38896 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Written Question

Published date: 16 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38896 (2026)
Question asked:	01 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
Minister replying:	Hon Paul Goldsmith
Answer received:	13 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38896_2026
Document guid:	d1571b24-c6a5-4d07-9460-c3cae5a9dfe1

38896 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government: 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 Paul Goldsmith: I refer the member to this publicly available information on the Parliament website at the following link: https://www3.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCGOA_EVI_a0f5bab5-53ae-4cbf-a160-08dec02a9cfd_GOA56616/fe559939337f66367f3a82d931662a1a2bd42e93