28031 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Internal Affairs
Written Question
Published date: 26 Jun 2026
28031 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Internal Affairs: How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for since 27 November 2023, broken down by organisation, role, whether the director or member was subject to a conflict of interest management plan, the number of items excluded because of a conflict of interest, the number missed for other reasons, and the total number of items the person was present for as a proportion of all agenda items considered during their tenure, as at 10 June 2026?
Hon Brooke van Velden: Department of Internal Affairs:
In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as doing so would require a significant diversion of resources.
Classification Office :
Appointments to the positions of Chief Censor and Deputy Chief Censor are made by the Governor-General. Under section 79 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, these positions form the board of the Classification Office for the purposes of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
There have been no instances during the relevant period where either the Chief Censor or Deputy Chief Censor was excluded from, or absent for, agenda items before the board because of a conflict of interest.
Lotto NZ :
No Lotto NZ directors or members of a board or committee were subject to a conflict-of-interest management plan during this period.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand:
In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as doing so would require a significant diversion of resources.