29093 (2025). Hon Jenny Salesa to the Minister for Ethnic Communities

29093 (2025). Hon Jenny Salesa to the Minister for Ethnic Communities: How many FTE staff currently work in the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, disaggregated by region, and how has this changed since the Ministry was first established?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that there are currently 63 employees at the Ministry for Ethnic Communities which is disaggregated, by region, as follows: • Auckland – 14 • Christchurch – 5 • Wellington – 44 On 1 July 2021, the Ministry had 43 employees. This was disaggregated, by region, as follows: • Northern (includes Auckland and Hamilton) – 9 • Central (includes Napier and New Plymouth) – 3 • Southern (includes Christchurch and Dunedin) – 8 • Wellington - 23