49197 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

49197 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: 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?

Hon Tama Potaka: This question relates to a period before and after the transfer of the Māori Crown Relations functions from Te Arawhiti to Te Puni Kōkiri on 24 February 2025. For the period since 1 October 2024 until 23 February 2025, I refer the Member to Hon Paul Goldsmith's answer to written question 49244 (2025). For the period 24 February 2025 to 1 October 2025 I refer the Member to my answer to written question 49204.