31339 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Written Question

Published date: 28 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	31339 (2026)
Question asked:	08 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Hon Kieran McAnulty
Portfolio:	Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Minister replying:	Hon Paul Goldsmith
Answer received:	22 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_31339_2026
Document guid:	87822382-2207-43e1-af85-6ac57d63e1f8

31339 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government: Did any representative of Kāinga Ora consult the Public Service Commission before paying out more than $1 million to the departing Kāinga Ora Chief Executive that was made up of a redundancy payment and a special “payment in lieu of notice” and if so, who?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: Employment matters relating to the Kāinga Ora Chief Executive are for the Board. For advice sought by the Kāinga Ora Board Chair from the Commission, I refer the Member to reply number 31315 (2026).