49156 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

49156 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: How many contractors, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 October 2025, and how many of them, if any, were former employees of the department that lost their roles or resigned from their roles since 1 October 2024?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: The number of consultants, contractors, or people providing services that were previously employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Antarctica New Zealand is reported on as part of those agencies' Annual Review responses, which are submitted to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee (FADTC). Information for the 2023/24 financial year is available under question 70: MFAT: https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCFADT_EVI_b6328bb6-20a3-4752-6501-08dcfd0f043f_FADT1009/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-responses-to-written Antarctica NZ: https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCFADT_EVI_e537d236-c807-4ed2-cf74-08dd0785835e_FADT1011/new-zealand-antarctic-institute-responses-to-written-questions Information for the 2024/25 financial year will be available following submissions to FADTC in the first week of December 2025. I am advised that is it not possible to provide a comprehensive answer for information between 1 July 2025 and 1 October 2025 within the timeframe for answers to Written Questions.