30830 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education

Written Question

Published date: 26 Jun 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30830 (2025)
Question asked:	11 Jun 2025
Member asking:	Shanan Halbert
Portfolio:	Minister for Vocational Education
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	22 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30830_2025
Document guid:	23423453-d546-442e-9c02-d53ef243d6a1

30830 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education: Are the current state of Te Pūkenga’s finances consistent with its mandate to achieve financial viability, if not, why not?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Yes. Te Pūkenga reported a $17 million surplus in its 2024 annual report and had $576 million in cash reserves (or short-term investments).