22: $500,998 2020/21: $53,000 MNZ has no specific amount budgeted in the 2025/26 financial year for redundancy payments. Amounts spent in the last 5 financial years are: 2024/25: 0 2023/24: 793 2022/23: 1,131 2021/22: 0 2020/21: 0 TAIC has not made specific budget provision for redundancies in 2025/26. Amounts spent in the last 5 financial years are: 2024/25: amount not disclosed for privacy reasons 2023/24: amount not disclosed for privacy reasons 2022/23: Nil 2021/22: 12,500 2020/21: 31,500