53133 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

53133 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Has the Minister received any advice or reports about the contribution of Te Whare Pūkai to kai security, whānau wellbeing, or emergency response in the region; if so, when?

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.