25810 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 18 Jun 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25810 (2026)
Question asked:	03 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon James Meager
Answer received:	11 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25810_2026
Document guid:	d8a2e1a0-8a11-473d-9cb3-9690160012a1

25810 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Transport: How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated costs?

Hon James Meager: CAA: $93,996 TAIC: $10,000 (for maintaining TAIC's internal AI smart tool) MNZ: There is no discrete budget allocated to AI.