49593 (2024). Hon Dr Deborah Russell to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills

49593 (2024). Hon Dr Deborah Russell to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: Did the Minister nominate or suggest any of the between five and seven specialist advisors appointed to advise Te Pūkenga on how to replace itself; if so, how many and which advisors were nominated or suggested by the Minister?

Hon Penny Simmonds: I suggested eight previous colleagues with appropriate experience to the Chief Executive of the Tertiary Education Commission that I believed would be suitable to be considered for the role of specialist advisors, of these the following four colleagues were utilised: These colleagues were: Caroline Seelig Tony Gray Tim Ward Chris Collins