38120 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Economic Growth

Written Question

Published date: 19 Aug 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38120 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Economic Growth
Minister replying:	Hon Nicola Willis
Answer received:	13 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38120_2025
Document guid:	106104e1-6ddd-4524-9a97-0279ef1fadf8

38120 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Economic Growth: What graduate programmes, if any, have been discontinued in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023 and when, if ever, was that graduate programme discontinued?

Hon Nicola Willis: I am advised that in 2024, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Policy Graduate programme moved from being a cohort-based programme, to being the individualised recruitment of graduates. I am also advised that the NZ Government Procurement Graduate programme changed to being delivered by an external provider. With regard to New Zealand Growth Capital Partners, I am advised there are none.