42202 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Prime Minister

42202 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Prime Minister: How many international flights in total, if any, counting each leg of a journey as an individual flight, has each department or entity that the Minister is responsible for paid for in the period from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025; and what was the total cost broken down by month, destination, cabin class and the purpose of the flight?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a departmental agency hosted by DPMC. I am advised that the total number of flights, broken down by journey legs, and paid for by DPMC and NEMA for the period 27 November 2023 – 1 August 2025 is 495. In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a departmental agency hosted by DPMC. I am advised that the total number of flights, broken down by journey legs, and paid for by DPMC and NEMA for the period 27 November 2023 – 1 August 2025 is 495. The destination and purpose of each of these flights are not held in a readily retrievable format. The information below relates to departmental expenses and as such excludes the permanent legislative authority relating to the Governor-General's international travel. Year/Month DPMC NEMA BUSINESS ECONOMY PREMIUM ECONOMY PREMIUM Total Fare n Total Fare n Total Fare n Total Fare n Total Fare n 2023 Dec 2024 Jan $2,172.63 1 $6,658.36 3 Feb $16,647.05 10 $5,548.72 1 Mar $28,609.18 19 $1,096.99 1 $3,464.25 3 Apr $38,700.82 27 $8,113.24 1 $10,124.40 13 May $41,975.94 24 $6,828.82 2 $28,675.56 22 Jun $33,368.72 16 $3,031.13 2 Jul $13,551.91 8 $3,839.82 1 $7,480.47 4 Aug $5,725.09 7 $8,609.66 6 Sep $26,619.39 26 $17,584.17 13 Oct $39,953.85 23 $11,642.09 5 Nov $20,088.10 18 $2,849.31 2 Dec $32,634.21 13 2025 Jan $1,883.00 5 Feb $28,975.21 23 $5,913.42 1 $2,106.34 6 Mar $4,417.02 2 $27,102.06 22 $3,621.43 1 $16,109.13 13 Apr $21,276.13 12 $10,061.83 2 $11,019.71 6 May $29,285.32 25 $14,567.68 5 $21,344.02 10 Jun $3,594.39 3 $25,615.83 37 $13,014.10 5 $2,405.46 3 Jul $15,202.16 4 $34,001.29 11 $24,249.97 6 $12,911.11 19 $10,682.79 3 Aug The destination and purpose of each of these flights are not held in a readily retrievable format. The information below relates to departmental expenses and as such excludes the permanent legislative authority relating to the Governor-General's international travel.