38861 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Sport and Recreation

38861 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated costs?

Hon Mark Mitchell: Sport New Zealand spent $143,745.15 on Microsoft Copilot licensing costs during the 2025/26 financial year. A further $48,500 was invested in Partner-led training and support. The Sport Integrity Commission has AI licences as part of its Office 365 licensing (e.g. CoPilot). An additional licence is also held to support AI-related capability, at a cost of $450 per annum.