27851 (2025). Hon Marama Davidson to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence

Written Question

Published date: 10 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	27851 (2025)
Question asked:	26 May 2025
Member asking:	Hon Marama Davidson
Portfolio:	Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
Minister replying:	Hon Karen Chhour
Answer received:	04 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_27851_2025
Document guid:	a7001e83-4ef1-42c5-8404-cad57f6a573a

27851 (2025). Hon Marama Davidson to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: How are the savings required by Optimising the Ministry's Back-Office Functions being achieved, and will there be any effect on frontline service provision?

Hon Karen Chhour: Te Puna Aonui is hosted by the Ministry of Justice, which was required to find cost savings in Budget 2024. The Ministry achieved this, in part, by reducing its overheads/operating costs. While the Ministry did reduce the business unit’s appropriation by $0.115 million, the Ministry also reduced (by the same amount) what it charges Te Puna Aonui in overheads. This was, therefore, a cost neutral change that did not affect services or programmes. Using definitions set by the Public Service Commission, Te Puna Aonui does not have any frontline staff.