53764 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Prime Minister

53764 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Prime Minister: What was the total expenditure, if any, by agencies for which the Minister is responsible, if any, since 27 November 2023 on (a) branding, marketing, or promotional materials; (b) consultants or contractors engaged for branding, internal communications, or culture-related projects; (c) novelty or promotional items such as (but not limited to) pens, stress balls, model animals, or branded clothing; (d) office furnishings, décor, or recreational equipment; (e) non-essential electrical items or appliances; (f) staff wellbeing or break-room facilities; (g) novelty, decorative, or entertainment items, whether purchased or hired; (h) repairs, replacements, or damages to property or hired items; and (i) expenditure recorded under “miscellaneous” or “other” cost categories, listed by agency, date, purpose, supplier, and total cost?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: As Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) transitioned from DPMC to the Department of Internal Affairs effective on 25 September 2025. I refer the member to your response to Written Parliamentary Question 53711 (2025) for information as it relates to NEMA. The total expenditure for DPMC since 27 November 2023 is listed in the table below: Question Total Expenditure since 27 November 2023 a) branding, marketing, or promotional materials Nil b) consultants or contractors engaged for branding, internal communications, or culture-related projects This information will be publicly available in the DPMC Annual Review 2024/25 which is scheduled for release in Scrutiny Week (1-5 December 2025) c) novelty or promotional items such as (but not limited to) pens, stress balls, model animals, or branded clothing Nil d) office furnishings, décor, or recreational equipment 2024/25 $80,468 (excl. GST) 2023/24 $4,809,915 (excl. GST) Further detail regarding office furnishings décor, or recreational equipment is not able to be provided in the timeframe of a WPQ. The total figure for 2023/24 includes the full design and fit out of floors 1,4,5,6 and 7 at 23 Kate Sheppard Place. e) non-essential electrical items or appliances Nil f) staff wellbeing or break-room facilities In 2024 DPMC moved into 23 Kate Sheppard Place and this site included fitouts of staff well-being and break out facilities. A detailed breakdown was not recorded. In addition, I refer the member to the response to Question 21 in the DPMC Annual Review 2023/24. g) novelty, decorative, or entertainment items, whether purchased or hired Nil h) repairs, replacements, or damages to property or hired items $337,000 i) expenditure recorded under “miscellaneous” or “other” cost categories, listed by agency, date, purpose, supplier, and total cost 2025/26 $12,000 2024/25 $191,000 2023/24 $255,000 Further detail regarding purpose or supplier is not able to be provided in the time frame of a WPQ.