49882 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

49882 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: How much Time Off In Lieu, if any, has been accrued by employees in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 October 2025?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I am advised that Crown entities and bodies have varying conditions of employment, including the application, or otherwise, of TOIL arrangements. I am advised that on 8 October 2025 (pay period end) employees at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage had accrued 390 hours of Time Off In Lieu (TOIL). As at 1 October 2025, Creative New Zealand employees had accrued 75 hours (10 days), the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa had accrued 385.38 days and the New Zealand Film Commission employees had accrued 18 days of TOIL. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra employees had not accrued any TOIL.