51702 (2025). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question
Published date: 13 Nov 2025
51702 (2025). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What requests for information, if any, has she made to the Ministry of Social Development regarding unemployment and employment figures, by request and date since May 2025 to date?
Hon Louise Upston: In my capacity as Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is regularly published on the Ministry of Social Development website. The lists of titles published since September 2018 are available here: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-minister/index.html. Papers I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are or will soon be published on: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/social-development-and-employment.