30211 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

Written Question
Published date: 16 Jul 2026
30211 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services: How much, if anything, has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82111 International Air Travel for Rt Hon Winston Peters’s trip to France, Italy and Indonesia in June 2025 so far and what variance, if any, was there from the budgeted amount for air travel approved for the trip?
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: $46,450.26 has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82111 for this trip to date. I am advised that Ministerial Services records the total approved budget for the trip, not what has been budgeted against each category of spend. They are unable to provide information on variances (if any) for individual categories of expenditure.