54069 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Internal Affairs

54069 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Internal Affairs: How many crown appointee positions, if any, are there in the Minister's departments, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2025-26 financial year, broken down by board and number of chairs, deputy chairs and members?

Hon Brooke van Velden: The Department of Internal Affairs has advised me, of the crown entities it monitors, there are 136 appointee positions which includes 25 Chair positions, 2 Deputy Chair positions, and 109 Member positions. A detailed list is attached. I am also responsible for the Lotteries Commission which is administered by the Treasury. Treasury have advised me that this information is managed by entity and not classified by each Minister. The information is publicly available for each entity on the Treasury's website at https://www.treasury.govt.nz/information-and-services/commercial-portfolio-and-advice/commercial-portfolio.