35538 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Children

35538 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Children: How many vacancies, if any, were advertised by the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, from January to June 2021, and how many total applicants, if any, were received for those vacancies?

Hon Karen Chhour: I am advised that Oranga Tamariki advertised for a total of 625 positions between March and June 2021 and received 4,884 applications. Oranga Tamariki changed its recruitment systems in March 2021, and I am advised that data prior March 2021 is not readily accessible. This includes internal and external advertisements for secondments, casual, permanent, and fixed term roles. Some roles may have been advertised more than once in that time period.