38863 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Sport and Recreation

38863 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 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 NZ spent $22,988 on Microsoft Copilot licences for a 12-month pilot in the 2024/25 financial year. The Sport Integrity Commission has AI licences as part of its Office 365 licensing (e.g., CoPilot).