51640 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 12 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	51640 (2025)
Question asked:	29 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Camilla Belich
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	06 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_51640_2025
Document guid:	d196f7c4-ab52-4884-9ebc-27eee0a51ac5

51640 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: How many, if any agencies for which the Minister is responsible have reduced staff numbers since 2023 while maintaining or increasing their total office space holdings?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised that WorkSafe New Zealand had 713 staff as at the end of 2023. Its current headcount is 658. WorkSafe has reduced the amount of office space occupied during the same period by 4,181m².