26577 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Prime Minister

26577 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Prime Minister: What is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, since 27 November 2023, as at 5 June 2026, broken down by month and organisation?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was a departmental agency hosted by DPMC until 25 September 2025. The Cyclone Recovery Chief Executive was a functional Chief Executive appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 in March 2023 and disestablished with effect from 1 July 2025. My response includes NEMA information to 24 September 2025. I advise that information relating to expenditure on DPMC and NEMA contractors and consultants for the financial year 2023/24 and 2024/25 are available on the following websites. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and National Emergency Management Agency Annual Review 2023/24 is available at https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCGOA_EVI_6e98c62c-f3ab-41ab-b3eb-08dd0731b318_GOA31349/b7baf6f7ca846b893fd4ec7284755755966f930e Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Review 2024/25 available at: https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCGOA_EVI_f908c1ba-7843-46a1-b6a2-08de12a0458d_GOA47336/8861b113c0cf749978aa2d34026bbc5bc1f6fd7c. The Public Service Commission also regularly releases information on public sector spend on contractors and consultants, available at: Workforce size - Public Service Commission Te Kawa Mataaho. The information for the current financial year to 31 March 2026 will be publicly available on the Parliament Website around the end of June 2026 in the document: 2026/27 DPMC Estimates Examination: Responses to the Pre-hearing Questionnaire. I am advised that DPMC is collecting information for the remaining three months of the current financial year, which will be released as part of the 2025/26 Annual Review of DPMC, and advised to the Public Service Commission.