38306 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

38306 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: Since 27 November 2023, what is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any ministries, agencies and/or departments for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by month, as at 4 August 2025?

Hon Tama Potaka: This question relates to a period before and after the transfer of the Māori Crown Relations functions from Te Arawhiti to Te Puni Kōkiri on 24 February 2025. For the period since 27 November 2023 until 23 February 2025 I am advised that Te Puni Kōkiri consulted Ministry of Justice as it does not hold this information. The Ministry of Justice reply is Te Arawhiti is incorporated in the answer by my colleague the Minister of Justice to the same question. I refer the Member to Hon Paul Goldsmith's answer to written question 38300 (2025). For the period 24 February 2025 to 4 August 2025 I refer the Member to my answer to written question 38309.