35554 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Prime Minister

35554 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Prime Minister: 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 2025, and how many total applicants, if any, were received for those vacancies?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a departmental agency hosted by DPMC. I am advised of the following: the total number of positions available, and the number of applications received by DPMC and NEMA for the requested timeframes are set out below. DPMC Period Positions Available Applications Received Jan 20 - Jun 20 12 153 Jan 21 - Jun 21 148 1721 Jan 22 - Jun 22 79 781 Jan 23 - Jun 23 66 882 Jan 24 - Jun 24 46 994 Jan 25 - Jun 25 13 135 NEMA: Period Positions Available Applications Received Jan 20 - Jun 20 3 48 Jan 21 - Jun 21 42 503 Jan 22 - Jun 22 52 657 Jan 23 - Jun 23 37 449 Jan 24 - Jun 24 22 533 Jan 25 - Jun 25 26 949