38780 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Climate Change

Written Question

Published date: 16 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38780 (2026)
Question asked:	01 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister of Climate Change
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	10 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38780_2026
Document guid:	c7b29430-d142-4c42-ab31-4dfda3f0896e

38780 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Climate Change: How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Hon Simon Watts: Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions & Transport: I refer the member to the Minister for the Environment’s response to written parliamentary question 38992 (2026) and the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform’s response to written parliamentary question 38755 (2026). Climate Change Commission: I refer the member to WPQ 38986 (2026). NZGIF: The total cost of all redundancy process NZGIF has undertaken since 27 November 2023 is $3,347,309. For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, I refer the member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to written parliamentary question 26460 (2026).