26389 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Children

26389 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Children: How many staff, if any, at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, since 27 November 2023, have been made redundant, broken down by month and by (a) voluntary redundancy and (b) all other forms of redundancy; and of those, how many have subsequently been appointed to a new role at the same agency, broken down by employment status (contractor, consultant, permanent, part-time), as at 5 June 2026?

Hon Karen Chhour: I refer the Member to my answer to WPQ 38246 (2025), which provides this information up to 4 August 2025. I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that since 4 August 2025, five Oranga Tamariki staff have been made redundant, one in November 2025 and four in February 2026. I am further advised that, of the 95 staff who accepted voluntary redundancy since November 2023, seven were subsequently employed on a fixed-term basis, and five were subsequently employed in permanent roles. Of the 159 staff who were made redundant since November 2023, 12 were subsequently employed on a fixed-term basis, eight were subsequently employed in permanent roles and one was employed on a casual basis.